Railgate: The signal came from an insiderA tip-off from a disgruntled officer three months ago led CBI to eventually arrest railway minister PK Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla red-han...
06 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
UPA rules out resignation of PK Bansal, Ashwani KumarThe UPA today decided not to oblige the opposition by asking for the resignation of Railway Minister P K Bansal, whose nephew was arrested ...
05 May, 2013, 09.54 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi consults AK Antony on PK Bansal issueBansal is said to have explained his position claiming he had neither business link with his nephew nor did he get influenced by him in dec...
05 May, 2013, 06.39 PM IST
- Bribery case: PK Bansal meets Congress top brass, presents his stance
Railway Minister P K Bansal presented his case before the top Congress leadership, including PM Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi.
04 May, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
Railway Minister PK Bansal's nephew V Singla arrested for accepting Rs 90 lakh bribe from top officialCBI booked Vijay Singla, nephew of Railway Minister, for allegedly accepting a bribe of 90 lakh for promotion of railway board (staff) memb...
04 May, 2013, 02.19 PM IST
Burden of hike in diesel prices won't be passed on people: PK Bansal, Railway MnisterThe burden of any future hike in diesel prices will not be passed on passengers and the government can even consider withdrawing the ticket...
10 Mar, 2013, 10.42 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: PK Bansal evasive on another round of fare hikeOn persistent queries, the Minister did not rule out further fare hike and said "wait for the Rail Budget."
08 Feb, 2013, 01.46 PM IST
- Thin attendance in Parliament
Sonia Gandhi may have been repeatedly asking her MPs that “regular attendance is part of the the basic duty and responsibility”, but that i...
13 Mar, 2010, 07.31 AM IST
- Govt not to sell its stake in public sector banks
The government said on Tuesday that it is not considering any proposal to sell its stake in public sector banks that control 75% of all the...
07 May, 2008, 04.17 AM IST
- SBI seeks govt approval for merger of SBS with itself
The government on Friday said it has received proposal from State Bank of India (SBI) for merger of its associate bank, State Bank of Saura...
23 Nov, 2007, 06.56 PM IST
- Easier credit for farmers post RRB recapitalisation
The government is set to strengthen all loss-making regional rural banks (RRBs) and partner with private sector banks to provide credit to ...
10 Oct, 2007, 04.12 AM IST
- Five FIIs issue 60% of all participatory notes
The S S Tarapore panel states that phaseout of PNs should be a precursor to the introduction of full capital account convertibility in the ...
08 Sep, 2007, 05.47 PM IST
- Slowdown in IIT coaching at Kota
Overall economy of Kota, which is largely based on IIT-JEE coaching, would plummet to an extent of 15%.
17 Apr, 2007, 02.30 AM IST
- Govt increases agri lending target by nearly 30%
The government has increased the agricultural lending target of banks by nearly 30% to Rs 2.25 lakh crore for 2007-08. The target for 2006-...
30 Mar, 2007, 07.00 PM IST
- Finmin rules out hike in home, personal loan rates
The finance ministry claimed on Wednesday that home and personal loan rates were not likely to rise because of the 0.25% hike in the repo r...
02 Nov, 2006, 12.52 AM IST
- Govt, allies to discuss 10% voting rights cap in bank boards
The government on Wednesday said it would talk to its allies to arrive at a consensus for passing an amendment bill in the next session of ...
19 Oct, 2006, 03.12 AM IST
- Fake debt instruments in circulation, says govt
The government has admitted that circulation of fake debt instruments has come to its notice and said the move toward dematerialisation is ...
18 Aug, 2006, 11.55 PM IST