Should I quit: Manmohan asked me after Rahul ordinance episode, says Montek Singh AhluwaliaAfter the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then PM Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he sh...
16 Feb, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Expedite probe into DCW appointments' validity: High Court to LG panelJustice Sanjeev Sachdeva said till the committee completes its proceedings and tables its report before the Lieutenant Governor (LG), there...
16 May, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
Pay staff, give records of employees to LG: HC to Delhi Commission for WomenThe order came on a day DCW chief Swati Maliwal was summoned as an accused in a case of alleged irregularities in the recruitment process o...
18 Jan, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?Smriti Irani was moved to the textiles ministry from HRD — but this cabinet actually has one minister who was trained in textiles, Harsimra...
10 Jul, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
Big changes in cabinet reshuffle; Prakash Javadekar lands HRD, Ravi Shankar Prasad loses telecomSmriti Irani has been made textile minister and while Prasad will retain electronics and IT, Manoj Sinha has been made minister of state (i...
06 Jul, 2016, 02.55 AM IST
- IAS officer Sanjeev S Ahluwalia deemed resigned for overstaying foreign posting
A senior IAS officer has been "deemed to have resigned" from service for overstaying on a foreign assignment without the government's permi...
09 Sep, 2015, 08.28 PM IST
Decide in a month on regularising or demolishing Sainik Farms: Delhi High CourtHC directed the Centre and city government to take a decision within a month on whether to regularise or demolish unauthorised construction...
15 Jul, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Montek’s brother slams PM for ‘timidity’, says quit nowA blog asking PM to quit is no surprise. After all, the cyberspace is hardly a friendly arena for the PM or the Congress, dominated as it i...
29 Sep, 2013, 08.27 AM IST
- Shocker for BJP in Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: SS Ahluwalia loses
Ahluwalia, who fought a close contest with ally JMM and Congress, got just 20 votes while he needed 23 to make it to the Rajya Sabha.
04 May, 2012, 04.43 AM IST
- S S Ahluwalia loses RS elections in Jharkhand; Congress, JMM win
S S Ahluwalia was defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, with Congress helped by RJD and independents winning one seat and the...
03 May, 2012, 07.48 PM IST
- JMM, BJP refuse to withdraw candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand
The suspense over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand continued with ruling coalition partners JMM and BJP refusing to withdraw their respec...
27 Apr, 2012, 01.38 AM IST
- Friction with JMM as BJP fields SS Ahluwalia for Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls
The announcement came a day after its coalition partner, JMM, announced Sanjeev Kumar's candidature, sparking friction between the ruling p...
20 Apr, 2012, 05.03 AM IST
- Cash for vote scam: Whistleblowers equated with bribe-givers, says BJP
BJP has questioned 'equating whistleblowers' with bribe-givers in the cash-for-votes scandal.
26 Aug, 2011, 09.54 AM IST
- CWG scam: CBI books 8 CPWD officials, 2 companies
CBI today booked eight CPWD officials and two cos for allegedly inflating rates of various items in renovation of Shyama Prasad Swimming Po...
10 Aug, 2011, 12.23 PM IST
- Rs 50,000 monthly rent paid for IAS officer's stay in guest house
Police today secured six-day custody of senior IAS officer Ravi Inder Singh from a Special Court on charges that he sought personal gains.
24 Nov, 2010, 09.00 PM IST
- Water a more serious issue than energy crisis: Montek
The country’s attention may be focused on an ever-increasing energy needs, but water is a much bigger issue, says a key policymaker in the ...
15 Nov, 2010, 03.14 AM IST
- Sell-offs move to slow track
The government on Monday officially admitted for the first time that a moderation in the pace of privatisation was expected over the next f...
01 Oct, 2002, 12.00 AM IST