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Suvendu Adhikari, the man who helped TMC topple Left, now becomes BJP’s first Bengal CMSuvendu Adhikari, a key figure in the Trinamool Congress's rise, has been elected BJP Legislative Party leader in West Bengal. He previousl...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his mantris spent Rs 567 crore on foreign trips in 2015-16The UPA-2 Cabinet and its PM spent Rs 1,500 crore on travel between 2009-10 and 2013-14. Travel bill of NDA in 3 years (between 2014-15 and...
PM Modi tours world, but keeps his travel bill lowNarendra Modi may have toured the world like no other Indian Prime Minister, but his government has managed to keep the overall travel bill...
S Jaishankar was UPA-2’s first choice for foreign secretaryEven UPA-2 had wanted Jaishankar to succeed Ranjan Mathai as foreign secretary, but was forced to settle for Sujatha Singh.
Two key UPA decisions in NDA's 100-day agendaThe government wants to raise the monthly wage ceiling to Rs 15,000 from the existing Rs 6,500 under the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme.
NDA govt to have relook at key Law Min bills pending in Rajya SabhaThe other key legislations pending in the Upper House include three dealing with creation of Legislative Councils in TN, Rajasthan and Assa...
Under Maneka Gandhi, WCD gets a promotion to cabinet rankIn the new BJP-led government at the Centre, the women and child development ministry was upgraded to cabinet rank.
- UPA’s least & most productive days in its second term
Last Friday marked the UPA’s best cabinet performance, with a record 23 decisions taken in a single day, including some longpending key ref...
DMK ready to support motion against FDI in retail in ParliamentDMK has demanded a review of the decision to allow FDI in retail sector and said that it was ready to support opposition's resolution on th...
'Will not nominate DMK representative in case of reshuffle'DMK chief put at rest any questions of inducting party MPs into the Ministry in a possible Cabinet reshuffle, saying the party would not no...
Cabinet expansion: V Narayanasamy discusses with DMK chief M KarunanidhiWith speculations rife about a cabinet reshuffle, Congress has discussed the issue with DMK after the exit of the Trinamool Congress.
- The cabinet secretariat puts defence minister A K Antony in the first slot after Prime Minister
cabinet secretariat has put defence minister A K Antony in the first slot after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, relegating agriculture minis...
- NCP ups the ante; warns Congress of pulling out from government
NCP warned the Cong that if its demands like coordination committee for UPA coalition and better treatment of allies were not not resolved ...
Sharad Pawar not a petty leader to seek No 2 position: Praful PatelNCP blamed a section of the Congress for misleading the media on the issue and planting wrong stories on the standoff in the name of source...
- DMK non-committal on filling cabinet berths
With speculation of an expansion of Cabinet, key UPA constituent DMK today remained non-committal on staking the two berths vacated by it.
Pranab Mukherjee is UPA II's Mr FixitThe government told BJP MP Haribhau Jawale that of the 37 GoMs, 11 are empowered GoMs, all headed by Mukherjee, underlining the senior mini...
- Thaw likely in Congress-DMK ties as both ignore Kanimozhi, A Raja issue
Congress' ties with the DMK appears to be on the mend with both sides deciding not to allow legal troubles facing Kanimozhi and A Raja to c...
- Cabinet reshuffle: PM makes minor changes, Jairam Ramesh new rural development minister
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced minor changes to his cabinet. In a surprise move Dr Singh moved Jairam Ramesh to the rural developm...
- Maran fallout: Pranab Mukherjee meets Karunanidhi
Mukherjee is meeting the DMK patriarch apparently to know about the party's choice for replacements for Maran and A Raja, who had earlier q...
- Nira Radia's 800 new tapped conversations made public
The 'Outlook' magazine on Saturday made public more tapped conversations involving lobbyist Nira Radia and said that it had "unearthed" 800...