Manmohan Cabinet

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was a "great son of the soil" and he can truly be called the father of economic reforms in India as he had both the vision and the courage to push them forward, Manmohan Singh, who was finance minister in his cabinet, said on Friday.

Family members of former prime ministers will not be guarded by the top level Special Protection Group commandos, according to the amendments approved by the Union cabinet to the SPG Act.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed a quote from a Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to claim that his cabinet's achievements in its first 100 days in governance were just a "trailer", and the complete picture would emerge in the years to come. "Before the elections, I had promised to create a strong and work-oriented government -- a government that w...

As the members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet were being sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Congress on Thursday sent out a tweet complimenting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on its new stint in governance. "Congratulations to PM @narendramodi and his new cabinet ministers. We wish them the best & look forward to worki...

A Delhi court acquitted former Telecom Minister A Raja who has been accused of masterminding the 2G spectrum scam, believed to be India's biggest ever scam, which came to light six years ago. Mr Raja is accused of allocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone networks in exchange for kickbacks and causing the state a loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore. A...

A short and delayed winter session began today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitching for teamwork by all parties in parliament and the opposition demonstrating just how they plan to shape that script, forcing multiple adjournments of the Rajya Sabha, eventually for the day. The Congress has made it clear that it will not allow work till PM Mod...

The CBI is investigating a decade-old deal which saw Air India and Indian Airlines acquiring 111 aircraft, saddling the national carriers with losses. The deal was approved by the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; the new inquiry adds to a list of scandals linked to his two successive terms in sectors including coal and telecom.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a cabinet meeting at 8 tonight, amid a ferocious attack by the opposition over the notes ban. It will be the second cabinet meeting since yesterday.

Former communications minister A Raja told a special court in New Delhi today that he informed then prime minister Manmohan Singh and then Cabinet ministers about the procedure of 2G spectrum allocation decisions as he contested the prosecution theory of conspiracy against him.

Senior Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, did not attend the oath-taking ceremony of 21 new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers on Sunday.

Over the weekend, Prime Minister-designate Mr Modi confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did. An official statement said on Sunday evening that Mr Modi has "adopted (the) guiding principle of 'minimum government and maximum governance' and also rationalization with a commitment to bring a change in the wor...

Over the weekend, Prime Minister-designate Mr Modi confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did. An official statement said on Sunday evening that Mr Modi has "adopted (the) guiding principle of 'minimum government and maximum governance' and also rationalization with a commitment to bring a change in the wor...

On the eve of his oath ceremony as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did.

President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted a dinner for outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet colleagues and treated them to mouth-watering Bengali delicacies like 'sorsey paturi' fish and Punjabi 'Kadi Pakora'.

Union Cabinet today recommended dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha, drawing curtains to the term of the House which will go down in history as the most disrupted and wasted in Independent India.

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was a "great son of the soil" and he can truly be called the father of economic reforms in India as he had both the vision and the courage to push them forward, Manmohan Singh, who was finance minister in his cabinet, said on Friday.

Family members of former prime ministers will not be guarded by the top level Special Protection Group commandos, according to the amendments approved by the Union cabinet to the SPG Act.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today borrowed a quote from a Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to claim that his cabinet's achievements in its first 100 days in governance were just a "trailer", and the complete picture would emerge in the years to come. "Before the elections, I had promised to create a strong and work-oriented government -- a government that w...

As the members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet were being sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Congress on Thursday sent out a tweet complimenting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on its new stint in governance. "Congratulations to PM @narendramodi and his new cabinet ministers. We wish them the best & look forward to worki...

A Delhi court acquitted former Telecom Minister A Raja who has been accused of masterminding the 2G spectrum scam, believed to be India's biggest ever scam, which came to light six years ago. Mr Raja is accused of allocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone networks in exchange for kickbacks and causing the state a loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore. A...

A short and delayed winter session began today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitching for teamwork by all parties in parliament and the opposition demonstrating just how they plan to shape that script, forcing multiple adjournments of the Rajya Sabha, eventually for the day. The Congress has made it clear that it will not allow work till PM Mod...

The CBI is investigating a decade-old deal which saw Air India and Indian Airlines acquiring 111 aircraft, saddling the national carriers with losses. The deal was approved by the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; the new inquiry adds to a list of scandals linked to his two successive terms in sectors including coal and telecom.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a cabinet meeting at 8 tonight, amid a ferocious attack by the opposition over the notes ban. It will be the second cabinet meeting since yesterday.

Former communications minister A Raja told a special court in New Delhi today that he informed then prime minister Manmohan Singh and then Cabinet ministers about the procedure of 2G spectrum allocation decisions as he contested the prosecution theory of conspiracy against him.

Senior Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, did not attend the oath-taking ceremony of 21 new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers on Sunday.

Over the weekend, Prime Minister-designate Mr Modi confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did. An official statement said on Sunday evening that Mr Modi has "adopted (the) guiding principle of 'minimum government and maximum governance' and also rationalization with a commitment to bring a change in the wor...

Over the weekend, Prime Minister-designate Mr Modi confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did. An official statement said on Sunday evening that Mr Modi has "adopted (the) guiding principle of 'minimum government and maximum governance' and also rationalization with a commitment to bring a change in the wor...

On the eve of his oath ceremony as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has confirmed that he will head a leaner cabinet than his predecessor Manmohan Singh did.

President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted a dinner for outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet colleagues and treated them to mouth-watering Bengali delicacies like 'sorsey paturi' fish and Punjabi 'Kadi Pakora'.

Union Cabinet today recommended dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha, drawing curtains to the term of the House which will go down in history as the most disrupted and wasted in Independent India.