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Air India, Looking for Buyers, Seeks 1,500 Crore In Short Term Loans

Business | Press Trust of India | Friday October 20, 2017

This is the second time in little over a month that Air India has floated tenders for short tenure loans.

Cabinet reshuffle today: Salman Khurshid may get External Affairs Ministry, say sources

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday October 28, 2012

A much-awaited UPA Cabinet reshuffle will finally take place today. India will get a new External Affairs Minister, several new faces are expected to be inducted and some young ministers are likely to be promoted. Ahead of the big reshuffle, seven ministers have resigned. President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted their resignations.

Cabinet reshuffle likely on Sunday

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday October 24, 2012

A cabinet reshuffle, that has been on the cards, in likely to happen on Sunday, sources have told NDTV.

Rahul Gandhi meets PM amid talk of cabinet reshuffle

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday October 17, 2012

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met the Prime Minister this morning amid increasing speculation of an imminent cabinet reshuffle. His party has been urging him to take a larger role - he is currently General Secretary.

Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors; will these big bang reforms pass the Parliament test?

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday October 5, 2012

Soon after the Union Cabinet approved opening up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors last evening, Finance Minister P Chidambaram reached out to the Opposition saying he was optinistics that the opposition,"especially the principle opposition," or the BJP, would help pass the new Bills through discussion and negotiaton. The Manm...

Big bang reforms again: Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday October 4, 2012

In a second round of bold reforms , the government today took big steps to open up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors and prove it's determined to push the economy into turn-around mode. However, these proposals will have to be cleared by parliament. Opposition parties are against the reforms; so, supposedly, are some allies of...

Who is KC Venugopal?

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 19, 2011

KC Venugopal, a first time LokSabha MP from Kerala, is the only brand new minister to join the Manmohan ministry and another young face in the Union government.Making a ministerial debut at the Centre, the 47-year-old MP from Alapuzha has got "power" quickly getting the Minister of State slot in the Power ministry.Beni Prasad Verma and Ashwani Kuma...

Cabinet reshuffle: Beni Prasad Verma unhappy?

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 20, 2011

Beni Prasad Verma, who was inducted into the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday in the rank of Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Steel Ministry, appears to be unhappy that he has not been made a Cabinet Minister.Verma, a Samajwadi Party leader who joined the Congress before the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, closeted with close supporters i...

Who is Ashwani Kumar?

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 19, 2011

A ministerial berth for Rajya Sabha member Ashwani Kumar is seen as an effort to give more representation to Punjab, which goes to polls next year.Fifty eight-year-old Kumar, who joins a growing list of lawyer-turned ministers in the UPA-II Cabinet, returns to the Union government after a gap having had a stint in the Congress-led alliance's first ...

Vyalar Ravi, new Civil Aviation Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 19, 2011

Newly-appointed Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi has said his top priority would be to ensure that financially ailing Air India gets back its lost glory and all flights are on time."My long term goal would be to restore the lost glory of Air India and bring back its financial strength. I would also strive to motivate the employees of the airline...

Cabinet reshuffle doesn't target corruption: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 19, 2011

Claiming that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not get a free hand in effecting the first ministerial reshuffle  of UPA II, BJP has said the exercise has "failed" to show the government's resolve to fight corruption."The reshuffle has failed to show the government's resolve to fight corruption... The only message one gets is that even today, ...

Cabinet reshuffle at a glance

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday January 19, 2011

Sweeping changes to portfolios - a record 37 - but nobody was dropped in today's Cabinet reshuffle - a point stressed by a sniggering BJP soon after the announcements. After the speculation about whether there'd be dramatic changes, what the Prime Minister seems to have implemented is a game of musical chairs.The big impact has been on economic and...

10 ministers elevated to Cabinet rank

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 28, 2009

Ten ministers were elevated in the expansion of the UPA Cabinet, which took place on Thursday.

Berth in UPA Cabinet not an issue for Lalu

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 24, 2009

Becoming a minister in UPA government is not an issue for RJD supremo as he wants to devote his time in reviving the party.

Manmohan begins historic 2nd term as PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with a 19-member team will be administered oath of office and secrecy by President Pratibha Patil on Friday.