Speculations about Cabinet reshuffle has begun in the Congress circles following a meeting between the party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.

The Congress is gearing up to counter the Opposition’s campaign against the party and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the corruption issue ahead of the Assembly elections in five states.

UP chief minister Mayawati’s 55th birthday on January 15 will now be celebrated as Prerna Diwas.
The idea is to present Ms Mayawati as a role model for dalits, particularly women.

The Opposition on Saturday slammed telecom minister Kapil Sibal for his stand that there was no loss at all on account of the controversial 2G spectrum allocation.

The Congress on Friday remained cautious in defending telecom minister Kapil Sibal’s criticism on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on 2G spectrum allocation.

Bihar is making a bid to attract investors in the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in its food-processing industry.
Bihar is promising investors of speedy clearance of their projects with planning atlas 2011 and independent directorate in place for the purpose.

A Delhi court on Friday held as “maintainable” after going through the private complaint of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, who sought prosecution of former telecom minister A. Raja in the allocation of 2G spectrum issue.

A petition claiming that the disputed land at the site of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya belonged to Buddhists has been filed in the Supreme Court. The special leave petition (SLP) has been filed by Dr Udit Raj, chairman of the Buddha Education Foundation and all-India Confederation of SC/ ST Organisations.

The Samajwadi Party on Friday unveiled its Muslim card with the minority face of the party, Azam Khan asking the Congress to induct at least eight to 10 Muslim MPs as Cabinet ministers. Mr Khan also demanded a “referendum” on corruption and stated that the Congress is answerable to the nation for the 2G scam.

Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Friday disputed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s estimate that the exchequer suffered a presumptive loss of `1.76 lakh crore on account of giving 2G licences in 2008 without an auction, saying there was no such loss.