Intending to have greater control over the decision-making process in the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked his ministerial colleagues to send him all Cabinet proposals at least a we

In view of the promise made by the government to bring afresh the controversial Enemy Property (Amendment & Validation) Act, 2010 during the Winter Session of the Parliament, the Union Cabinet is likely to clear the proposed legislation at its meeting on Wednesday.

The BJP is fast turning out to be a party of “Dhritrashtras” (the character in epic Mahabharata, who ruined Hastinapur, the seat of power, because of his love for son).

Unhappy with the delay and the last-minute rush to fix things relating to the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday came down heavily on sports minister M.S. Gill and urban development minister Jaipal Reddy, asking them to “get the job done”.

In a bid to extend relief to more than 80 lakh Central government employees and pensioners, the Union Cabinet, at its meeting on Thursday, is likely to consider a proposal to hike their Dearness Allowance (DA) by 10 per cent.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has refused to accept money from the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund provided by political adversaries.

It was festivity all around at the AICC headquarters here on Friday, with party enthusiasts dancing to drumbeats and bursting firecrackers to make the formal announcement of Sonia Gandhi’s election to the post of Congress president memorable.

With panchayats emerging as new power centres due to UPA’s flagship programmes like NREGA, RJD chief Lalu Prasad has asked senior party leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh to win support of sarpanchs and mukhiyas in favour of the party in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Keeping in mind a circular issued by the government asking bureaucrafts to seek the personal approval of the finance minister before sending policy notes with financial implications for the consideration of the Union Cabinet, sources said many of the financial proposals have political implications and at times there are cases that may not be economically viable but have political ramifications.

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked bureaucrats to seek his consent before sending any policy note with financial implications to the Union Cabinet for approval.