Rahul vows to ensure 50% representation to women in AICC
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi vowed to ensure 50 percent representation to women in AICC and other party wings as he held his first formal interaction with newly-appointed party off
Cabinet revamp: 10 new faces likely, juniors to be promoted
Union Council of Ministers is setfor a major revamp on Sunday with at least 10 new faces likely to be inducted and some Ministers of State to be promoted besides a rejig in Cabinet portfolios wherein
Glad Team Anna's intentions are now in the open: Soni
With Team Anna deciding to end their fast and come out with a political alternative, Government on Thursday claimed that its stand that their movement was "inspired by politics" had been vindicated an
NCTC: Govt says no intention of weakening federal structure
Maintaining that the decision to set up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was an administrative one, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Saturday said the Centre had no int
Why is Centre not sharing vital info with states? asks Naveen
Hitting out at Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the issue of setting up anti- terror body NCTC, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accused the Centre of not sharing information on
Ambika Soni accuses opposition of double standards
Accusing the opposition of "double standards", government on Monday asked why it was raising the Lokpal issue outside while Parliament is in session.
Digitisation of TV to involve investment of upto Rs 40,000 cr
Digitisation of TV signals, which will give consumers much broader choice of channels at low price, will start in four metros from June next year.
Entailing an expected investment of up to Rs 40
Govt approves 12th Plan Approach Paper; pegs 9% growth target
The Government on Thursday approved the Approach Paper for the 12th Plan (2012-17) which seeks to raise annual economic growth rate to 9 per cent during the five-year period, up from 8.2 per cent esti
Rahul’s security must be taken care of: Soni
Union minister Ambika Soni on Thursday sought “proper” security for Rahul Gandhi after a youth carrying a revolver was detained while trying to move close to the Congress leader during his padayatra in Uttar Pradesh.
Over 800 FM radio stations soon: Soni
Over 800 more FM radio stations would be made available when the FM phase-III is rolled out shortly, while 31 new satellite TV channels are awaiting the government's approval, Information and Broadc