The Union Cabinet is expected to soon consider a proposal to increase foreign direct investment cap in broadcasting services like Direct-to-Home and cable TV networks to a uniform 74 per cent.

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The Union Cabinet is likely to meet on Tuesday to approve the contentious Lokpal Bill even as civil society leader Anna Hazare described the proposed government bill as "worthless and good for nothing".

RLD chief Ajit Singh was on Sunday inducted into the Union Cabinet in a bid by Congress to strengthen itself ahead of the UP elections where it has tied up with his party.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the draft of the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, to be presented in the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning August 1, information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday held consultations giving further grist to the speculation mill over a possible reshuffle of the Union Cabinet.

Stating that the continuance of Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran was “untenable”, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan on Monday demanded that the Prime Minister ascertain that the former was made to quit his post.

Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said that his government was trying to evolve a consensus on the contentious issue of Telangana statehood through consultations

New Delhi, Feb. 16: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday scotched speculation about his resignation against the backdrop of surfacing of various scams during the tenure of the UPA-II go

New Delhi, Feb. 15: The government on Tuesday appeared to have agreed in principle to constitute a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the alleged 2G spectrum allocation scam. Sources said a

New Delhi, Feb. 11: Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi, who recently merged his Praja Rajyam with the Congress, could soon be offered a berth in the Union Cabinet, top political sources have told this ne