Parliament approved three-fold increase in the monthly salary of the President, Vice-President and state Governors on Monday (15th December) with the Rajya Sabha returning the bills
 
After the approval of this bill the President will get a salary of Rs 1.50 lakh per month which is a ...

In its latest report Veerappa Moily Committee has suggested drastic changes in the service rules of government servants which was released on Friday (12th December). It has recommended that government servants should be sacked after 20 years of service if found unfit to continue.
 
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Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna has emerged as the possible replacement of finance minister, P Chidambaram. In a meeting held at PM's residence on Wednesday (December 10), Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh discussed the possibilities of a minor shuffle in the union cabinet. ...

The government of India infused a Rs.300,000-crore (Rs.3,000 billion/$60 billion) package to regenerate the country's economy. Apart from this, specific measures are supposed to be undertaken for various sectors. The massive financial package is likely to be spent on different areas and stake ...

Much to the relief of the people of India, the prices of petrol and diesel have been cut by Rs 5 and Rs 2 a litre, respectively. The current move by the government of India will help to curb the ever-growing inflation and foster economic growth. The petroleum ministry was able to bring down the ...

The government of India has decided to constitute a new central federal investigation agency on the lines of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The union cabinet is expected to approve the proposal of setting up of new agency within few days. The motive behind introducing such an agency ...

M.V. Krishna Rao has been appointed as the new director general of central paramilitary force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on December 4. A 1974 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, M.V. Krishna Rao replaced Gopal Sharma who ended his term on November 30. The new ...

The Prime Minster of India, Dr Manmohan Singh has got his new media advisor in the form of Deepak Sandhu. The principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) in the ministry of information and broadcasting, Deepak Sandhu will fill the vacant office of media advisor on December 4. ...

In an effort to augment the income of the poor families, the centre has planned to impart technical skills to one members of each family. According to a media report, the rural development ministry has sent a proposal to the Cabinet saying that at least one member of around 5 crore rural poor ...

The government of India is likely to set up a National Science and Engineering Research Board on the lines of National Science Foundation in the US. While announcing this proposal the Prime Minster of India, Dr Manmohan Singh stated that the autonomous body will focus on promoting basic research in ...

An agreement to build four new reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant will be signed between Russia and India during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to India starting Thursday (December 4), said, Sergei Kiriyenko, head of the state nuclear power corporation ...

The post-attack moments have not been going respectable for the Congress-NCP led coalition government in Maharashtra. In a latest reprimand, the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has said that the Government of Maharashtra has been callous on ensuring proper maritime ...

The top brass of India Industry on Sunday (November 30) welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh taking charge of the Finance Ministry after P Chidambaram was appointed Home Minister.
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Secretary General Amit Mitra said that Prime ...

A latest book on India’s foreign policy has revealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had issued a “nuclear ultimatum” to New Delhi to deter India from using excessive force to suppress violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Professor Harish Kapur has revealed this in ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party, incensed over the latest acts of the terrorists, said that it will not allow any official of the Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency to land in Mumbai to probe the recent terror attack. BJP general secretary Gopinath Munde on Sunday ...

A day after the Congress Working Committee showed “the exit” to anti-incumbent Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Monday morning (December 01) resigned from his chair. Patil termed the abdication as a decision taken as per his conscience ...

The finance minister of India, P Chidambaram will mange the affairs at the home ministry as home minister Shivraj Patil resigned on Sunday (November 30, 2008) over Mumbai terror attacks. According to official source, Shivraj Patil decided to quit his office of home ministry as the colleagues ...

To coordinate with Indian intelligence and security agencies about the planning and evidence collected on the attacks, the United States of America is sending a delegation of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and forensic scientists to Mumbai, a media report in New York said on Friday (November ...

India’s National Security Advisor MK Narayanan and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil told the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) that the terrorists involved in the on-going terror attack on Mumbai were members of Lashkar-e-Toyeba and originated in neighbouring ...

The fuel prices in India may reduce by the last week of December this year. This information was revealed by the Indian oil minister, Murli Deora. The recently proposed cut in the fuel prices is the result of the fall of prices of crude oil from $147 a barrel to $54. The Malaysian government has ...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday (November 24) told the Delhi High Court that it could not disclose the details of the probe into the alleged payment of kickbacks in the Rs.160 billion Scorpene submarine deal.
Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam, appearing for CBI, ...

Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday (November 25) met Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda. The two leaders discussed the ongoing political process in the Himalayan nation and agreed to expedite the repair work on the Kosi barrage. Prime Minister's Special Adviser Hira ...

Here is a good news for Indian agricultural education institutes. The Union Cabinet of India has sanctioned an amount of Rs.22.76 billion (USD 460 million) to strengthen and develop higher agricultural education in the country. Announcing the decision of the cabinet panel, the Minister of State in ...

The proposed modification of the Trade Marks Amendment Bill, 2007 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. Media report says that changes will be made in the bill according to the recommendations contained in the report of the department related parliamentary standing committee on commerce. After ...

The Union Cabinet on Thursday (November 20) gave its assent to the establishment of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Centre for Training and Education in Biotechnology at Faridabad, Haryana. The project would cost around Rs. 100 crores. The ...

The Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammad ElBaradei, has been selected for the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. ElBaradei’s role was instrumental in India clinching the Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA, a pre-condition for ...

In order to improve the sanitation facilities in urban areas of the country, the government of India has launched National Urban Sanitation Policy on November 12, 2008. The new urban sanitation policy will focus on cleanliness of the cities and towns. Apart from it, the policy will provide ...

The prime minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh will hold the additional charge of Information and Broadcasting ministry. Manmohan Singh has assumed the additional responsibility because the current minister of Information and Broadcasting, Priyaranjan Dasmunsi is not in good health condition. ...

A government of India release said that India has opened its air space for ASEAN countries under an open-sky understanding. Accordingly, now, with the agreement in force the designated airlines from ASEAN countries could fly into any Indian city. Indian airlines too have been given the same ...

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of India has decided to declare Ganga as the national river of the country. In statement issued to the media, the PMO stated that Ganga will get a separate river basin authority which will take care of the cleanliness of the river water flowing through various ...