UPA Government

Call it a "rude joke" on the poor of the country or a political gimmick, the Planning Commission has come up with sensational statistics that poverty in India has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 in 2004-05. The data aimed at…

Bowing to the pressure from the BJP, Samajwadi Party and many others, the Congress-led UPA Government has deferred its plan to come up with an ordinance on its ambitious Food Security Bill and decided to call a special session of the…

The UPA Government's ambitious Food Security Bill had hit roadblock during the last session of the Parliament, thanks to BJP's continuous blockade of the Parliament. However, the government is not willing to budge and has come up with a…

The JD(U) has showed utter confusion within its party and ranks over the issue of Narendra Modi. While party President Sharad Yadav castigated leaders like KC Tyagi and Shabir Ali for making their stand public and showed willingness to…

In a big development today, the DMK has withdrawn its support to the Congress-led UPA Government at the centre on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils. DMK has also decided not to extend outside support to the government, putting the government…

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) has decided to fix the age of consent to 16 years in case of rape. Offences like voyeurism, stalking and public disrobing of a woman have also been included in the new draft. The new tough…

TNI Bureau: Just two days before the Gujarat Polls, the Congress-led UPA Government has hinted at raising the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders from 6 to 9 in a year. Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said that the Cabinet will take a…

TNI Bureau: The Congress-led UPA Government has never thought that they would witness such an embarrassing situation even after winning the debates over FDI in Multi-brand Retail in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha last week. The BJP and other…

Editor's Desk: When AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi announced on July 19 that he would play a bigger role in the party and government and a decision was already taken, the Congress leaders and cadres rejoiced despite the fact that Rahul…