Cabinet

Rejecting the views of many top Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh led by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Union Cabinet has finally approved the formation of a separate Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. The decision…

It has been proved beyond doubt that only the Gandhi Family rules the roost within the Congress. The way Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi forced PM Dr. Manmohan Singh and many other top leaders of the party to eat the humble pie, it has…

The Union Cabinet cleared the National Food Security Bill to provide food grains at subsidised price under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Around 67 per cent population including 75 per cent rural and 50 per cent urban…

After strong objections raised by various political parties over the age of consensual sex in the proposed anti-rape law, the government took U-turn from its decision and raised it back to 18. The main opposition BJP and other parties…

TNI Bureau: As expected, the Union Cabinet dropped the proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act in a meeting today after Congress President Sonia Gandhi opposed the proposals. The amendments were seen as dilution of the RTI Act.…

TNI Bureau: The Union Cabinet cleared the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail and civil aviation sectors. The move could change the condition of retail market in India during inflation, according to the government. The clearance of…

TNI Bureau: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to provide reservation to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for their promotions in the government jobs. The Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament before…