The ministry has also decided to offer station for redevelopment by inviting open bids from companies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will focus on extended neighbourhood, particularly the ASEAN and Central Asian regions, says Archis Mohan
The bill is unlikely to have a smooth passage in the committee with the Congress party making it clear that "there is no compromise on the land bill."
Outfits related to labour and agriculture critical of policies, say their voices are not being heard. Archis Mohan reports.
Govt can advance the dates of the convening of the monsoon session of Parliament to early July
In the past year, Beijing has hosted at least 70 delegations from India as part of its outreach to the Indian business community, youth leaders and Sangh Parivar affiliates
The focus is on tapping all resources, even foreign agencies.
Government's fuel subsidy estimate was based on crude oil at $70.
Social activist Niranjan Bhatwal from Maharashtra has moved a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court seeking that the country be called 'Bharat', and not 'India' as the latter is of colonial origin, and that the constitution makers intended that 'Bharat' be used for all official and unofficial purposes, and not 'India'.
Sharad Yadav says that reports about disquiet among the factions are 'sponsored'.
BSP chief says Ambedkar talked of separate electorates for Dalits; didn't believe in Hindutva.
Family feuds, in what are essentially family-run outfits, have cast a shadow over the reunification efforts of Janata Party.
While PM Narendra Modi-Amit Shah dominated the national executive, senior chief ministers and 'margdarshaks' LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi were ignored
The top two in the government and in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, respectively, spent the day trying to hard sell not just the contentious land Bill but also how the Modi government stood for the welfare of farmers.
The growth, however, may not indicate a major revival of economic activity.
Pooling will also kick-start projects of Reliance Power, Torrent, Lanco.
The number of infrastructure projects cleared by a monitoring group set up in the Cabinet Secretariat had increased consistently in the past year.
BJP gives only 7 per cent instead of promised 33 per cent representation to women in its national executive
The government's top leadership was happy with Prabhu's Budget.
The rules seem to show he could have kept it, despite its much-reported value
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