The government on Tuesday said it will look into the reasons for poor response to the public issues for sale of its equity in various public sector units.
Congress on Friday sought the dismissal of Divestment Minister Arun Shourie from the Cabinet for his statement terming as "idiotic" the Comptroller and Auditor General's
With growing instances of cyber attacks on the country's vital systems like power, railways, aviation and defence, the government on Monday announced the setting up of an expert vigilance agency to tackle any possible hacking or virus attacks.
A fresh political war of words erupted on Tuesday over the Rafale issue as the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Congress leadership of corruption citing claims of a French media report on 'commissions' being paid during the United Progressive Alliance rule and said the Indian National Congress should be renamed 'I Need Commission' party.
Ex TRAI chief says Manmohan Singh warned him of harm on 2G issue
"I have already stated all the facts in writing. I will cooperate with every inquiry or agencies which the government chooses. I stand by that commitment," he said.
All eleven Rajya Sabha candidates in the fray in Uttar Pradesh, including businessman Anil Ambani, actress Jaya Bachchan and hotelier Lalit Suri, were declared elected unopposed in the biennial elections on Saturday.
The divestment of government holding in Bharat Petroleum Corporation and National Aluminium Company would be undertaken simultaneously in the Indian and American markets, according to Communications and Divestment Minister Arun Shourie.
Ashok Pradhan on Monday took charge as the Minister of State for Telecommunications and Information Technology.
Observing that the then divestment minister Arun Shourie may have taken 'active interest' in the divestment of Juhu Centaur hotel near Mumbai airport, the government on Wednesday indicated that it would consider an inquiry into the issue.
India may be represented by Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley at an informal conclave of key trade ministers convened by the United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick in London this week to break the impasse in the WTO talks.
The government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that US firms, outsourcing business services to India and other countries, were opposed to the controversial New Jersey bill that seeks to prevent cheap outsourcing from other countries.\n\n\n\n
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd have submitted alternate basic (landline) telephony tariff plans, pegging the rates much below the ceiling rates announced by TRAI
India on Friday attacked the United States over agricultural subsidies and trade liberalisation saying it was "not serious" about the matter and had failed to understand New Delhi's political concerns.
Rejecting US criticism that India has a closed economy, the government on Thursday said growth in imports were a testimony to the liberalising economy and expressed confidence that the IT industry would find a "creative solution
Divestment and Telecom Minister Arun Shourie will accompany Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the Non-Aligned Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Minister for Information Technology Arun Shourie has said that the reaction in the United States on the issue could only strengthen the opponents of economic reform in India.
The acrimonious atmosphere created by increased litigations among service providers was bound to have its impact on the foreign investors, Shourie said during an interaction with telecom industry stalwarts in New Delhi.
In an apparent bid to check manipulations and price rigging, Divestment Minister Arun Shourie on Friday suggested creation of an 'economic intelligence unit' to monitor markets.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will now handle the key Communication and Information Technology ministries too.
The week-long roadshow for public offer for government's residual equity in IPCL would begin on Tuesday in Mumbai, in the presence of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries which took over IPCL's management control.
The proposals were cleared by Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Shourie on the basis of recommendations made by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, an official release said.
Seeking to allay fears over the outsourcing backlash, Union Communications and IT Minister Arun Shourie said India's strengths in talent, skill and costs in software service would make it imperative for the companies to outsource to India.
Existing guidelines do not bar defaulters from participating in the divestment process, the Rajya Sabha was informed.
The modernisation of defence signalling equipment, the universal licensing and other such measures were likely to change the face of the telecom sector in the next two years, Arun Shourie, Union minister for telecommunications and divestment, said.
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