Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the United States, a controversy has broken out over the nuclear liability law with reports suggesting that an agreement will be signed which may not be in tune with the law.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie, who met Law Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the ramifications of the apex court judgement
Singh asserted that the people have made up their minds to vote out the government
Call to hike the limit for investment approval from CCEA to Rs 1,500 crore.
In a system as centralised as the one introduced by the new government are there enough safeguards or safety valves, asks A K Bhattacharya.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs presided over by the PM on Wednesday, sources said.
The Cabinet has already cleared two proposals that will receive support from the fund.
The government says MPs will be busy campaigning in Gujarat. The Opposition counters this, saying campaigning for elections in 5 states was held in the midst of the Budget session earlier this year.
The coins will be issued with three different themes -- Unity in Diversity, Mudras from Bharatnatyam and Connectivity and Information Technology.
FIPB has deferred 18 proposals.
Promising to keep prices down ahead of the festival season, the government on Friday said it would ensure adequate supply of essential commodities and take more fiscal and monetary steps to contain inflation
The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, also cleared the induction of nine offshore patrol vessels for the navy and the purchase of one C-303 submarine-fired torpedo decoy system from Italy.
The government on Thursday cleared the long-awaited sale of the UTI Asset Management Company to three state-owned banks and the LIC at a price of Rs 1,237 crore.
The revival of the AWACS project comes after five years DRDO's HS-748 technology demonstrator aircraft crashed killing some DRDO scientists and technicians in Tamil Nadu in 1999.
The government on Thursday approved the broad strategy for World Trade Organisation services negotiation under which India would be willing to open up several services
The deal includes 700 million for the refit and modernisation of the ship and rest for a complement of 28 Mig-29K fighters and six Kamov-31 anti-submarine helicopters.
"It has been decided to sell 8 per cent equity in Maruti," Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Santosh Mohan Deb told reporters after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday.
Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has written to Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha who is likely to consult the parliamentary affairs ministry before framing his response on the government's plans to advance the budget presentation to February 1, sources said.
Government on Tuesday decided to sell 10 per cent stake in India's largest profit making firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp and gas transmission monopoly Gail (India) Ltd.\n\n
"Our neighbouring country thinks such terror attacks can weaken us, but their plans will not materialise," he said at a function to flag off a new semi-high speed train from Delhi to Varanasi.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave an in-principle approval for listing of unlisted profitable public sector companies with a net worth of more than Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion).
The Cabinet committee on WTO approved India's revised offer on services, which include raising the limit for foreign direct investment in telecom to 49 per cent from 26 per cent.
The Cabinet Committee on Divestment will meet on Tuesday to discuss among other things relaxation of bidding norms for Shipping Corporation of India to woo foreign bidders while taking Air-India and Indian Airlines off the divestment list.
The Home Ministry has recommended against repealing the controversial AFSPA, dubbed by its critics as "draconian".
The winter session of Parliament will start from November 24 and conclude on December 23 during which a heavy legislative agenda is on the cards.
India on Monday signed a nearly USD 3 billion (around Rs 198 crore) deal for purchase of 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with American aviation giant Boeing and the US government.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs would on Thursday discuss the proposals of the petroleum ministry on the states' claim to share profit on petroleum under production sharing contract signed under New Exploration Licence Policy.\n\n\n\n
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will meet Law Minister Arun Jaitly in New Delhi on Thursday to consider options before the government and chalk out future strategy.
The government has approved a hike in natural gas prices by 12 per cent to Rs 3,200 per thousand standard cubic meters from Rs 2,850 for power and fertiliser units.
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