In a move aimed at insulating the Central Bureau of Investigation from political interference, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved recommendations of a Group of Ministers which include setting up of a panel of retired judges to oversee the investigations of the agency, besides increased financial powers of its director.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
Strategy being reworked to launch ETFs, revive Suuti; proceeds may be Rs 24k crore
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
Anil Ambani Group never sought clarification before bids closed, says DGH.
The Finance Ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks to clear stalled projects.
Five months into office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will expand and reshuffle his Council of Ministers on Sunday, bringing in new faces and is likely to drop a few.
Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector.
With President Pranab Mukherjee voicing his objection to the 'ordinance route', senior ministers met here on Tuesday to discuss how to ensure that the ordinances issued recently are followed up with legislative action in the upcoming budget session in February.
During April-September, the eight sectors grew by 4 per cent, against 5 per cent in the year-ago period.
When word got around in the ministry of external affairs that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with SM Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the couple. Siddhartha chided them for doing so and when the officials said a government vehicle would be picking them up at John F Kennedy airport on arrival, he told them that he would take a taxi to reach the New York Palace hotel where his father-in-law was staying. K P Nayar reports.
Inputs by the Petroleum Ministry were found among stolen documents.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, along with other senior ministers, on Tuesday pitched India growth story before 21 large global investors
The average rating was seven out of 10.
This is Kim's first overseas visit since he took over power in 2011 after his father's death.
India's steel imports from China, the world's biggest producer of the alloy, doubled in April-September from a year ago though the country has enough capacity to meet its demand.
The government will announce minimum support prices for kharif.
In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and asked them to directly get in touch with him to resolve issues and expedite decision-making.
The truth is that few ministries in the Modi sarkar are working on new and updated legislation of any kind.
In a bid to woo foreign investors, the Indian Railways is planning to organise road shows in select countries showcasing opportunities for investment in the rail sector.
As oil minister, he has overseen India's petroleum and natural gas needs. But now he also runs the environment ministry, where he has issued permits for 100 stalled projects in a month-long spree that has delighted industry but shocked green activists.
Having successfully implemented the 25 per cent free-float norm for private companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India now wants the government to pare its holdings in public-sector undertakings to below 75 per cent.
India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty.
Lower crude prices mean less government outlay for India,
Twitter handles of the PM and the ministers would be used liberally for the run-up to one year
Govt hopes to add 0.21 mn Mw capacity by 2022, against 0.25 mn Mw added over 60 years.
As mostly sports-mad Mongolians cheer on the country's two medalists at the Rio Olympic Games, deepening economic troubles at home mean the new government cannot afford to pay its athletes.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will now handle the key Communication and Information Technology ministries too.
The meeting was about capex, and as the country is on the growth path, the companies were advised to increase capex, NLC India Chairman and Managing Director S K Acharya said after the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said re-developed railway stations would become iconic structures and centres of economic activity.
Centre shows optimism of achieving the target of 4.1% at back of recent measures and turn around in manufacturing.
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