The 86-year-old Congress leader had been suffering from various ailments, sources in Medanta Medicity said.
Parliament was adjourned for the day on Monday after paying tributes to Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who died on Sunday after prolonged illness.
The country came to a virtual stand-still when trade unions called a two-day general strike on February 20 pressing for implementation of their 10-point charter of demands.
The mines ministry has put a conditional offer to offload 10 per cent stake in Nalco, saying that the money accrued from such a sale would be invested in the PSU.
In line with its commitment to the welfare of unorganized sector workers, the central government on Tuesday announced doubling of subsidy for construction of low-cost houses for beedi workers across the country to Rs 40,000 per unit.
Amidst reports of a cut in interest rate on Employees Provident Fund, Labour Minister Sis Ram Ola on Thursday said he will meet Finance Minister P Chidambaram to decide on the returns for the over 32 million subscribers for this year.
Rao is now just the Minister of State for Coal.
Eight new faces were inducted in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers on Monday, with Sisram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a re-entry after a gap of four years.
The mines ministry has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in bailing out aluminium giant Nalco of the acute paucity of coal, which has forced the PSU to close down two of its captive power plants.
The government said on Monday there was no conflict of interest between Sterlite Group and Dalal Mott MacDonald, which was engaged by SBI Caps for valuation of residual stake in Balco.
The third crucial meeting of the EPF Board began in New Delhi to decide on the interest rate for its 3 crore subscribers for this year amidst some trade unions' demands for 12 per cent interest against 9.5 per cent offered during 2003-04.
The crucial meeting of Employees Provident Fund Organisation board began in New Delhi on Wednesday to decide whether to continue with the 9.5 per cent interest rate for its 3 crore (30 million) subscribers.
The government on Friday ruled out any divestment in the aluminum major Nalco. "There is no plan to divest government's stake in Nalco," Sis Ram Ola, Minister of Mines.
Under attack from Left parties for slashing EPF rate to 8.5 per cent, the government on Tuesday assured the Lok Sabha that it would not hesitate raising the interest rate if there was surplus fund by the end of the financial year.
These are the 15 seats to watch out for in Rajasthan where assembly elections will be held on November 23. The state has 200 constituencies.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday won the Churu seat, taking the party's tally to 163 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan.
The facility for viewing PF accounts online was launched here by Labour Minister Sis Ram Ola in the presence of Minister of State for Labour and Employment Kodikunnil Suresh and EPFO's Central Provident Fund Commissioner K K Jalan.
The EPFO is likely to decide soon the rate of interest on PF deposits for 2013-14, which is expected to be over 8.5 per cent.
Congress rivals have put factionalism aside for now. The party is betting on a series of well-received welfare schemes to return to power
Taking the first step towards launch of online PF transfer claim facilities, retirement fund body EPFO has unveiled the revised transfer claim form for the purpose.
A reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee office bearers and the Union Cabinet is on the cards and is likely to take place "soon" say highly placed sources in the Congress. Renu Mittal reports.
Senior Congress leaders have dismissed the exit polls conducted by various news channels that indicate that the BJP is likely to sweep the assembly elections in all four states. They remain confident of winning in at least four states. Renu Mittal reports
Our campaign was overshadowed by the falsehood and rumours that the BJP spread, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot tells PB Chandra in an interview.
The BJP's victory in the desert state was so absolute that the Congress failed to open its electoral account in 17 of Rajasthan's 33 districts! P B Chandra reports.
Aggressive campaigning and the existing 'Modi wave' and a lack of will on part of the Congress has put the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan far ahead of others. The party is comfortably placed in 21 out of the 25 seats, and they have been able to do this because of maintaining the same tempo that enabled them to defeat the Congress badly in December's assembly elections. P B Chandra reports
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