Prime Minister Modi scraps 4 Cabinet Committees

In the second major decision to end the UPA government's legacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday scrapped four cabinet committees, including one on Unique Identification Authority, as part......

Sitharaman, Goyal, Pradhan become members of key Cabinet committees

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Petroleum Minister Dharmandra Pradhan have become members of key Cabinet committees reconstituted after the September 3......

After being left out, Rajnath inducted in key Cabinet panels

The government's decision on Thursday night to induct defence minister Rajnath Singh in most Cabinet committees after it initially kept him out of all but two of them has rebalanced the composition......

Govt reconstitutes various cabinet panels, Shah in all of them

IMAGE: Amit Shah takes charge as Minister of Home Affairs at North Block in New Delhi, last week. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo The government on Thursday announced constitution of......

Cabinet okays more tsunami aid

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs 918.21 crore (Rs 9.18 billion) relief package for tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs also approved......

Can Private Bankers Transform Public Sector Banks?

Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Last week's column on the......

Cabinet clears tax sops for DPC project

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a package of concessions for Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd, previously Dabhol Power Company.It also cleared time-bound......

Cabinet to consider local listing

The cabinet committee on economic affairs will soon consider a proposal to delete the entry-level divestment clause imposed on foreign companies a few years ago. If the proposal is cleared, several......