Manmohan, Montek were reluctant reformers: Arun Maria

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 14:12

Former Planning Commission member Arun Maira has revealed that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had inducted him as a change management expert but never backed any changes.

International Yoga Day: Upa Yoga performed on-board SpiceJet flights

Last Updated: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 21:04

Budget airlines SpiceJet Sunday conducted an on-board yoga session on select flights to mark International Yoga Day, a first of its kind in any airlines.

West Bengal to benefit hugely from Finance Commission award: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 21:51

Rejecting criticism that West Bengal has not gained from the 14th Finance Commission, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the state will get Rs 2,85,200 crore during 2015-20, which is nearly three times the amount it received in the previous five years of UPA-2 regime.

Baijal says Manmohan Singh warned him of harm on 2G issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 15:37

Yet another book has come out damming the previous UPA government with former TRAI Chairman Pradip Baijal alleging that the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had warned him of harm if he did not cooperate on 2G telecom licenses.

Manmohan Singh warned of “harm” if I didn't cooperate in 2G case: Former TRAI chief Pradip Baijal

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 09:48

Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Pradip Baijal has made some expolsoive claims in his self-published tell-all book.

Govt rebuts suit-boot remark, says UPA raised gas price to $9

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 23:21

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his 'suit-boot' government comment, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday said the previous UPA regime had approved a gas price of USD 9 for firms like Reliance Industries without bothering about its impact on the common man.

UPA must explain money lost in coal allocations: PM Modi

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 17:50

Terming the recent Rs 2-lakh crore coal auction as a major success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the previous UPA government should explain where did the money go when it had allocated 204 mines.

Black money: UPA did not set up SIT as it wanted to 'save' somebody, says PM Modi

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 20:20

Modi rejected Congress leader Anand Sharma's charge that the government was threatening the opposition in the name of revealing the names of those having black money accounts.

Coal scam: Working of PMO officials not above board, says Court

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 18:11

The working of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) during the UPA regime Monday came in for sharp criticism by a special court which said the functioning of PMO officials "does not appear to be above board" in a coal blocks allocation case.

No law 'perfect', new Cos Act provides for self regulation: MCA

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 15:26

The new Act, which replaces the nearly six-decade-old legislation that governs corporates, was passed by the UPA government.

Rising from near-death in 2014, Aadhaar eyes 100-cr milestone

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 13:37

It was billed as just another identity number at the start and critics were seen writing its epitaph in 2014, but Aadhaar laid a strong foundation for itself and is set to be a preferred tool for various people- focussed initiatives of the government in the new year.

TN Minister blames UPA's tax policy for Nokia's plant closure

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 22:43

Tamil Nadu Government Friday blamed the Congress-led UPA and its ally DMK for the closure of Nokia's manufacturing plant near here by making a Rs 2,080 crore tax demand.