Dearness Allowance hike: Union cabinet meeting underway

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 11:58

Government in April hiked dearness allowance by 6 percent to 113 percent of the central government employees and pensioners' basic pay with effect from January.

Cabinet approves ordinance for Land Acquisition Act

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 17:13

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to take the ordinance route to amend the Land Acquisition Act.

Govt considers emergency orders to ease land deals, auction minerals

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 15:10

Government is considering passing emergency executive orders to ease land-acquisition rules and auction minerals such as iron ore to kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects, though investments are unlikely to flow in immediately.

Crucial cabinet meeting in J&K on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 23:01

A crucial cabinet meeting will be held here on Saturday to hammer out a solution for creating more than 700 administrative units in Jammu and Kashmir amid reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was planning to resign if he did not have his way on the matter.

Cabinet puts off Rail Tariff Authority proposal

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 17:37

Union Cabinet on Wednesday put off a proposal to constitute a Rail Tariff Authority (RTA) which is meant to advise the Railway Ministry on fares, an important reform measure for the cash-strapped public transport system.

Ajit Pawar `snubs` RR Patil at Maharashtra cabinet meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 20:29

Differences among ministers in Sharad Pawar-led NCP once again came to the fore when Ajit Pawar and RR Patil differed at the Cabinet meeting.

Veerappa Moily takes DTC bus to go for Cabinet meeting

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 20:17

Continuing with his fuel conservation drive, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today took a Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus to go for Cabinet meeting.

Totally agree with Rahul on ordinance issue: Scindia

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 17:25

Ahead of the meeting of the Union Cabinet, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said he was "100 per cent in agreement" with the views of Rahul Gandhi on the issue of controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers.

Ordinance on convicted lawmakers: Sharad Pawar, Omar Abdullah seek meeting ahead of Cabinet decision

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 17:37

Key allies of the UPA government have called for a UPA coordination committee meeting ahead of the Union Cabinet decision on Wednesday to decide on the withdrawal of controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers.

Andhra Pradesh cabinet meeting concludes without acrimony

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 19:29

A meeting of the Andhra Pradesh council of ministers which was held here on Friday after a gap of two months, ended without any fireworks, contrary to expectations.

Cabinet likely to consider DTC Bill today

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 09:00

The exemption limit at Rs 2 lakh for individual tax payers is unlikely to be touched, but a new slab of 35 percent may be introduced for the super-rich.