Tag: Cabinet

The Cabinet decided on Thursday to cancel allotment of the plot(s) or flat(s) which have been done over and above one allotment made under discretionary quota since January 1, 1995

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment, apparently ruling out his recuperation in time for the interim budget to be presented on February 1. Goyal will hold the portfolios of Finance and […]

New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of public sector lenders Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB). According to the Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the merger will make BoB the third largest bank in the country and a “globally competitive entity”. The minister said there will be no […]

New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of public sector lenders Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB). According to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the merger will make BoB the third largest bank in the country and a “globally competitive entity”. The minister said there will be no retrenchment […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a new director’s post at six branches of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in different cities with a starting monthly salary of over Rs 2 lakh. The person will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and in-charge of overall administration in Uttar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Monday approved the food and procurement policy for the Kharif marketing season 2018-19 with a target to procure 55 lakh tonnes of paddy from farmers. This will be equivalent to 37 lakh tonnes of rice, Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi said. However, there is no bar on the procurement of a […]

Canberra: Members of newly-appointed Australian prime Minister Scott Morrison’s cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday after an internal dispute of the ruling Liberal Party that led to a change in its leadership and the head of the government. The ceremony took place in the presence of Morrison before Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, the representative of Queen […]

Islamabad: The cabinet of newly-appointed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has imposed a ban on first-class air travel by the President, Chief Justice, Senate Chairman and the National Assembly speaker. The move comes after the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government on Friday revised working hours in government institutions, abolished discretionary funds of the Prime Minister, […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved establishment of 58 new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals across the country, an official statement said. Of this, eight medical colleges have already started functioning in last three years, while the remaining 50 would be made functional by 2019-20. […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved changes in the Major Port Authorities Bill 2016, including authorising the central government to remove the presiding officer or any member of the Adjudicatory Board from the office. Among other changes approved at the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, included a proposal to increase […]

New Delhi: In major changes liberalising foreign direct investment in key sectors, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 100 per cent foreign investment in single brand retail trading (SBRT) and construction development and decided to open up Air India for FDI up to 49 per cent. Besides, the government also decided that foreign institution investors and […]

New Delhi: A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, is popularly known as a bill on ‘Triple Talaq’, a form of oral divorce among the Muslims. According […]

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for signing an agreement with Russia on combating all forms of terrorism and organised crime. According to an official statement, the new agreement is proposed to be signed during the visit of an Indian delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Russia from November 27 […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved revision in the salaries, gratuity, allowances and pensions of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts as well as those who have retired. As per an official statement the increase in emoluments will be effective from January 1, 2016 and benefit 31 judges of the Supreme […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) to change its status from an NGO to Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO). An official release said the move will foster “safe, economic and efficient movement of vessels”. It said the move will bring IALA […]