Baijal says Manmohan Singh warned him of harm on 2G issue
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.
May 26, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
Manmohan Singh warned of “harm” if I didn't cooperate in 2G case: Former TRAI chief Pradip Baijal
Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Pradip Baijal has made some expolsoive claims in his self-published tell-all book.
May 26, 2015, 09:48 AM IST
Govt rebuts suit-boot remark, says UPA raised gas price to $9
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.
Apr 21, 2015, 23:21 PM IST
UPA must explain money lost in coal allocations: PM Modi
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.
Apr 01, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
Black money: UPA did not set up SIT as it wanted to 'save' somebody, says PM Modi
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.
Mar 03, 2015, 20:20 PM IST
No law 'perfect', new Cos Act provides for self regulation: MCA
The new Act, which replaces the nearly six-decade-old legislation that governs corporates, was passed by the UPA government.
Dec 28, 2014, 15:26 PM IST
Rising from near-death in 2014, Aadhaar eyes 100-cr milestone
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.
Dec 23, 2014, 13:37 PM IST
Fresh guidelines to supersede UPA's policy: Centre to SC on gas pricing
The Rangarajan formula on gas pricing was approved by the previous UPA government. Rangarajan was Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the then Prime Minister.
Nov 14, 2014, 20:19 PM IST
UPA government should have cancelled 2G licences: Chidambaram
He said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should have refused to accept the 'first come first serve' basis of the 2G licence allocation and should have employed a better way to allocate it.
Nov 08, 2014, 10:57 AM IST
Coal scam: SC refuses to bring Manmohan Singh, ex-coal ministers under scanner
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to bring former coal ministers including ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had held the portfolio during the previous UPA government, under scrutiny for criminal liabilities in the coal blocks allocation scam.
Oct 17, 2014, 21:34 PM IST
Economic recovery result of work done by UPA govt: Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asserted it is the result of efforts of the earlier UPA government that the economy is now showing signs of recovery.
Oct 11, 2014, 21:13 PM IST
Aircel-Maxis case: SC asks CBI if it intends to examine Chidambaram
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if it proposed to examine former finance minister P. Chidambaram on the clearance given to the Aircel-Maxis deal over which a charge sheet had been filed in August.
Oct 10, 2014, 17:36 PM IST
Committee likely to submit report on new gas pricing formula today
A four-member committee of secretaries, set up by the Central government last month to examine the new gas pricing mechanism, is likely to submit its report on Wednesday.
Sep 10, 2014, 04:00 AM IST
Goyal blames UPA govt for coal shortage in power sector
Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday blamed "rampant corruption and lopsided policies" of the previous UPA government for the coal shortage that has impacted power generation in the country.
Aug 28, 2014, 22:30 PM IST
UPA regime agreed on imperfect pact at WTO: Jaitley
Blaming the UPA regime for agreeing on an "imperfect agreement" at WTO meet in Bali, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said Western countries find the stand taken by India as reasonable privately, but tend to complain publicly.
Aug 27, 2014, 23:51 PM IST
Losses on sale of diesel dip to all-time low of Rs 1.33/litre
Losses on the sale of diesel have dropped to an all-time low of Rs 1.33 per litre, bringing the prospect of deregulation of the nation's most consumed fuel within sniffing distance.
Aug 01, 2014, 20:10 PM IST
Chidambaram happy with govt decision to push Insurance Bill
Expressing satisfaction over the NDA government's decision to push the insurance bill, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said each government should build on the accomplishment of the previous one.
Jul 31, 2014, 15:02 PM IST
Kingfisher Airlines is the nation's biggest defaulter: Report
Kingfisher Airlines has emerged as the country's biggest defaulter as per a report published Thursday by a leading English daily.
Jul 17, 2014, 14:02 PM IST
Govt not considering any proposal to junk Aadhaar project
Government is not considering any proposal to discontinue the Aadhaar project under which biometrics details of residents are collected to generate unique identification number, Parliament was informed Friday.
Jul 11, 2014, 14:29 PM IST
After three years, Blackmoney study yet to be completed
A study to assess the quantum of blackmoney stashed in India and abroad is yet to be completed, over three years after it was commissioned by the previous UPA government.
Jun 18, 2014, 15:55 PM IST
