The government is contemplating to launch a scheme called “Sarva Krida Abhiyan” on the lines of “Sarva Siksha Abhiyan” to promote sports among children of different age groups.

Aiming to bridge the gap between high-and low-quality school education, the government is working to bring in a single system and curriculum to teach students at the secondary and higher-secondary lev

Aiming to bridge the gap between high- and low-quality school education, the government is working to bring in a single system and curriculum to teach students at the secondary and higher-secondary le

As announced earlier on the floor of the Lok Sabha, the Union Cabinet at its meeting on Thursday may take a final decision to enhance the annual allocation under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) from the current `2 crores to `5 crores. A proposal to provide more flexibility in implementing the MPLADS for better utilisation is also part of the agenda of the meeting of the Union Cabinet.

Amid talk of the looming expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-2 government, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, leading to som

Amid talk of the looming expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-2 government, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, leading to some speculation on a possible realignment of forces within the ruling coalition. Talk is also doing the rounds that Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia might be inducted into the ministry, and possibly given one of the economic portfolios, perhaps commerce.

As consensus among the political parties proved elusive on the provisions and structure of the proposed Lokpal, the leaders who attended Sunday’s all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan

Demonstrating on the grounds its resolve to fight corruption, the UPA government proposes a new law to crack down on benami transactions in the country, which will empower the authorities to confiscate such properties.

It was Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi versus the Planning Commission on issues relating to minority affairs with the former challenging the figures provided by the commission on Muslims in the state. During the stormy

The much-talked-about reshuffle/expansion of the Union Council of Ministers is likely to take place on July 2 as the Cabinet Secretariat has been tipped off by the Prime Minister’s Office to work out details with Rashtrapati Bhavan for that day.