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Kartikeya Sharma

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Large number of GoMs affecting govt functioning: PMO sources

by Kartikeya Sharma |Feb 1, 2014

As Lok Sabha elections approach, the Cabinet Secretariat, under the supervision of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), is quietly assessing the performance of government departments and ministries ...

Parliament panel to examine reasons for high NPAs in public sector banks

by Kartikeya Sharma |Jan 13, 2014

Public sector banks (PSBs) have registered a massive increase in non-performing assets (NPAs). The Standing Committee on Finance is all set to examine the reasons for high NPAS in PSBs, including bi...

GM India crashes into Tavera mess, faces Rs 11 cr fine for corporate fraud

by Kartikeya Sharma |Oct 24, 2013

The inter-ministerial fact-finding committee formed to probe alleged non-compliance of emission norms and other violation in production of Chevrolet Tavera multi-purpose vehicles, if any, by Gener...

KG-D6 supply to power projects zero since March

by Kartikeya Sharma |Jul 18, 2013

The petroleum ministry in a written reply to the standing committee on finance has admitted that gas supply to the power sector from the KG-D6 block has been reduced to zero since March due to the...

UK Sinha, chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India

Sebi says can't curb chit funds due to jurisdictional issues

by Kartikeya Sharma |May 18, 2013

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has said that it cannot regulate chit fund companies because of jurisdictional issues.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

Finmin bats for National Investment Board for big-ticket project approvals

by Kartikeya Sharma |Nov 6, 2012

The background note on "Approach to 12th Five-Year Plan", prepared by the department of economic affairs for the standing committee on finance, lists merits of the proposed National Investment Boa...

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh

New look land buy Bill back on reform agenda

by Kartikeya Sharma |Sep 26, 2012

A little less than a month after the Bill split the Union Cabinet down the middle, the rural development ministry has sent a draft of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquis...

Govt to prioritise fiscal plans, spending in remaining half of 2012-13

by Kartikeya Sharma |Sep 15, 2012

Despite the rise in cooking gas price, the under-recovery on domestic LPG during 2012-13 will be Rs 32,000 crore. In the case of diesel, the under-recovery is estimated to be Rs 1,03,000 crore.

Trail into 2G scam cash hits dead end as CBI finds no support in Swiss authorities

by Kartikeya Sharma |Jun 7, 2012

Top Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources have confirmed that the key money trail connected to the 2G scam has hit a dead end because Swiss authorities are not cooperating.

Meet Sachin Tendulkar, your new Rajya Sabha MP

by Headline Today |Apr 27, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar is the first active cricketer and sportsman to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha.