Swearing-in ceremony of a coalition government

Swearing-in ceremony of a coalition government

New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony of the coalition government had a touch of both grandeur and ordinariness. Special invitees, including politicians, corporate honchos and cine stars, and others were seen rushing towards their seats just before the start of the event, which was attended by more than 8,000 people.It was the fifth oath-taking ceremony at … Read more

With Bill 20, Danielle Smith sows fear and loathing (and confusion) in Alberta councils, big and small

With Bill 20, Danielle Smith sows fear and loathing (and confusion) in Alberta councils, big and small

It’s hard to get 260 Alberta municipal governments to agree on much, which is why their blanket organization seldom has anything provocative to say. What advocacy points can members as disparate as Calgary, Lethbridge, the town of Two Hills and the villages of Czar, Barons and Bawlf agree on? Safer fare, typically — suggestions that … Read more

How to follow CBC’s federal budget coverage

How to follow CBC’s federal budget coverage

The prime minister and cabinet ministers have spent the last few weeks touring the country to preview some of the key elements of the budget that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will unveil in full on Tuesday, April 16. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has framed the budget as one focused on fairness. Here’s how to watch CBC’s … Read more

China’s stock market: Beijing issues unprecedented guidelines calling for transparency, risk-management

China’s stock market: Beijing issues unprecedented guidelines calling for transparency, risk-management

The document released by the State Council after the markets closed on Friday evening sets out nine guidelines that formulate a framework to develop the market, demanding a better mechanism for protecting investors’ interests and an improvement in the quality of listed companies over the next five years. By 2035, the market should have achieved … Read more

Cabinet okays Rs 75,000 crore rooftop solar scheme for 1 crore households

Cabinet okays Rs 75,000 crore rooftop solar scheme for 1 crore households

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar power units and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for one crore households, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The … Read more

Odisha cabinet approves creation of additional posts to bolster healthcare in state

Odisha cabinet approves creation of additional posts to bolster healthcare in state

Bhubaneswar: The state government has created additional posts in the health sector to provide better healthcare facilities to the people. The state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved proposals to amend the rules for the recruitment of health staff including pharmacists, nurses, multipurpose health workers and radiographers in the state. The Cabinet … Read more

Cabinet clears pre-election Budget 2024-25

Cabinet clears pre-election Budget 2024-25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit shah and BJP president JP Nadda New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the pre-election budget 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth budget in the Lok Sabha. She will equal the record of former … Read more

Karnataka: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar meets Savadi amidst turmoil over Jagadish Shettar’s return to BJP

Karnataka: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar meets Savadi amidst turmoil over Jagadish Shettar’s return to BJP

Reeling from the blow of former chief minister Jagadish Shettar’s abrupt return to the BJP, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar rushed to meet with another BJP defector MLA Laxman Savadi on Thursday, in hopes of keeping the saffron party from poaching him. Shivakumar, who is also the state president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee … Read more

Liberal MPs voice support for Trudeau after caucus member suggests a ‘leadership review’

Liberal MPs voice support for Trudeau after caucus member suggests a ‘leadership review’

A number of Liberal MPs are saying they still have confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after one of their caucus colleagues publicly questioned whether he should lead the party into the next election. MP Ken McDonald, who represents the riding of Avalon in Newfoundland, recently told Radio-Canada that he has heard from constituents who … Read more

cabinet: Bihar: Nitish reshuffles portfolios of three RJD ministers, Chandra Shekhar loses education ministry

cabinet: Bihar: Nitish reshuffles portfolios of three RJD ministers, Chandra Shekhar loses education ministry

Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reshuffled his cabinet on Saturday night, in which portfolios of three ministers of his ally RJD were changed. Education Minister Chandra Shekhar, who has been hitting the headlines for different reasons, was made the Sugarcane Industries Miniter. Alok Mehta, who held the Sugarcane Industries and Revenue and Land Resources portfolio, … Read more