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PM Modi holds Cabinet meeting immediately after returning from two-day Japan visit

The Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi was attended by Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur, and Smriti Irani among others

Sri Lanka's economic crisis: Defence Ministry seeks assistance from citizens; cancels leaves of security personnel

In a special Cabinet meeting on 6 May, Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa declared a second state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's first cabinet meeting extends free ration scheme by another 3 months

A total of 15 crore people are benefiting from the programme in the state, said Adityanath

Centre approves Rs 11,040 crore for National Mission to boost palm oil production

Of the total outlay, Rs 8,844 crore would be the central government's share while Rs 2,196 crore would be the states' share

Farmers ready for talks but without conditions, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Rakesh Tikait said that it may be possible that the government would support APMCs with the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for one or two years, but what would happen after that

Nirmala Sitharaman says govt approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes onions to check rising prices

The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Food Ministry's recent decision to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions in a bid to improve the domestic availability of the key kitchen staple and check prices

Cabinet approves Bill to evict unauthorised occupants from govt quarters; legislation to come up in forthcoming Parliament session

The amendments to the eviction Bill approved by the Cabinet will facilitate smooth and speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residences, and those vacant residences will be available for allotment to eligible persons on maturity of their turn in the waiting list.

Narendra Modi's first decisions set tone of second term in office; welfare likely to be focus of NDA-II regime

The decisions taken within 24 hours after Modi and his Council of Ministers were sworn in have heightened expectations from the first regular budget of the Modi 2.0 government. If this much could be given by an executive order then people would surely hope for more to be contained in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech

Cabinet showers sops in final meeting before MCC kicks in: What government can and can't do after poll dates are out

The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is a directive principle laid out by the Election Commission of India that holds the political parties and their candidates contesting elections to a minimum standards of behaviour

Daily Bulletin: Govt may file FIR on 'stolen' Rafale docs; Cabinet to hold last meeting before elections; day's top stories

Today's top stories: A day after the government alleged that documents that found their way in a news report were stolen, the Rafale controversy rages on; the Union Cabinet is set to meet for the last time before the Lok Sabha elections 2019; Indian women take on England in their second T20I; and more.