Politics

Sonia appeals to NDA, Opp parties to help passage of bills  

23 May 2013, 8.44 am  |  Source: PTI

At the same time, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the government was not considering promulgation of Ordinances or convening special session o...

UPA upbeat on belief that worst of slump is over: Experts   

22 May 2013, 11.09 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Reacting to the UPA releasing a report-card of its four years at the Centre, Manini Chatterjee of the Telegraph and Aditi Phadnis of the Business Stan...

Amidst controversies, UPA paints rosy picture of govt  

22 May 2013, 8.56 pm  |  Source: PTI

The UPA on Wednesday painted a rosy picture of its government's performance during the last nine years, contending the fruits of economic growth have ...

Three polls, one message: No alternative to Modi for BJP  

22 May 2013, 5.56 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The more important messaging is for the BJP, which thinks it will reap the growing anti-incumbency vote and ride to power in 2014. Far from it. For th...

Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA & UPA are conjectures  

22 May 2013, 5.35 pm  |  Source: Firstpost.com

For those in the NDA who may be rubbing their hands in anticipation of power, here’s a sobering thought: the polls do show the BJP in better light t...

New CAG could have conflict of interest: BJP  

22 May 2013, 4.31 pm  |  Source: PTI

BJP leaders alleged that appointments in the constitutional and statuatory offices was done to subvert these institutions....

PM should be replaced; UPA has lost credibility: Poll   

21 May 2013, 9.15 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

In a 12-city poll conducted by CNN-IBN in the age group of 18 years and above, the verdict is emphatic and overwhelmingly against the current regime. ...

Modi attends his first BJP Parliamentary Board meet  

21 May 2013, 4.37 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

The BJP board passed three resolutions on political, economic and foreign affairs and defence preparedness. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi attended his firs...

Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers, keeps tainted away  

18 May 2013, 1.12 pm  |  Source: PTI

Largely keeping away "tainted" MLAs, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his ministry with the induction of 28 ministers. But the exercise ...

CM Jayalalithaa's first 2 years in power see mixed results   

16 May 2013, 10.20 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

After two years since Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa stormed into Fort St George with a massive victory, her governance has a mixed bag of r...

PM files nomination papers for fifth RS term  

15 May 2013, 8.32 pm  |  Source: PTI

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has filed nomination papers for his fifth Rajya Sabha term from Assam. The Prime Minister's Upper House term expires on ...

Some Cong leaders want Manmohan Singh replaced soon: Srcs   

13 May 2013, 7.14 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

A section of ruling Congress party wants to replace Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before the monsoon session of parliament with either AK Antony, P Ch...

PM must quit for alleged role in Coalgate : BJP  

13 May 2013, 4.03 pm  |  Source: PTI

The Bhartiya Janata Party is mounting pressure on Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh to resign from his post after owning responsibility in the tampering ...

Cabinet rejig likely before monsoon session: HT's Bhartia   

13 May 2013, 1.40 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Ashwani Kumar was under fire from the opposition after the Supreme Court came down heavily on the CBI for allowing the law ministry to vet the draft o...

Sonia-Manmohan jugalbandi is now sounding like a dirge  

13 May 2013, 1.36 pm  |  Source: Firstpost.com

Sonia Gandhi‘s decisive blow against Bansal and Kumar shows where the real power lies, and ends the charade. The pretence that she and the PM were p...

Sibal may be new Law Minister, CP Joshi may get Railways  

11 May 2013, 1.40 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Speculation is now rife over other government officials facing the axe. The fate of the Coal Ministry and PMO officials and A-G Ghoolam Vahanvati who ...

Coalgate: Law minister Ashwani Kumar resigns  

10 May 2013, 10.10 pm  |  Source: PTI

Despite support from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, law minister Ashwani Kumar was virtually left with no option but to resign, especially after Congr...

Sonia forces PM to sack Bansal, Kharge may be Rail Minister   

10 May 2013, 6.25 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned as Railways minister on Friday evening following allegations of corrupt practices by his close relatives and aides esigned...

Ashwani to get new portfolio, Bansal may resign: Sources  

10 May 2013, 12.15 am  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is still not keen on law minister Ashwani Kumar's exit, sources said on Thursday. The sources said that the PM's main wo...

Railway minister skips Cabinet meet due to bribery case row  

09 May 2013, 8.33 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal skipped a Cabinet meet at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence on Thursday even as Law Minister Ashwani Kumar...

Law minister must resign; govt credibility damaged: Experts   

08 May 2013, 10.42 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

A panel of experts, on CNBC-TV18, call for the resignation of the law minister and highlight that the credibility of the government has been damaged d...

Ministerial employees in Raj protest against pay anomalies  

08 May 2013, 8.28 pm  |  Source: PTI

Ministerial employees of the state government today boycotted work demanding removal of pay anomalies. The employees under the banner of Rajasthan Sta...

Coal Scam: SC calls CBI 'parrot speaking master's voice'   

08 May 2013, 4.47 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

The Supreme Court (SC), while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesda...

Sonia hails Karnataka showing, PM says BJP ideology failed  

08 May 2013, 3.56 pm  |  Source: PTI

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today hailed the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejecti...

Karnataka Election Results: Congress wins, BJP loses, 2014 still wide open  

08 May 2013, 3.42 pm  |  Source: Firstpost.com

With the Congress marking a clear win and looking set to form the government in Karnataka, caution is in order. Too much should not be read into the w...

Coal scam probe: SC calls CBI a caged parrot, slams AG, ASG  

08 May 2013, 3.15 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

The Supreme Court, while examining the affidavit submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with coal scam, on Wednesday sou...

Karnataka win a rare boost for battered Congress  

08 May 2013, 2.13 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The Congress was set for a resounding election victory in Karnataka on Wednesday, early results showed, a rare win the party hopes will put the wind i...

Congress wins Karnataka, Parliament adjourned sine die  

08 May 2013, 2.04 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Parliament was adjourned sine die at 12.56 pm on Wednesday, two days before scheduled end of the Budget session. The decision was reportedly taken aft...

Unhappy and upset over Karnataka defeat: BJP  

08 May 2013, 12.56 pm  |  Source: PTI

BJP today said it was "shocked, upset and unhappy" about the defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections and conceded that B S Yeddyurappa's exit was a...

Narendra Modi can't be the deciding factor, says BJP  

08 May 2013, 12.25 pm  |  Source: IBNLive.com

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to accept that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi failed to help the party in ...