Politics
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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. ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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