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CAG slams UPA's flagship employment scheme Headlines Today
The UPA government has suffered another setback as Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed government's flagship scheme MNREGA.19:46
CAG report shows massive irregularities in MNREGA Headlines Today
The CAG audit report has shown that there are massive irregularities in the Central Government's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It says 54% of the scheme's records are fudged by officials.13:14
Khaberin Superfast | April 2, 2013 Aaj Tak
A morning wrap of all the political, crime, entertainment and sports news stories that are making headlines, both in India and across the globe.14:42
Why govt doesn't like CAG reports | Debate TV9 AP
The CAG report released in the Assembly showed many loopholes in the state government's budgeting process and financial management. It did praise the state for achieving fiscal reform targets. But the CAG was critical of the government's spending on social sec...2:19
CAG report on state finances | CM vs Julakanti TV9 AP
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy asked the Opposition not accept the CAG report as some sort of Geetha, Bible or Quran. This statement was discussed in the Assembly today with Left leader Julakanti Ranga Reddy saying that the government is opposed to reports t...2:34
No clarity in govt spending: CAG report TV9 AP
The CAG report was submitted today in the Assembly. The report said while the budget allotments for various projects were huge, there was no clarity in the way these funds were utilised. The CAG report said while Rs 49,516 crore were spent on irrigation, there...1:47
CAG finds lapses in lottery, Tsunami programme JAIHIND TV
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's report on Revenue Receipts for 2012 was placed in the Assembly on March 19, 2013. The report points that a total of 56 to 66 per cent of children in Kerala continue to be out of the ambit of 'Supplementary N...2:03
'No irregularities found in farm loan waivers' Times Now
Even as the Prime Minister assures action on the CAG report, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar insists there are no irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme. The minister says there is no misappropriation in the implementation of the scheme. The CAG repor...1:12
Tewari on loan waiver discrepancies Times Now
I&B minister Manish Tewari, talking to the media, says that the government is ready for a joint parliamentary committee to probe into the alleged discrepancies in the farm loan waiver scheme of his government. Tewari responds to the Opposition demands over UPA...10:44
Parliament in uproar over farm loan waiver 'scam' Headlines Today
Opposition parties created a furore in both houses of Parliament over the discrepancies reported by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India about UPA government's farm loan waiver scheme. Opposition parties demand an immediate debate over the alleged scam...4:17
Farm loan waiver 'scam' hits Parliament Aaj Tak
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the irregularities found in the farm loan waiver scheme of the UPA creates an uproar in both houses of Parliament. Opposition parties in both houses make their outrage known over the discrepancies reported by the...4:59
BJP demands CBI probe into farm loan waiver scam Headlines Today
The BJP demands a CBI probe into the farm loan waiver scam. The Centre had brought out the scheme for farmers in 2008. According to CAG's findings, gross irregularities took place in the scheme in which loans worth 60,000 crore were waived.2:54
BJP jumps the gun to corner Govt Times Now
BJP appears to be in a desperate need to corner the government in the upcoming Budget session of the Parliament as the newly elected party chief Rajnath Singh has alleged massive irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme and demanded a CBI probe into it. R...2:51
RIL, CAG in new tug-of-war Aaj Tak
The CAG claims that it was not allowed to go through the entire documents as Reliance Industries Limited didn't provide the team all the documents they needed. Reports claim that at least seven members of the CAG audit team were camping at the RIL Navi Mumbai ...33:50
Farm loan waiver scam exposed Headlines Today
Centrestage | In 2008, the UPA had unveiled a 52,000 crore farm loan waiver scheme, which helped Manmohan Singh gain a second term in power. However, farmers remained entrapped in a vicious debt cycle due to ruthless ministers as well as corrupt and inefficien...2:44
CAG trains gun on UPA's JNNURM scheme Headlines Today
The CAG report on the UPA's flagship Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) points out several irregularities in the scheme. The report says that several illegal beneficiaries were receiving the benefits of the scheme and undue favours to cer...2:44
CAG report exposes gaping holes in defence Times Now
A CAG report on Army defence preparedness points out several gaping security holes in the system. Only 70 radar warning receivers have been set up inside the airforce aircrafts in the last seven years as against 336 receivers that are supposed to be in place. ...4:34
CAG report on Army preparedness tabled Times Now
A CAG report on Army defence preparedness has been tabled in the Parliament and the report has some shocking revelations about gaping security holes in the system. Only 70 radar warning receivers have been set up inside the airforce aircrafts in the last seven...3:46
CAG report on JNNURM scheme Times Now
The CAG report on the UPA's flagship Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) points out several irregularities in the scheme. The report says that several illegal beneficiaries were receiving the benefits of the scheme and undue favours to cer...10:36
Zee TV's attack on Naveen Jindal Aaj Tak
Zee TV held a press conference to reply to the arrest of two of its news editors yesterday by the Delhi police. They called the arrest unwarranted since the matter was being investigated and the editors were cooperating with the investigations. The charge agai...3:36
Yashwant backs Joshi in CAG-PAC controversy Times Now
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha says that Murli Manohar Joshi was well within his rights to enquire about the CAG report on 2G audit. Sinha says that Joshi in no way interfered with the workings of the CAG but just asked about the report. He also says that th...2:17
CAG gives proof Joshi did not influence 2G report Times Now
The controversy surrounding 2G spectrum audit report got another twist as the Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai provides evidence that neither he, nor his team, was influenced by Parliamentary Affairs Committee chairman Murli Manohar Joshi.1:40
BJP thrashes RP Singh's claims on 2G Times Now
Rubbishing the claims of former CAG official RP Singh on the 2G report, BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy questions the timing of his revelations. He says that Singh should have become a whistleblower when he was on duty but insted he chose to remain silent.9:37
RP Singh speaks up | Nov 23, 2012 Headlines Today
Centre Stage | Former CAG auditor RP Singh caused a political storm with his revelations. He had rubbished the Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss quoted by CAG on the 2G audit and claimed that Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi attempted to infl...5:11
Fmr DG of CAG speaks on 2G Aaj Tak
Former CAG official RP Singh has revealed that the CAG prepared the audit report in utmost secrecy. He also said that the CBI had given certain papers to the CAG based on assurance that the CAG's findings would be shared with the agency. However, the CAG did n...9:32
CAG did not force me: RP Singh India TV
Former Director General in the CAG office RP Singh says he had expressed his reservations about the estimated loss in the 2G spectrum, but he obeyed his superior official CAG Vinod Rai. Rai increased the presumptive loss estimate from Rs 2600 crore to Rs 1.76 ...13:14
Conspiracy to muzzle CAG: MM Joshi Aaj Tak
BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has questioned the timing of the revelations made by former CAG official RP Singh. Singh had earlier revealed that the figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss due to 2G spectrum allocation was presumptive and was added by the CAG Vinod...3:54
Govt trying to weaken CAG: MM Joshi India TV
BJP leader MM Joshi is accused of allegedly guiding the CAG in filing its report on the 2G spectrum allocation, which has pegged the losses due to arbitrary allotment at an astronomical Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Joshi, who heads the PAC probing the 2G scam, has deni...4:36
PAC Chief rubbishes allegations made by RP Singh Headlines Today
PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi rubbishes all the allegations made by retired officer RP Singh against the Public Accounts Committee and the CAG. the retired officer behind the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2G report disowns the CAG report on the 2G spect...11:35
Cong's turn to create ruckus in Parl Aaj Tak
It was the Congress's turn to create ruckus in Parliament. What gave a handle to the Congress was the disclosure by a former CAG official RP Singh that the figure of presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in the allocation of the 2G spectrum was added in the f...8:55
BJP had it coming, says Sonia India TV
Sonia Gandhi is jubilant. She says that the 'allegation-making' against the UPA based on the CAG report has proved to be costly to the BJP. Her happiness stems from the BJP now having to defend the CAG against whom a former CAG official RP Singh had leveled se...6:23
Sonia backs doubts over CAG's 2G report Headlines Today
UPA Chairperson and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has voiced her concerns over the doubts raised with regard to the CAG's report on the 2G. RP Singh, the officer behind the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2G report, has disowned the report and the loss...12:35
RP Singh stands by allegations against the CAG Headlines Today
RP Singh, the retired officer behind the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2G report, makes new allegations linking the CAG to the Public Accounts Committee. RP Singh disowns the CAG report on the 2G spectrum allocation scam and discredits the loss figure of 1...5:39
Was not forced to hike 2G losses: RP Singh India TV
The Lok Sabha was adjourned today, and for a change it was the Congress that created a ruckus over the inflation in losses in the 2g spectrum allocation allegedly made by the CAG Vinod Rai. The commotion was the result of disclosure by a former director genera...0:49
BJP lashes out at RP Singh's 'expose' Headlines Today
BJP senior leader Yashwant Sinha has lashed out at senior official RP Singh's latest comments on the CAG report on 2G allocations. The BJP has called all of RP Singh's allegations baseless and has raised questions as to why the official was silent for so long....9:41
'Was asked to include Rs 1.76 lakh cr in report' Aaj Tak
Did CAG Vinod Rai's inclusion of presumptive loss in an audit report never a precedent in any such audit reports? Did CAG Vinod Rai force a junior officer to sign on a report of the 2G loss of revenue, that pegged the loss at Rs 1.76 lakh crore rupees? RP Sing...4:18
Joshi must explain role in PAC 2G report: Diggy Headlines Today
Congress gets fresh ammunition in 2G case after a former director general in CAG office says the draft report prepared by him did not have Rs 1.76 lakh crore as presumptive loss amount. The retired official also says that PAC chairman Murali Manohar Joshi had ...3:44
Cong wants CAG to explain hike in 2G loss figure Headlines Today
Information and Broadcast minister Manish Tewari has hit out at the Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai and asked him to explain how the purpoted loss of Rs 2,645 crore turned into Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Former Director General of CAG RP Singh had earlier ...7:16
Did not agree to CAG's loss estimate: RP Singh India TV
Voices are being heard against the CAG's estimate of losses suffered in government revenue from within the CAG. A former director general of the CAG RP Singh has alleged that before the report was prepared, the CAG officials used to go to the meetings of the P...7:32
RP Singh claims he was forced to sign 2G report Headlines Today
Former DG of Post and Telecom RP Singh claims he was forced to sign the controversial 2G report. He also says there were several visits made to BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi over the CAG report, suggesting the report was influenced by Joshi.3:26
What is govt up to about the CAG? Times Now
The current Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai has been rattling the Centre's cage a little too much. Which is probably why the government is trying to make the office of CAG into a three-member body. Minister of State V Narayanaswamy, who let ...7:03
Chidambaram downplays CAG row Times Now
Downplaying the CAG controversy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram says that Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V Narayanaswamy has denied making any specific references to the CAG. He says that all that Narayanaswamy said was that the S...2:07
'Govt will take a final call on Shunglu report' Times Now
Reacting to the CAG controversy, AICC spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit says that he has no reason to doubt what Union Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy has said. He says that the proposal to make CAG a multi-member body is a recommendation given by the Shung...1:34
Tewari jumps in to bat for multi-member CAG body Times Now
While minister of state V Narayanswamy denied the PTI report that the government is actively thinking of making the Comptroller and Auditor General a multi-member body, Manish Tewari says the multi-member Election Commission model was successful. Tewari said t...2:02
Narayanaswamy denies multi-member CAG report Times Now
Minister of state V Narayanswamy denies the PTI report that the government is actively thinking of making the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) a multi-member body. The minister says he was misquoted and told out of context. He even accuses the PTI corresp...16:43
Will CAG become a multi-member body? Headlines Today
Minister of State V Narayanaswamy denies that the CAG will be made into a multi-member body. Former CEC SY Quraishi backs this move though many others have slammed this possibility.25:29
Kejriwal's charges against Reliance: Debate Aaj Tak
Were Petroleum ministers removed by the UPA government on the whims of Reliance Industries? In his third expose Arvind Kejriwal had accused Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries of putting pressure on the government to allow them to raise the price at which gas ...13:14
Louise Khurshid: Kejriwal is an ambulance Chaser Headlines Today
Referring to the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) report pointing out at the misappropriation of grant of Rs 71.50 lakh, Louise Khurshid, the project director of the NGO Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, said the document is not a CAG report, but merely an ex...2:40
Louise Khurshid rejects CAG report Headlines Today
Referring to the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) report pointing out at the misappropriation of grant of Rs 71.50 lakh, Louise Khurshid, the project director of the NGO Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, said the document is not a CAG report, but merely an ex...21:49
Khurshid's 'Trust' nailed | Oct 12, 2012 Headlines Today
Centre Stage | India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal has been protesting against alleged irregularities in a NGO run by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid. A CAG report on the NGO has vindicated the HT expose, which...2:27
Will Govt dismiss CAG report? Headlines Today
The CAG report on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's NGO Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust has offered evidences of embezzlement. But what will the Congress-led UPA government do now? Will it dismiss the report by the CAG and continue to defend Khurshid?10:45
Should Khurshid step down? | Oct 12, 2012 Headlines Today
News Night | India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal has been protesting against alleged irregularities in a NGO run by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid. A CAG report on the NGO has vindicated the HT expose, which f...6:29
Kejriwal to march to PM's house Aaj Tak
Arvind Kejriwal will march to the Prime Minister's house in protest and to demand action against Law Minister Salman Khurshid over allegations that his trust siphoned off funds means to be distributed in aid of the physically handicapped. The report of this s...27:22
Govt gloats over SC verdict on 2G auctions Headlines Today
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid hold a joint presser to welcome the Supreme Court verdict on the Presidential reference. The apex court ruled that since the prime purpose of the governme...17:34
Sibal reacts to the SC judgement on auctions Headlines Today
In the backdrop of the Supreme Court's observation on the allocation of natural resources, Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal provides the government's detailed response. Claiming that the SC judgement has brought clarity on the issue of auctions, he adds that...3:01
Sibal welcomes clarity on auction Times Now
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal speaks at a news conference following the Supreme Court's clarification on the Presidential reference. The SC stated that the auction order was restricted to the telecom spectrum and not to all natural resources. This has strengthe...2:03
Vinod Rai to defend CAG report to PAC Times Now
Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai will meet Parliament's Public Accounts Committee and brief them about the CAG's findings on the coal block allocation, which resulted in the washout of the Parliament's Monsoon Session.1:35
KTDFC charges excess interest from KSRTC JAIHIND TV
According to a report published by the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG), the KTDFC has charged Rs 122.04 crore excess interest from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for loans availed of by the latter. The excess amount paid by the corpo...10:37
Apex Court demands explanation over coal scam Headlines Today
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre over alleged irregularities in coal block allocations, saying that the matter demands explanation from the government. Further on, the Apex Court has said that there is nothing wrong in relying on the report ...2:58
SC issues notice to Centre over coal scam Headlines Today
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre over alleged irregularities in coal block allocations, saying that the matter demands explanation from the government. Further on, the Apex Court has said that there is nothing wrong in relying on the report ...16:33
CAG figures are misleading, claims PMO Times Now
Defending Congress over the coal scam, Union Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanswamy has said that the figures quoted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) are completely misleading. The PMO has further asserted the role played by the BJP ruled stat...2:44
CAG estimate of losses faulty: Digvijaya Aaj Tak
The chief firefighter of the Congress, general secretary Digvijaya Singh, launches a broadside against the BJP over its allegations of a scam in the allotment of coal blocks. Digvijaya says the BJP is prone to spreading lies and repeating them ad infintum in o...4:19
Hail me as a hero, says Naveen Jindal Headlines Today
Congress MP and owner of Jindal Steel and Power Naveen Jindal, who has been in the eye of the storm ever since the CAG report on coal block allocation was tabled in the Parliament, has defended himself saying that the fact that he is a Congress MP has gone aga...6:24
Coal Sam | Naveen Jindal defends himself Headlines Today
Congress MP and owner of Jindal Steel and Power Naveen Jindal, who has been in the eye of the storm ever since the CAG report on coal block allocation was tabled in the Parliament, has defended himself saying that the fact that he is a Congress MP has gone aga...1:46
PC Gupta denies charges of impropriety Times Now
Denying charges of impropriety levelled against him over coal block allocation, former Corporate Affairs Minister PC Gupta has claimed that the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocations are inaccurate. Refuting charges of favorit...20:05
Coalgate washes out Monsoon session | Sept 7, 2012 Times Now
The coverage on the Coalgate scam began with the delay in tabling the CAG report on coal allocations in Parliament. This was followed by a 1000-page expose on the Screening Committee's report on the matter. In time, the links of nepotism and impropriety were u...17:26
PMO note sinks govt into a quagmire | Sept 7, 2012 Times Now
Facing the heat over Coalgate, so far the government's defence has been that the critical decisions regarding the controversial coal block allocations were being taken in continuation of the policies of previous governments including the NDA government. Howeve...22:40
Most disruptive Parl session ever | Sept 7, 2012 Headlines Today
Hour by hour, session by session, the entire Monsoon session is washed out due to the Coalgate debate. The ruckus and disruption in Parliament have cost the taxpayer an additional 30 crore rupees, if the 1.87 lakh crore rupees loss estimated in the coal alloca...4:48
PM calls stalling of Parl, a negation of democracy Times Now
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to the media after the Parliament session comes to an end. He says while he respects the CAG, it was a negation of democracy to stall the Parliament instead of discussing the report. He regrets that many important issues to...20:06
PM is proud of his silence: BJP India TV
Addressing a press conference at the end of the monsoon session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blames the BJP for a wasted session of the Parliament. But on the other hand, BJP says Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister who is proud of hi...6:59
PM rues wasted Monsoon Session Headlines Today
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to the media after the tumultous Monsoon Session comes to an end. He says while he respects the CAG, a debate on the findings should have been allowed and stalling the Parliament was a negation of democracy. He brings up th...14:37
BJP lashes out at Jairam Ramesh's comments Times Now
BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar lashes out at Union Minister Jairam Ramesh for dragging BJP President Nitin Gadkari's key aide into the 'Coalgate' battle. Rubbishing the allegations, the BJP calls Jairam's comments a diversionary tactic and promises to agit...1:04
Lalu Prasad slams opposition for stalling Bill Times Now
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav speaks out regarding the logjam in the Upper House of Parliament over the SC/ST reservations in promotions Bill. Reiterating the necessity of clearing the Quota Bill, the RJD Chief takes on both the ruling UPA government and the BJP...8:25
Quota Bill stalled as Parliament logjam continues Headlines Today
The government attempts to table the SC/ST reservations in promotions Bill in the Upper House of Parliament amidst absolute chaos. The BJP-led NDA opposition stubbornly refuses to relent, even temporarily, on its attack against the government. The BJP is deman...5:08
Govt 'zero loss theory' exposed | Sept 5, 2012 Headlines Today
Headlines Today exposes the massive hole in the government's 'zero-loss' theory with regard to the coal allocation scam. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram questioned how any loss could be incurred if not even a single block of coal had been mined. This expo...1:57
Coalgate | CBI links Prime Minister to coal scam Times Now
The CBI probe unearths documents into the coal allocation scam that have raised many political eyebrows. All coal block allocations made during the UPA government's tenure in 2004, were reportedly signed off by the then Coal Minister, Manmohan Singh. Prime Min...1:38
Cong pulls off a masterstroke on quota Bill Headlines Today
The Congress-led UPA government seems to have pulled off a masterstroke as far as the SC/ST reservation in promotion Bill is concerned. The quota Bill is scheduled to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha again tomorrow. The Congress is attempting to put the BJP on...1:51
Manmohan Singh signed off on coal allocations Headlines Today
A new revelation into the Coalgate probe has raised eyebrows. All coal block allocations made during the tenure of the UPA government's tenure in 2004, were reportedly signed off by the then Coal Minister, Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was...3:32
Cong asks CBI to include BJP tenure in probe Headlines Today
The Congress has also called for a probe into the allegations made by the BJP. the Congress MPs are expected to approach the Central Vigilance Commission with a petition soon. The Congress has now sought an expansion of the CBI probe now going on in the alloca...2:12
BJP stalls quota Bill in Rajya Sabha over Coalgate Times Now
The Rajya Sabha is adjourned yet again as the BJP holds the Parliament hostage until their demands, in connection with the coal allocation scam, are met. The impasse in Parliament now enters the third consecutive week. The BJP and the Congress have both harden...1:44
PM meets senior UPA leaders to end Parl impasse Times Now
In an attempt to end the logjam in both Houses of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is now taking matters into his own hands. The Prime Minister has called a meeting with all senior UPA leaders to formalize a strategy to combat the BJP's stubborn attit...5:42
Coalgate | BJP sharpens attack against the govt Times Now
BJP Spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad reiterates the opposition's stand against the government in connection with the coal block allocation scam. The BJP has three demands. They have called for the resignation of the Prime Minister because he was the Coal Minist...2:20
'Ready for debate, if demands are met' Headlines Today
BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad claims that the Opposition is not to blame for the logjam in Parliament. He blames the arrogance of the UPA government for the washout of the entire monsoon session of Parliament. The BJP has three demands. They have called for th...4:17
42 lakh crore Coalgate time bomb | Sept 4, 2012 Headlines Today
The CBI teams fanned out in over ten cities raiding those companies named in their primary FIRs, which are said to have illegally benefited from nepotism in coal block allocations. Meanwhile, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal reiterated that the policy fo...47:33
Market Hour | September 4, 2012 ET NOW
In this edition of the Market Hour: Sanjeev Prasad from Kotak Instl Equities on where to put your money; Vineet Nayyar from Tech Mahindra on buying Hutch's BPO; Anil Ambani on the Sasan project; the coal scam and its impact on power tariff; the impending petro...4:35
BJP blames Congress for disruption in Parliament Times Now
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj takes on the government for being 'stubborn' and not conceding its 'obvious' role in the massive coal allocation scam. The Opposition continues to stall proceedings in the Parliament, as the standoff enters the third consecutive week....1:08
Coal scam | CBI conducts nationwide raids JAIHIND TV
CBI has filed FIR against five companies which allegedly have fudged facts and have charged them with criminal conspiracy and violation of norms. Sleuths from the agency have conducted raids in 30 locations across Delhi, Chhattisgrah and Jharkhand. The CBI had...9:20
Coalgate | Congress & BJP at each other's throats Times Now
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal addresses a press conference and rebutts some of the charges made by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj. The BJP-led opposition continues to hold the Parliament hostage, creating an uproar in the Parliament as...13:37
BJP slams lathicharge on Telangana protestors Times Now
BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar lashes out at the Congress government in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the Centre for the misuse of law and order personnel. The BJP demands an answer from the Congress, as to why the Telangana protestors were lathicharged ...7:02
Oppn creates ruckus as Parl impasse continues Times Now
The BJP-led opposition continues to hold the Parliament hostage, creating an uproar in the Parliament as the impasse enters the third consecutive week. The BJP and the Congress have both hardened their stand on the issues brought to light by the controversial ...2:04
CBI acts on CAG report with FIRs & raids Times Now
The CBI has named the directors of five private companies in the FIRs filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act as it steps up its investigation of the coal scam. It has conducted raids in 11 cities and 30 locations in Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, West Bengal,...1:19
PM refuses to cancel coal block allocations Headlines Today
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refuses to buckle under pressure from the BJP. His tweet asks BJP to allow the Government to function as it is elected by the majority. The coal blocks allocated so far will not be cancelled. The Government will wait for the final...1:15
BJP causing immense loss: Khurshid Times Now
Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid accuses the BJP of causing an immense loss to the country by disrupting the Parliament. Khurshid says that each time the Parliament is disrupted, not only is the exchequer's money being lost, but the valuable time that could ...15:02
BJP raises slogans in Parliament Times Now
BJP again drowns the proceedings in the Parliament by shouting slogans in both the Houses. While the Congress tried to conduct business for a while, the sloganeering soon veered out of control and the House had to be adjourned.2:22
Monsoon session - a complete washout? Headlines Today
Ten out of 19 days in the monsoon session have already been wasted in adjournments and protests. BJP might soon face a lot of embarrassment as the Congress has not relented and has not agreed to even one of the party's demands. The BJP is also in isolation ove...5:41
Coalgate | No end to Parliament impasse Headlines Today
BJP once again stalls proceedings in both the Houses and says that they will continue to do so if their demands are not met. Already, ten days of the 19 day monsoon session have been stalled and the BJP still continue to hold the Parliament for a ransom.2:36
Coalgate | BJP stands firm on cancellation Times Now
The BJP agrees to allow Parliament to function normally if two conditions are met. The conditions include cancellation of all coal block allocations and a fair probe into the findings of the CAG report. However, the Congress refuses to agree to pre-conditions ...1:53
Cong slams BJP, ask it to cleanse itself Times Now
Stepping up its attack on the BJP which has been relentless in its demand for the resignation of Prime Minister over coal block allocation, Congress has asked the BJP to cleanse itself first as the names of many of its Chief Ministers too have appeared in the ...1:29
BJP refuses to budge from its stand on 'coalgate'