Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Venkaiah Naidu speaks on the Karnataka poll results. He says that BJP humbly accepts the verdict of the people. He rues that the split in the party was a major reason for the loss in Karnataka. He adds that the outcome do...
Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad hits out at the UPA government over Coalgate. In the affidavit to the Supreme court, CBI has said that changes were made to the 2G report at the meeting between the law minister and the CBI...
Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad hits out at the UPA government over Coalgate. In the affidavit to the Supreme court, CBI has said that changes were made to the 2G report at the meeting between the law minister and the CBI...
Newshour | After joining hands with Hafiz Saeed, Yasin Malik wants to carry out a sham fast over Afzal Guru. Is putting the secessionist Mallik behind bars the only option left for the government? Junaid Azeem Mattoo of the People's Conference and Subramanian ...
BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi demands to know why Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not act in time. He accuses the leaders of going soft on Pakistan. He also expressed sympathies to the family of Sarabjit.
Sister of Debjani Mukhopadhyay, confidante of Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen, addresses a press conference. She defends her sister, saying she just followed Sen's orders. Debjani Mukhopadhyay was arrested along with Sudipta Sen from Jammu and Kashmir yeste...
Delhi Police Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar in his address to the media, says that the Delhi police has been successful in arresting the second co-accused in the Delhi minor rape case. He says that the accused, Pradeep was arrested from Bihar and is currently on h...
At press conference, the Bangalore Police DGP LR Pachau and Commissioner RH Auradkar confirm that it was a terror attack. While they don't confirm whether or not the police have traced the owner of the motorcycle used to plant the bomb at the site, they say am...
With regard to the Coalgate scam investigation, the BJP says that the government is interfering with the functioning of the CBI. The party says that the Congress is misusing CBI against their political rivals. In the backdrop of the attack by the JD(U) on Guja...
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy skips the Chief Minister's conference called by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. State Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will attend the meet on behalf of Chandy. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is expected to ask...
SFI addresses a press conference to speak about the whole controversy that started with the custodial death of Sudipto Gupta, an SFI activist and led to the heckling of Mamata Banerjee in Delhi.
Hockey might be India's national sport, but cricket is practically the nation's religion. To ensure that the national sport also gets enough attention, a hockey conference will be held where great international hockey players and Olympians will come together. ...
R Balakrishna Pillai, while addressing the media, slams former Forest Minister and Kerala Congress(B) member KB Ganesh Kumar. He asks Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to order a probe into the alleged 'external interference' and conspiracy which forced Yamini Than...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes are on him, as until now Rahul has always avoided addressing key issues. Will Rahul Gandhi provide solutions to address the problems that Indian economy is f...
In a press conference, Sanjay Dutt says that he will not appeal for pardon and that he respects the Supreme Court's verdict. But in spite of Sanjay Dutt declining to appeal for pardon, Justice Katju says that he would continue to appeal for Sanjay Dutt on huma...
An emotional Sanjay Dutt says that he respects the Supreme Court's verdict and says he will not appeal against it. Justice Katju said that he has not appealed for Sanjay Dutt's mercy because he is a celebrity, but on humanitarian grounds. Katju also added that...
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt says that he will surrender before the court and that he has not appealed for pardon. He asks the media not to debate over his pardon as he has no plan to apply for it.
An emotional Sanjay Dutt addresses the media about Supreme Court's verdict on the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts case. Dutt says he respects the verdict and the Supreme Court and he would surrender when the time comes. Dutt also makes it clear that he will not appeal...
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt addresses the media before leaving for the shooting of his film 'Policegiri'. He was joined by his sister Priya Dutt at the press conference. In his address to the media he said that he respects the Supreme Court and will surrender ...
Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt addresses the media after the Supreme Court's verdict in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. He broke down a number of times while addressing the media. He said that he respects the Supreme Court's judgement. Adding that he would not appe...
At a press conference held in Karachi, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, who returned from a four-year exile on Sunday, says he was proud of the Kargil war which was a military victory turned into a political defeat. According to him, he hasn...
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has returned to Pakistan after a four-year exile. In a press conference today he says that he has not returned for his personal interests, but for the sake of his country and would speak against those spreadin...
India voted against Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Conference, but failed to make any move to add amendments as proposed to the DMK and other pro-Tamil parties. India supported the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka on human rights violations of Sri Lanka...
The Manmohan Singh government is confident that in spite of DMK withdrawing support, they will finish their term of power at the Centre. Finance Minister, P Chidambaram said that he still hasn't understood the reason behind the DMK's sudden submission of resig...
Congress leaders, Manish Tewari, Kamal Nath and P Chidambaram address the media following the DMK fall out. The DMK government withdrew its support from the UPA government citing differences with the Congress party's soft stand on the Sri Lankan government. In...
Wharton may have snubbed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but his international appeal hasn't lost yet as the Gujarat CM is set to address Indian diaspora across the states of Edison, New Jersey, Chicago and Illinois in the US through video conference.
In a bid to mend fences with the increasing distancing ally DMK, the Congress calls for a TESO conference that would discuss the Sri Lankan Tamils problems. While top leaders of DMK, including MK Stalin, have already reached Delhi, none of the Congress leaders...
DMK leader MK Stalin leaves for Delhi to take part in the TESO conference in New Delhi. This conference has been called by the Congress, following a massive opposition by the DMK demanding that India support the UN resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC mee...
There are indications that a decision on the resignation of minister KB Ganesh Kumar is likely today. Ganesh Kumar and his wife had met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy separately and the CM reportedly asked both of them to organize a joint press conference. Howev...
Uttar Pradesh police addresses a press conference to give the latest update on the DSP Zia Ul Haq killing case. They say that they are not sure if the cop was shot with a service revolver. They also refuse to name Raja Bhaiya in the murder conspiracy.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, which was supposed to discuss Afzal Guru execution and the handing over of the body to his family, is witnessing chaos and uproar. Some of the members stormed the well of the House asking the Speaker to end the discussion on Gur...
Two days after unruly scenes were witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the execution of Afzal Guru and the return of his body to his family, the Assembly will debate the matter today. In an unprecedented move, the J&K Speaker accepted the adjournment m...
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf addressed the media in Dubai. In his address he said that he would return to Pakistan and help the country out of the dismal condition it has got itself into. He said that his love for Pakistan and his wish to work fo...
Addressing the media after presenting his eighth Union Budget in the Parliament, Finance Minister P Chidambaram gives the big picture on his budget and responds to queries. He says that budget numbers are absolutely credible and adds that the economy is on a p...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram says the economy grew at 5% and the tax revenues grew at 16.7 %. So if next year the economy grows at 6.1 to 6.7%, there are chances that tax revenues will only increase. And if Rs 18,000 cr additional resource mobilisation is ad...
Kangana Ranaut has quit eating non-vegetarian food, and according to her, that is the secret behind her beauty. The 25-year-old actor looked all glam and in the pink of health at the promotion of her new movie with Sunny Deol, 'I Love New York'.
Sources say that Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will leave to visit the Hyderabad blast victims in hospitals shortly as he has already inspected the blast sites in Dilsukhnagar area. A team from the National Investigation Agency and National Security ...
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy meet the victims of the Hyderabad twin blasts. The two have already inspected the blast sites in Dilsukhnagar area. Shinde, however, refuses to make any comment to the ...
After visiting the spot of the twin blasts at Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar briefs the media. He confirms that 11 people were killed, over 80 injured, of which 5-6 were seriously injured. He also announced compensation of Rs 6 lakh rupee...
The International Defence Exhibition and conference (IDEX) concludes with 1.112 exhibiting companies from 59 countries and over 80,000 visitors. The eleventh IDEX saw the United Arab Emirates sign Dh 14.1 billion ($4.1 billion) worth of defence contracts.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, at a press conference called to protest the Lankan war crimes against ethnic Tamils, says that the latest evidence of Lankan brutality against the ethnic Tamils shows the mindset of the current government in Sri Lanka....
In a strongly worded message, Defence Minister AK Antony says that strong action will be taken against those found guilty by the CBI probe into the alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal. He says that the entire company will be blacklisted if the allegatio...
Defence Minister AK Antony speaks to the media and says that action will only be taken after CBI submits its investigation report into the VVIP helicopter deal kickbacks allegations. According Antony, if the allegations are proved, then while the guilty will b...
National Conference and PDP have slammed the Union government over the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has criticized the government for not allowing Guru's family to meet him before his exe...
At a press conference, Union Minister for Information and Broadcast Manish Tewari explains that the brief was scheduled long before Afzal Guru's execution was decided and should thus be considered as a government media interaction. However, Tewari then goes on...
While welcoming the execution of terrorist Afzal Guru, the BJP, in a press conference, said justice had come 12 years late. Guru was hanged today at 8 AM in Tihar Jail.
Addressing the media, Congress MP Renuka Chaudhary, speaks about Telangana issue, protection for VIPs, PJ Kurien's issue, vandalism in Behrampore, among others. She also says that she can prove that Narendra Modi is a married man.
Sinthanai Kalam | Mincing no words, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his address, at the conference of vice-chancellors, said that Indian universities have failed to keep abreast with rapid changes. He asked why none of the Indian universities featured in the...
Moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference hits out at the hardliners, claiming that there is no place for fatwas in the modern world. Speaking to the channel, senior leader of Hurriyat Conference Bilal Ghani Lone, says the controversy of the fatwa issued aga...
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has once again been embarrassed by his uncle Mustafa Kamal. The leader of National Conference has stirred up a fresh controversy in the case of a fatwa issued against Kashmir's all-girl rock band, by saying the Gr...
The arrangements for DYFI Idukki District conference has created controversy once again. The hoardings put by DYFI in national highway, in connection with the conference, creates hardships for commuters and motorists. It is alleged that DYFI workers resort to ...
Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's press conference on the Vishwaroopam row has been debated in great detail by the media. While the CM clearly stated that it was not a politically motivated move, things do not get any better for Kamal Haasan, as h...
Speaking on the revised Lokpal Bill, BJP says the government should not have altered the recommendations of the select committeee as it is the property of the Rajya Sabha. The party also reiterated its demand for the autonomy of the CBI.
The Gulf countries raise $1.5 billion as humanitarian aid for Syria, in a conference in Kuwait, which was headed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Meanwhile the crisis in Syria shows no signs of easing. It is estimated that more than seven lakh people migra...
The factionalism in CPI(M) will be reflected in the coming Idukki district conference of SFI. The Idukki district committee, which is known for its favourable approach to VS Achuthananthan, is heading for a major shuffle. The Pinarayi faction in SFI has decide...
Kamal Haasan has agreed to cuts in his movie 'Viswaroopam'. This came about after certain Muslim leaders met him and told him they found certain scenes objectionable. But the Madras High Court that has lifted the ban has gone back on its decision after a revie...
Is there more to the government of chief minister J Jayalalithaa's efforts to delay the release of 'Viswaroopam' and push its producer and director Kamal Haasan into financial trouble? On Wednesday, the state government filed a review petition against the deci...
It was a Kamal Haasan whose voice was choked with emotion, and who bared his soul before the media. Hours after the Tamil Nadu state government decided to file a review petition against the earlier judgement of the Madras High Court that allowed his 'Viswaroop...
Kamal Haasan speaks on the Vishwaroopam controversy after the High Court lifts the ban on the movie. He said that all his wealth was put in making Vishwaroopam and it was already taking the toll on him. He said that if the movie does not release, he would be f...
An emotional Kamal Hassan says that he will follow MF Hussain's example and move to a more secular place. Claiming himself to be a victim of politics, he says that he had to pledge all the property for his magnum opus Vishwaroopam. He says that he has nothing ...
This is the press conference of Kamal Haasan at Chennai hours after he learnt that the Tamil Nadu state government filed a review petition against the Madras High Court judgement that has lifted the ban on the film. He also said he may have to leave the state ...
A mesmerising performance by Mallika Sarabhai leaves the audience spellbound in Thiruvananthapuram. She explored the perception of Shakti through classical dance, theatre, story telling and mime. The dance performance was organised as part of the All India Wom...
DMK leader MK Stalin meets President Pranab Mukherjee and hands over the recommendations of the TESO conference. The resolutions included speedy rehabilitation of war-hit Tamil people in Sri Lanka. TR Baalu was also part of this contingent.
Achil Vandhavai | Supreme Court demands records from Karnataka on the amount of Cauvery water shared by the State to Tamil Nadu from 1992. Will this help Tamil Nadu get some water from Karnataka? Also discussed, TESO conference resolutions submitted by Stalin,...
The SNDP leaders slam DYFI for humiliating Sree Narayana Guru in DYFI boards used for the District Conference of the party at Kumily in Idukki. SNDP leaders allege that DYFI workers placed the board with the picture of Sree Narayana Guru near a landfill. The ...
Achil Vandhavai | Should Andhra Pradesh be separated into two States? Will Telangana solve the political crisis in the State? Also discussed, Vishwaroopam ban, diesel price hike protests and TESO conference recommendations.
'Our estimate from the meetings at Delhi is that a delay is possible in the decision over Telangana, and people in all the three regions need maintain harmony, peace and patience, to allow the issue to be resolved', says K Jana Reddy. This senior Congress lead...
The arrangements for DYFI Idukki district conference triggers a controversy. The picture of Sreenarayana Guru, which was used during the conference, was seen in a trash, arousing protest from the SNDP. Earlier, the DYFI workers had promised to replace the boar...
CPI(M) State Committee decides to warn J Mercykuttiyamma for not taking steps to prevent factionalism in the Kollam district meet of the party. The action is taken on the basis of an inquiry report, about factionalism in the Kollam and Pathanamthitta district ...
Disputing all claims made by the Pakistani army as well as their media, General Bikram Singh, at a press conference in Delhi said the attack on Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops was a planned operation. The chief of Indian Armed Forces said that Indian Army ...
Just ahead of the crucial flag meeting between India and Pakistan at the Line of Control, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh, at a press conference, says that Indian Army will retaliate in kind if Pakistan army launches any more provocative operations. Sin...
Giving out a very strict warning to Pakistan on retaliation to attacks on the LoC in Poonch district, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh says he has given strict directions to retaliate if provoked. He further called the killing of two Indian soldiers by P...
It is rare for an army chief to speak at length on army issues and retaliation at a press conference. But sensing the anger in the army over the mutilation of a solider and beheading of another, the government gave the go-ahead to the army chief General Bikram...
BJP leader LK Advani states that the government should concentrate its attention on improving the health conditions and education for women. Speaking at the 55th Annual Delhi State Medical Conference, Advani also said that women should be given equal opportuni...
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad defends RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments that rapes happen only in urban India and not in rural Bharat. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the comments have to be taken in their entirety and women empowerment forms the core of...
Congress leader Rashid Alvi slams RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments on rape. He says that the comments are unfortunate as it is the duty of the government and police to provide protection to women. Mohan Bhagwat had earlier commented that rapes happen only in...
Newshour | After India loses yet another series, and this time at home against arch rivals Pakistan, captain MS Dhoni agrees that the team needs to improve. Is it time for the cricket board to throw out the whole lot of India's 'non performing assets'?
After India loses yet another series, and this time at home against arch rivals Pakistan, captain MS Dhoni agrees that the team needs to improve. While he said that bowlers were in top form, the batting line was not as impressive as he had expected. The third ...
The Punjab police, in a face saving exercise, hold a press conference to assure the media that the department is taking all steps to punish the rapists of the 17-year-old girl in Patiala. The girl was driven to suicide after the police asked very 'uncomfortabl...
It is a very embarrassing moment, and it happened at a prestigious international Telugu conference in Tirupati. At the centre of controversy is the culture department, which presented a song as newly-composed, that too by C Narayana Reddy. But now it turns out...
The World Telugu Conference was inaugurated in Tirupati today by President Pranab Mukherjee. Anchor Devi shows you a performance by dancers and also lists out the cultural events at the venue.
The biggest event for Telugus anywhere across the world has begun. The World Telugu Conference is being held at Tirupati and was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee, in the presence of Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, ministers,...
The biggest event for Telugus anywhere across the world has begun. The World Telugu Conference is being held at Tirupati and was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee, in the presence of Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, ministers,...
Tirupati MLA Karunakar Reddy and YSR Congress party supporters are holding a dharna near a Telugu Talli statue to protest against what they call lack of sincerity of chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in encouraging the development of Telugu in the administratio...
A global summit for climate change took place in Qatar, Doha, where 200 countries agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol to reduce the greenhouse gas output. But surprisingly, Qatar, where the meeting was held, has not been associated with environmental protectio...
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy will fly to Triupati to review the preparations for the World Telugu Conference. This prestigious conference starts on December 27 and President Pranab Mukherjee will be inaugurating it.
Newshour | Greater political will to curb rape, stringent laws and fast-track justice for rape victims - these were the few demands put forth by the protesters gheraoing the Parliament today. While there is no doubt that the existing laws have failed to serve ...
Newshour | Home Secretary RK Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar praise the Delhi police for their quick action. Neeraj Kumar says that it started off as a blind case, with scanty details being given by the victim. However, the police was able to ...
Following the Delhi police commissioner and RK Singh's press conference, the people express outrage. The commissioner had patted the Delhi police on the back stating that they were able to nab the culprits within 18 hours. However, a protester says that a pers...
The Aam Aadmi Party members gherao 10 Janpath, which is the official residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and start sloganeering. Sensing that the crowd was going out of control, the police evicted many AAP members forcibly.
Times Now has been inviting opinions of several callers over the last few days, and one among them has demanded to know where Arvind Kejriwal is. Reynold Abraham from Dubai has dared Kejriwal to go sit on a hunger strike in Jantar Mantar against the rapists an...
Protest marches intensify across the capital and crowds throng India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. An angry caller from Singapore says that it is not just a national shame, it is an international shame as he finds himself ashamed to be carrying an Indian passpo...
Protests have grown on a massive scale following the gangrape of a 23-year-old in the national capital. The Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde so far has only said that he is concerned about the victim as he himself has three daughters, and that everything poss...
Home Secretary RK Singh promises that the case would be chargesheeted immediately and the trial would begin as soon as possible. Maximum penalty, which is life imprisonment, in this case, would be requested for the culprits, RK Singh said. Delhi Police Commiss...
Home Secretary RK Singh promises that the case would be chargesheeted immediately and the trial would begin as soon as possible. Maximum penalty, which is life imprisonment, in this case, would be requested for the culprits, RK Singh said. Delhi Police Commiss...
Shimla, Amritsar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Bhopal, Varanasi and Delhi rose in unison against the system that often fails to protect the interest of the citizens. Angry protesters mobbed the streets and demanded that the Netas stop making emotional speeches and inste...
Vladimir Putin has slammed America's human rights record, which cites indefinite detention and sanctioned torture in prisons. Speaking to over a thousand journalists at a year-ending press conference, the Russian Prime Minister and President-elect lashed back ...