Centrestage | As the elections near, Pakistan has fallen into deep turmoil. Abductions, attacks and threats have bloodied the political landscape of the country. Bombings have intensified, people have been asked to stay away from voting and the terrorists have...
Centre Stage | Congress has managed to pull off a resounding victory in Karnataka, proving all its detractors wrong. The party is all set to form the government in the state. Nonetheless, this victory hasn't been all that sweet for Congress as the Supreme Cour...
Centrestage | Pakistan cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was severely injured on his head when he fell off a forklift that was hoisting him on to a stage for an election campaign meeting in Lahore. He has been rushed to the hospital and is reported to be ...
Centrestage | The fresh affidavit filed by CBI in the Supreme Court revealed how changes were made in the report into the coal block allocation scam by government officials to protect the interests of a few top leaders. How long can the government live in deni...
While the nation mourned the death of its martyr Sarabjit Singh as he was laid to rest, for politicians, it was a photo-op and a chance to score a few brownie points as they thronged funeral. Where were all these leaders who now queue up to express grief and s...
Newshour | Pakistan, which has been asserting that the attack on Sarabjit Singh was a mere scuffle, fails to answer questions on how such an attack would have taken place in a maximum security prison. Despite the gaping holes in their arguments and glaring evi...
Citizens across India are angry at Pakistan for the brutal murder of Sarabjit Singh and the insensitivity that followed. They are also equally angry with Indian government for failing to rescue a fellow citizen by acting promptly and strictly. Has the governme...
The Chinese incursion into Indian territory between April 15 and 16 has now escalated into a full-grown diplomatic row, as two flag meetings by the two countries' armies have resulted in stalemate. Also, an assessment of the PLA strength shows how Chinese troo...
Newshour | Government has been attempting to defend itself and Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar saying that the meeting between top CBI officials and Law Minister was only customary. However, no reasons have been cited for the transfer of a senior CBI official...
Newshour | Having threatened to urinate in dams, should Ajit Pawar now resign for water scam? Can anything be worse that denying the poorest of the poor farmers, some water to just live? Why were there no consultations with those affected? Environmentalist Sun...
Newshour | If the police act as agents to quell political dissent then where is Indian democracy headed? Why should India look away when a 22-year-old student leader is killed for demanding a college election? On what basis do politicians expect the police to ...
News Night | Congress scion Rahul Gandhi outlines UP-centric strategy for retaining power by winning the 2014 elections. The Congress is seeing UP as the only state with real 'yield' potential after looking at the state of play in other states. Rahul says that...
News Night | In this edition of News Night, watch some of the top news stories of the day. Petrol price has been cut by Rs 2 per litre with effect from midnight tonight, excluding local taxes. This is the steepest reduction in rates in nine months. Minister of...
Newshour | Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been executed. Has the Congress-led UPA government, with this move, disputed the claims of Opposition that BJP is soft-peddling on the issue of terror? Has the government managed to convey that it will tolera...
Newshour | Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been executed. Although this decision was welcomed by majority of Indians, including various political parties, there are a few who question the timing of his hanging and claim that the government is attempti...
Newshour | Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been executed. But why has it taken nearly 12 years to arrive at this decision? Has the government acted keeping in mind the upcoming polls? Is it an attempt by the Congress-led government to dispute the clai...
News Night | The US considers itself to be an ally of India. It has assured us time and again of its commitment towards securing justice for India. It has promised Indian government that it is working hard to neutralize our enemies. Today, the US was on test l...
News Night | The US calls itself an ally of India. It has assured us time and again of its commitment towards securing justice for India. It has promised Indian government that it is working hard to neutralize our enemies. Today, the US was on test like never ...
Newshour | Pakistan's role in the infiltration bid is established beyond doubt as landmines manufactured in Pakistan were found at the Indian side of Line of Control, proving that Pakistan has orchestrated attacks in order to aid infiltration. Pakistan, howeve...
Newshour | The political crisis in Pakistan escalated after Tahir-ul-Qadri jumped into the fray making a set of unusual demands including the revival of Army rule. He took out a million man march to prove that he has what it takes to topple the regime if he wi...
Centre Stage | RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has kicked up a storm with his comment that crimes against women happen in India and not in Bharat. With this remark, the RSS chief appeared to be suggesting that any woman who is educated, working and independent deserve...
Newshour | With Yo Yo Honey Singh's new song dubbed as lewd and vulgar, the panelists debate whether in the name of popular culture are crudity, sexism, and filthy references to women being passed off as creativity.
Newshour | The panelists debate whether abetment to suicide is not a big case as Haryana Labour Minister says Gopal Goyal Kanda's case is not big, Geetika was a mere servant. Torture and threat by Kanda had led to the 23-year-old's suicide.
News Night | Even as protesters demand safety and security for women in Delhi and across the nation, what are the concrete goals that the government and police must meet this year? The government needs to amend a law and set up fast-track courts to bring quick...
Centrestage | Abhijit Mukherjee, son of the President of India Pranab Mukherjee makes a highly sexist comment, despite his father's Christmas message to the nation to respect women. First he says people have not heard the background to his statement, then he a...
Centre Stage | A major controversy rages over the cause of the death of the 47-year-old constable from Delhi Subhash Chandra Tomar. Is the Delhi police using his unfortunate death to discredit a movement?
Centre Stage | Delhi undoubtedly is the most unsafe city for women in India as crimes against women are ever on the increase in the capital city. Is the police force in Delhi too busy with protecting the VIPs that they find no time to ensure the safety of the ...
Centre Stage | There is shock and outrage across the nation over the gangrape of a medical student in Delhi. Everyone, especially women, feel vulnerable and unprotected. What has caused the increase in crimes against women? Are the rape laws in our country ine...
Centre Stage | A door-to-door survey conducted by Headlines Today reveal that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hit a hat-trick. What does this victory mean for Gujarat and the BJP? Will BJP resist the pressure from various quarters and projec...
News Night | First phase of the much awaited Gujarat polls has ended. While there are talks about the recently floated Gujarat Parivartan Party's ability to possibly upset Chief Minister Narendra Modi, hardly anything is spoken about the Congress. The party ha...
Newshour | Injured cricketer Irfan Pathan shared a stage with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi during his election rally in Kheda. The inclusion of a Muslim cricketer when campaigning in Kheda is a very calculated move by Modi, as the constituency has more number of M...
Centre Stage | Stage is set for the much awaited battle for Gujarat. Not many doubt BJP's poster boy Narendra Modi's ability to win back to power. But the only question is the margin with which he wins and this is largely determined by Saurashtra. Will Keshubh...
Former cricketer and national selector Mohinder Amarnath says that MS Dhoni has not done anything for Indian cricket in the last one year. Amarnath also said that it was possible that there was an 'internal' discussion to retain him despite eight successive Te...
Centre Stage | Team India has consistently failed to put up a good show against visiting England. The poor form and lack of ability to perform has attracted criticism from various corners. But the selectors appears to be favoring the players despite their fail...
Newshour | The selectors have dropped middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pacer Zaheer Khan for the third Test. But certain non-performing players continue to be part of Team India. Can the selectors continue to be intimidated by...
Newshour | As the battle for Gujarat gets closer, both Congress and BJP have escalated attacks on each other. While Congress refrained from taking names, Chief Minister Naredra Modi gave no such privilege to Congress. Did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh score an...
Newshour | The Opposition, which suffered a setback after the Congress-led UPA government won vote on retail FDI in parliament, received fresh ammo when the global retail giant Walmart admitted before the US Senate that it spent $25 million since 2008 for lobb...
Centre Stage | Sushruta Trauma Centre in Delhi turned into a hospital of horrors after the oxygen supply to the intensive care unit was shut down. The oxygen supply was restored only after 34 minutes and this delay allegedly led to the death of five patients. ...
Centre Stage | The Hyderabad couple, accused of maltreating their child in Norway, have been convicted by a Norway court. The child's father Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni has been sentenced to 18 months and the mother Anupama Vallabhaneni to 16 months in Norway j...
Centre Stage | After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the party's manifesto for Gujarat, an array of senior party leaders have come out, extending support to his campaign. Even before the release of the manifesto, senior BJP leader Sushma Swar...
Centre Stage | Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa ended his 40-year-long relationship with the party today. He formally resigned from the party and faxed the letter to BJP President Nitin Gakdari. Yeddyurappa, who is set to float his own political ...
Centre Stage | The Supreme Court, terming the Information Technology Act section 66(A) ambiguous, has said that this provision can be misused by anyone. While the Government isn't ready to amend the rule, the Opposition is demanding a discussion on the rule. A...
Centre Stage | When many people expressed their displeasure over the draconian IT Act, one girl has decided to fight against it. Shreya Singhal has filed a PIL against the controversial provision of the Information Technology Act under which two girls from Mum...
Centre Stage | Congress has fielded suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife Shweta Bhatt against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Shweta Bhatt will contest from Maninagar constituency. Does this move prove BJP's claim that Sanjiv Bhatt's running...
Centre Stage | Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has announced his retirement from mainstream Test cricket. Announcing his retirement, Ponting said that his passion for the game has not changed, but it is time for him to go. Should Sachin Tendulkar take ...
Centre Stage | Government has finally decided to bite the bullet and allow debate under Rule 184 that also entails voting on the issue of FDI in retail. Will the Parliament finally function sans disruptions? Has the government acceded to the demand of the Oppo...
Centre Stage | The UPA government is all set to launch the ambitious direct cash transfer scheme from January 1, 2013. Under this scheme, the money from subsidies that the people are eligible for, will be deposited directly into their bank accounts. These incl...
Centre Stage | The UP government, led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, plans to withdraw charges against 15 terror accused. The government wants the charges to be dropped in 'public interest'. The government is attempting to fulfill its pre-poll promises by w...
Centre Stage | Captain Saurabh Kalia's father has been running from pillar to post to get justice for his son who was captured, tortured and murdered by the Pakistani Army. He wants the International Court of Justice to expose the torture. He has now decided t...
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...
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...
Centre Stage | Here is another tale of blatant violation of human rights in free India. Two men have been arrested and kept in jail for 12 days over Facebook posts which were deemed offensive by politicos. Mayank and KV Rao were arrested for allegedly disrespe...
Indian citizens in Ireland take on the Irish government in a clash of ideologies over the anti-abortion law following the death of Savita Halappanavar. The lady died in Ireland after doctors refused to terminate her pregnancy. Her husband has rejected the Iris...
Centre Stage | 24 hours after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was executed, Indian bravehearts have come out claiming that the government is apathetic to their miseries. Some of them have lost limbs and some of them are even paralyzed. They say that the govern...
Centre Stage | TMC suffered a setback in Parliament when the no-confidence motion tabled by Mamata Banerjee found hardly any takers. But defending the party's decision, senior TMC leader Suguta Roy says that the party knew that it would not get much of support...
Newshour | Ajmal Kasab's execution has stunned Pakistan. A red-faced Pakistan, that continues to be in the denial mode, has even slammed its media for reaching out to Ajmal Kasab's family. Can India soft pedal diplomacy with Pakistan anymore, given their freez...
Centre Stage | Headlines Today reaches to Faridkot, Pakistan, village of Ajmal Kasab, the 26/11 attacker who has been hanged. While people in Kasab's village condemn the heinous act of terrorism, Pakistan continues to be in denial mode over the entire 26/11 is...
Newshour | Four long years after the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, the lone terrorist caught, Ajmal Kasab, is hanged. But has this action come a bit too late? Was the entire investigation into the 26/11 attacks a slow process? Should he not have been treated as a pr...
Newshour | The lone Pakistani terrorist caught in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, Ajmal Kasab, has been hanged. But Kasab was not the only terrorist awaiting death sentence. Has the government leapfrogged the list for Kasab? If Kasab can be hanged for the 26/11...
Newshour | Shiv Sena activists have managed to forcefully elicit an apology from the 21-year-old Mumbai girl who posted an alleged anti-Bal Thackeray comment on her Facebook wall. The girl and her friend, who merely liked her comment, have deactivated their Fa...
Newshour | There is more trouble for the beleaguered BJP chief Nitin Gadkari as senior party leader Yashwant Sinha, assuming a high moral ground, has sought his immediate ouster as party chief. Sinha has justified his demand saying that people in public life s...
Centre Stage | Here is a shocking story of complete disregard for life. Six teenagers, who met with an accident, called for help. But when the father of the boy who was behind the wheel arrived, he chose to save only his son, heeding no attention to the cries ...
Centre Stage | Shiv Sena has demanded that a memorial to party chief Bal Thackeray be built in Shivaji Park, next to the memorial to Chhattrapati Shivaji. The party claims that this is a fitting venue for a memorial for Bal Thackeray as Shivaji Park played a p...
Centre Stage | Freedom of speech in India is under attack and here is an incident which prove this argument. A 21-year-old Mumbai girl, who allegedly posted an anti-Bal Thackeray comment on her Facebook, was arrested and was later released on bail. A friend of...
Centre Stage | About 18 people are feared dead in stampede at Ganga ghat in Patna during Chhath and many are feared injured. The accident happened following the collapse of a makeshift bamboo bridge. There is a sense of anger among the devotees and across the ...
Centre Stage | Liquor baron and real estate tycoon Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Chadha killed each other over property dispute. Although they may not exactly shared a happy space between them, they are finally resting close to each other. Investigation...
Centre Stage | Union Minister of Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Ajay Maken, has flayed Chief Minister Sheila Dixit's power plans in Delhi. He has said that the electricity regulatory mechanism in Delhi failed and even privatisation did not help in taming the...
Centre Stage | Massive protests have been organized in several parts of India as well as in Ireland demanding justice for Savita Halappanavar. 31-year-old Savita was left to die in Ireland, as the doctors refused to perform an abortion on her as the country wa...
Newshour | Congress scion Rahul Gandhi is set to spearhead the campaign for the General Elections 2014. By making Rahul Gandhi head the 2014 LS election panel, has Congress unofficially declared him as Prime Minister? Does he have enough experience and experti...
Newshour| Savita Halappanavar, a dentist from India, died after Irish doctors denied her an abortion citing religious laws. Even as there are widespread outrage over this death, the government is doing hardly anything about it. Why are Indian government and In...
Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra have been protesting, demanding better prices for their produce. Even as the protests turned violent, government has been dismissing the demands of these farmers, alleging that the representatives of these farmers have vested i...
Sports journalist Ed Hawkins in his book 'Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy', made a startling claim that 2011 World Cup semi-final match between Indian and Pakistan was fixed. Has Hawkins evidence to substantiate his claims? Unless he can produce clear evidence, shoul...
Newshour | Following the attack by RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy, who in his latest tweets, claimed that the technical clean chit given to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari is not a license to continue as party chief and chided him for being a politician and businessman at...
Centre Stage | Ulhas Prabhakar Khaire and his wife Raksha have, for years, successfully duped people in such a manner that would make even con artist-turned-security consultant Frank Abagnale doubt his abilities. They have put on disguises, lost weight and gai...
Newshour | Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V Narayanaswamy caused a controversy, claiming that the government is considering a proposal to make CAG a multi-member body. Following the outrage over this remark Narayanaswamy claimed t...
Newshour | RSS ideologue MG Vaidya in his blog alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is behind the campaign against party chief Nitin Gadkari. Downplaying the issue the BJP has said that the party is firmly united behind Gadkari and that the party ...
Newshour | Even after his anti-India rant has caused outrage across the nation, National Conference leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's uncle Mustafa Kamal remains unapologetic. Kamal had said that India is the enemy and not Pakistan. H...
Centre Stage | Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has come out with another explosive expose. Giving the details of people who have Swiss bank accounts for stashing black money, he alleged that government is in possession of these details too but is co...
Centre Stage | After a little known badminton player Prajakta Sawant accused Indian coach Pullela Gopichand of favouritism and bias, ace doubles player Jwala Gutta too has come out, criticizing the coach. Gutta has highlighted how favouritism and politics have...
Centre Stage | In their latest expose, India Against Corruption activists targeted account holders in Swiss banks. Anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal exposed the details of Swiss bank account holders in the HSBC bank in Geneva. The activist-turned-politician ...
Centre Stage | Even as the voices of dissent are strong within the BJP against party chief Nitin Gadkari, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy has come to the rescue of the party chief. In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today Gurumurthy reveals why he feels that Ga...
Newshour | Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has been relentless in his attack against the UPA government. He demanded the dissolution of Parliament, claiming that the government is unconstitutional. In his latest move, Gen Singh has called for a Parliament ghera...
Newshour | Reacting to the charges made by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Congress has said that the party will not dignify his charges with a point by point rebuttal. Is the party avoiding key questi...
Newshour | India Against Corruption member and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, along with other IAC members, has exposed the vicious nexus existing between the politicians and the corporate. He has alleged that successive governments have favoured ...
Centre Stage | India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, along with other IAC members, has exposed the vicious nexus existing between the politicians and the corporate. He has alleged that successive governments have favoured Mukesh Ambani owned Relia...
Newshour | Stating that West Bengal government had not provided the firm with a safe environment, private cargo handler ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) has pulled out of the Haldia port. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, instead of acknowledging the ...
Centre Stage | The promotion system in the Indian Army is under scrutiny as a top ranking official with the Army has challenged the promotion system. Lt Gen Ravi Dastane has come out claiming that he was designated to be the Army Chief but was neglected becaus...
Centre Stage | Trees crushing down, power lines cut, cities submerged and flood waters rushing into New York's subway tunnels. These are not scenes taken from a Hollywood disaster flick. Superstorm Sandy has indeed forced the US into submission. 14 people have...
Centre Stage | Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's insensitivity towards women was revealed in his comment about Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife. Modi called her 'Rs 50 crore girlfriend'. Modi has kicked up another storm when he targeted Congress chief...
News Night | Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's insensitivity towards women was revealed in his comment about Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife. Modi called her 'Rs 50 crore girlfriend'. Modi has kicked up another storm when he targeted Congress chief S...
Centre Stage | In what appears to be a demotion of sorts, Union Minister Jaipal Reddy has been transferred from Petroleum Ministry to Science and Technology Ministry. Opposition and India Against Corruption have attacked the government, alleging Reddy has been...
News Night | In what appears to be a demotion of sorts, Jaipal Reddy has been transferred from Petroleum Ministry to Science and Technology Ministry. Although there were reports that suggested that Reddy was unhappy with this transfer, he has claimed that he i...
News Night | BJP, which has been relentlessly waging war against Congress leaders over corruption, has found itself in an embarrassing position following the graft charges against its own chief Nitin Gadkari. Although the BJP top brass, along with the RSS, hav...
Newshour | Gadkari's company Purti Power and Sugar Ltd has been receiving large amount of funding from a construction firm named Ideal Road Builders (IRB) group. The construction firm had also won several contracts from 1995 and 1999, the period when Gadkari w...
Centre Stage | Following the allegations of corruption against him, BJP president Nitin Gadkari has come out claiming his innocence saying that all his accounts and transactions are transparent and above board. He has also said that he is ready to face any pro...
Centre Stage | The Kingfisher Airlines impasse continues as the employees have refused to accept the solution offered by the KFA officials. The officials have been attempting to pacify the agitating employees in vain. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ...
Centre Stage | Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare parted ways with India Against Corruption member Arvind Kejriwal after the latter decided to make the political plunge by launching his own party. While Anna decided to stay apolitical, Kejriwal has been hitting t...
Newshour | In an explosive letter to India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh says that his opinion about the anti-graft activist as a crusader against corruption has now changed to a self serving, ambitious ...
Newshour | In the wake of allegations of corruption against his IAC teammates, India Against Corruption member and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has ordered an internal probe against Prashant Bhushan, Anjali Damania and Mayank Gandhi. An internal ...