News Night | In the wake of the scathing observations by Supreme Court, the government reportedly is planning to sack Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and move Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar to another portfolio. Why has the government decided to mo...
Sources have revealed that government finally has decided that it is time to ax Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. This decision by the government comes in the wake of the confessions of Bansal's nephew to CBI. However, the government reportedly has no...
CBI chief Ranjit Sinha, who remains evasive on the government interference into the coal block allocation scam, admits that the scathing observations by the Supreme Court are indeed correct.
The CVC seeks a report from the CBI on Coalgate. It wants to know why was CBI's status report on the coal block allocation scam shared with the government. It was the CVC that had referred the coal block allocation case to the CBI.
Headlines Today is in possession of damning evidence of how the government of Assam ran the extra mile to shield Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen even when thousands of investors lost their hard earned money.
Congress, which has managed to pull off a convincing victory in Karnataka, has begun preliminary discussions on formation of government in the state. Although speculations about the next Chief Minister have been flying around, the final decision will be taken ...
Even after the Supreme Court's stinging observations on the UPA government for interfering with the CBI probe on the coal block allocation scam, the government seems to be in no mood to take any action against law minister Ashwani Kumar. Sources reveal that th...
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...
Supreme Court has come down heavily on government and the CBI over the interference in the coal block allocation report. The apex court was extremely critical of the government's attempt to meddle with the report. The SC has also flayed the investigating agenc...
The Supreme Court has pulled up the government over its interference with the CBI report into the coal block allocation scam. The apex court has also made a few scathing observations about the CBI, calling it a caged parrot of many masters.
The government is not ready to let railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign, as they feel that there is no direct proof to prove his involvement in the railgate scam, but CBI's explosive revelation has the UPA running for cover. The phone number of a senior ...
Although the UPA government has managed to bring on board TMC and Left over the Food Security Bill, its key ally, NCP, appears to be not in favour of the bill as the party chief Sharad Pawar has met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, demanding discussion over the...
BJP appears to be in no mood to relent its attack on the government as the party continues to demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal over bribery allegations. The party has expressed its readiness to go any extend, including stalling the...
Akali Dal has set a two-day deadline for the government to take a call on the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Akali Dal leaders say that they will continue with protests and agitations until Sajjan Ku...
The quick withdrawal of its troop by the Chinese government has raised a few eyebrows. According to sources, China only agreed to withdraw its forces from Daulat Beg Oldie sector in Ladakh, once India promised to remove its bunkers which the Army built in Chum...
After the Chinese intrusion into Ladakh, top Army sources reveal that there will be a further impetus within the government to strengthen eastern Ladakh. The sources say that the Army needs more UAVs for surveillance in Ladakh. Sources also reveal that the gov...
While the troubled UPA government is trying to push the food security Bill, the Opposition has been relentless, cornering the government on multiple scams and demanding the resignations of the PM and his ministers.
The UPA government is in the dock dealing with multiple scams, latest being the railway bribery case. On Monday, the government tried to push the food security Bill, but the adamant Opposition demanded the PM's resignation.
News Night | CBI has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, explaining how its status report into coal block allocation scam was vetted and watered down by the government. Crucial changes were made in the report in order to protect the interests of a few at ...
It looks as if the Opposition is ready to take on every move of the government. The Parliament has witnessed huge uproar after the government decided to move the Food Security Bill despite raging protests. The government appears to be keen to pass the bill as ...
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is caught in the eye of the coalgate storm. The CBI filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court today, saying the status report was vetted by the Minister and the PMO, among others. The CBI has also put forth the changes made to its...
In its second affidavit, the CBI has claimed that its probe report was vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Prime Minister's Office, among others. The, Centre, however has maintained a stoic silence on the issue as the fate of its Minister hangs in the...
Providing relief to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court has given the green signal to the Kudankulam nuclear plant today. The apex court said that the plant is safe and secure and it is necessary for larger public interest and economic ...
People across the nation united in mourning as the body of its martyr Sarabjit Singh was laid to rest. There is a sense of anger in people not just against Pakistan but against the Indian government too which wasn't successful in helping Sarabjit who succumbed...
India's martyr Sarabjit Singh has been laid to rest even as his family members are inconsolable. People across the nation, who mourn the death of Sarabjit Singh along with his family members, are angry not just against Pakistan but against Indian government to...
The Ministry of External Affairs says that it is in touch with Pakistan's High Commissioner regarding the attack on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq in the Kotbalwal jail of Jammu and Kashmir. The prisoner would be provided consular access, so that Pakistani a...
Amidst the anger and grief over Sarabjit Singh's death, a Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq was attacked in the Kotbalwal jail of Jammu and Kashmir by a fellow prisoner. Sanaullah was earlier admitted in Jammu's Government Medicall College, but will now be shif...
Around 7 AM this morning, a Pakistani prisoner, who was lodged in the Kote Bhalwal Jail in Jammu and Kashmir for the past 17 years, was attacked by a fellow prisoner with a shovel. Sanaullah Haq was first admitted in Jammu's Government Medical College and now ...
Punjab government has promised to give all types of support necessary to the family members of Sarabjit Singh. It has also offered a sum of money as compensation.
A Pakistani prisoner, who is lodged in Jammu and Kashmir's Kotbalwal jail for 17 years, was beaten by other inmates today. Sanaullah Haq, who was hit by a shovel, has been admitted to Jammu's Government Medical College's ICU. The Indian government has issued o...
The Opposition is gearing up to corner the UPA government in the Parliament. It should be interesting to find out what the Congress' strategy would be to counter the Opposition's unrelenting attack.
Newshour | Even after Sarabjit's butchery, why are some pro-Pak lobbies in India working so hard to downplay his murder? Why are certain vested interests trying so hard to argue Pakistan's case to downplay Sarabjit's murder? Should Pakistan apologists in Indi...
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...
Newshour | Pakistan government, in a statement, has called the brutal attack on Sarabjit, a scuffle. Why does Pakistan, after allowing the killing of Sarabjit, continue to lie about his death? Should India consider calling off trade and diplomatic ties with Pa...
CBI chief Ranjit Sinha says 'my hands are tied' after the scathing reaction from the Supreme Court on the 2G spectrum allocation issue. In conversation with Mail Today, he says that the CBI is dependent on the government for everything. He aggressively asserts...
Watch a panel discuss the developments in Pakistan in regard to Sarabjit Singh's killing. Pakistan government, in a statement, has called the brutal attack on Sarabjit, a scuffle.
BJP corners Congress-led UPA government in Parliament over several issues, prominent of them being the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan. Ripping into the government, leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley says that the government has fa...
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that Sarabjit Singh's death in Pakistan exposed the callous nature of the Indian government towards Indian citizens. He also that the incident was a failure on the part of the government.
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that the Indian government wasn't strong enough on Sarabjit Singh's issue. According to Hussain, if they had taken a strong stand on the case, Sarabjit would have still been alive. Hussain adds that Sabarjit's dead has exposed...
Family members of Sarabjit Singh, who succumbed to his injuries, have been demanding that he be declared a martyr. The government is doing everything possible to ensure that Pakistan releases the mortal remains of Sarabjit Singh immediately.
Newshour | Is the Coalgate cover-up the UPA 2 government's Watergate moment? Has the government invited this entire crisis on itself by trying to cover up the law minister's interference with the CBI? Sanjay Jha of Hamaracongress.com, Janata Party president Su...
Indian national on the death row, Sarabjit Singh, who was brutally beaten in a Pakistan jail, is battling for life. He is currently on ventilator support and needs critical care to live. His family is currently in Pakistan and is being giving apathy and insens...
Indian national on the death row, Sarabjit Singh, who was brutally beaten in a Pakistan jail, is battling for life. He is currently on ventilator support and needs critical care to live. His family is currently in Pakistan and is being giving apathy and insens...
Reacting to the scathing observations by Supreme Court over the allegations of government interference in the coal block allocation scam report, CBI director Ranjit Sinha says that the investigating agency will abide by the directives of the apex court and wil...
The Supreme Court's observations into the allegations that the government interfered with the report into the coal block allocation scam have left the Congress and government cringing. The ripples of this scathing attack by the apex court were felt in the Parl...
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who is under intense pressure after the Supreme Court's observations on Centre's vetting of CBI report on coalgate, has kept mum over whether he will resign from the post.
Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan addresses the media on SC observations on the coalgate scam. The Supreme Court slammed the government saying that vetting CBI's report on coal block allocation was a massive breach of trust.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj slams the government and holds it responsible for a string of corruption cases, "each bigger than the other". She contended that if the 15th Lok Sabha had gained the dubious distinction of being the worst...
American officials may have played a significant role in driving corruption in Afghanistan. Reports suggest that millions of dollars in cash are shipped to the Karzai government in return for US influence in running Afghanistan.
Locals have stopped two tanker lorries, carrying water from Aluva water authority pumping station, violating norms. These two lorries, with Maharashtra registration, were carrying water to Chittoor retreat centre, flouting the norms and restrictions set by the...
The Finance Bill is likely to be passed in the Parliament today as the Opposition has agreed to allow passage of the bill in the all-party meet summoned by Speaker. Opposition has been continually cornering the government and stalling Parliament over several i...
The 15th Lok Sabha has gained the dubious distinction of being the least productive House in the Indian political history thanks to frequent disruptions and tantrums of our MPs.
The Opposition, which has been relentlessly attacking the government in Parliament over coal block allocation scam, 2G scam, Sarabjit Singh issue and China's incursion, is likely to continue cornering the government in the days ahead. The Budget Session, thus,...
News Night | Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is on the death row and was held in a jail in Pakistan's Lahore district since 1990, continues to remain in critical condition after his jail inmates brutally thrashed him. The Indian government has made a forma...
Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is on the death row and was held in a jail in Pakistan's Lahore district since 1990, continues to remain in critical condition after his jail inmates brutally thrashed him. India has also reiterated a demand for a thorough i...
WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee finally seems to have woken up to ugly realities of the chit fund scams in the state. The TMC's proposed Bill to protect the interests of investors will be tabled in the Assembly tomorrow.
The CBI's affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court today claims that the agency's earlier report on coal allocation scam was vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Prime Minister's Office.
Backing his Cabinet colleague Ashwani Kumar, Union Minister Kamal Nath says there is no question of the Law Minister's resignation now. The CBI has stated in its affidavit that only the draft report was discussed with the Law Minister and the PMO, not the fina...
The CBI's affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court today claims that the agency's earlier report on coal allocation scam was vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Prime Minister's Office. CPI leader Atul Anjaan says this is a clear violation of law.
The CBI has finally submitted its affidavit to the Supreme Court saying its earlier report on the coal block allocation scam was vetted by a political executive.
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha filed a two-page affidavit in Supreme Court claiming the Law Minister and the Prime Minister's Office had vetted the agency's draft report on coal block allocation.
A bitter blame game has started between the TMC and the Congress over the West Bengal chit fund scam, which has wreaked havoc in the lives of lakhs of investors.
There's a new twist to the Bengal chit fund scam with evidence that Central Minister AH Khan Chowdhury was involved in the case. An explosive letter written by the Minister to the PM talks about a nexus between the TMC and Saradha Group.
Newshour | A letter written by a Central Minister, AH Khan Chowdhury, shows chit fund companies getting the full support of the TMC government in West Bengal. The Minister allegedly wrote two letters to the Prime Minister complaining about Saradha Group, but l...
Multiple warnings by SEBI were ignored by Mamata Banerjee government in the chit fund crisis and investigations also reveal that five more ponzi schemes are under scanner. Corporate affairs ministry is likely to order a probe into Saradha Group.
Newshour | Why did West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee not crack down on the ponzi swindler Sudipta Sen, chairman of the Saradha Group and all the others who were involved in the chit fund scam, much earlier? Can TMC distance itself from the chit fund scam any long...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says that none of her party leaders were involved in the chit fund scam by Saradha Group. She has blamed the Centre and the previous Left government for the ponzi scam, as the Centre was informed about the scam earlier. Earlier t...
The probe on the Saradha group has been widening after the SEBI crack down on the ponzi mastermind Sudipta Sen. The Assam police have now started investigating two cases against the group which are in Guwahati and Jorhat. The Bengal government has frozen 35 ba...
UP Textiles Minister Shiv Kumar Beria runs into trouble after proclaiming that without his orders, cops in the state cannot even sit, let alond work. He says that if a policeman does not listen to him, then he will be sacked within 24 hours.
Kalyan Banerjee, chairperson of the coal panel, reveals that most nontransparent procedures were adopted for the allocation of coal blocks from 1993 to 2004. He claims that the government has suffered heavy losses owing to improper allocation of coal blocks.
BJP is all set to take on the government in both Houses of the Parliament. BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi said that they would protest in the well of the House. BJP has accused the UPA government of tampering with the 2G report as well as th...
The BJP demands Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation in connection with the JPC report on 2G scam saying there is no question of the PM getting a clean chit in the multi-crore scam.
Around 4000 resident doctors in Maharashtra are set to go on an indefinite strike from 8 AM as they claim that the government is not looking into their demands. Among their many demands, they had asked the government to increase their stipend. The doctors alle...
Not just the investors who have lost everything after chit fund Saradha Group went bankrupt, but the employees of the chit fund too have joined the protest against the West Bengal government. The angry investors are also targeting the employees of the chit fun...
Formula One has wrapped up in Bahrain amid anti-government protesters clashing with the police. Security forces stormed places were marches were to be held, suppressing most of them.
The Parliament, which reconvenes today, is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the NDA and the Left are planning to corner the government over the issues of JPC draft on 2G which exonerated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and ...
In the wake of the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, political parties demand capital punishment for rapists as they believe only death penalty could act as a deterrent. The Opposition is expected to raise this issue in the Parliament too. Even as ...
Investors demand their dues after Saradha group chit fund, which had close links with West Bengal government, collapsed. The Left and Congress have attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government for being close to the chit fund and not ...
Promising government jobs, three men of the same family cheat several people of Rs 22 lakh, but get caught by the police. The three men hailing from Karadimalai in Arcot, Vellore, collected several lakhs from people, promising them jobs in the railways. The me...
The Gujarat government has decided to appeal once again in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case. The state government has filed an appeal in the High Court seeking death penalty for a former minister in the Modi government, Maya Kodnani, along with Bajrang Dal lea...
Gujarat government is set to move Supreme Court, seeking death penalty for former Gujarat Women and Child Development Minister Maya Kodnani. The government will also demand death for Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and eight others for the massacre in Naroda ...
The Gujarat Government files an appeal in the High Court seeking death penalty for a former minister in the Modi government, Maya Kodnani, along with Bajrang Dal leader, Babu Bajrangi and eight others for their role in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots.
Sinthanai Kalam | Tamil Nadu state government takes over one of the oldest universities in the state - Annamalai University. How will this affect students? Will the standard of education imparted be bettered, now that the state government is controlling it? Ac...
Centre has lauded Kerala government over the reforms which the state has managed to bring in in the police force. The state has been successful in incorporating almost all the recommendations proposed by the centre.
The CPI state secretariat meet, which is scheduled for today, is set to discuss the current political situation in the state. The meet will outline strategies to stage protest against the alleged anti-people policies by the government. The party is also likely...
The Akali Dal government in Punjab is seeking clemency for convicted terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar. Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to plead mercy for Bhullar, who is convicted for the 1993 car bombing case. Ironically, t...
Even as the government finds it hard to survive on the outside support, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has hinted at the possibility of early polls, saying that the government is vulnerable now and therefore there is a need to be ready for early polls. The UPA governm...
Instead of arresting the TMC workers responsible for the act of vandalism at Presidency University campus, Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal has gone ahead and arrested two of the students from the University. The party is also shamelessly defending ...
Newshour | The Odisha government scrapped discretionary quota but allottees are unaffected. Land meant for martyrs were allotted to bureaucrats and politicians and they are not willing to do away with it. Rural development minister Vikram is one of the benefic...
480 Pakistani Hindu refugees who managed to flee from Pakistan in the pretext of attending Kumbh Mela are hoping that India will grant them asylum. These people, who were traumatized and tortured in their own country, are expecting Indian government to grant t...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the industrialists in West Bengal, attacked Congress and Congress-led coalition government at the Centre. The scathing attack has left the Congress fuming with the party, along with Left and the Samajwadi ...
Newshour | An infant's finger was chopped off in Rajasthan and a minor rape victim was jailed in UP. Is being poor a child's greatest crime in India? Samajwadi party leader Kamal Farooqi, BJP leader Vani Tripathi, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Archana S...
The LDF meet is set to discuss the current political scenario in the state and form strategies to stage protest to corner the UDF government which is assailed by several problems. LDF plans to stage protest against the government both inside the Kerala Assembl...
Achil Vandhavai | The AIADMK government has announced the opening of several new colleges in Tamil Nadu. While this is a welcome move, is there enough infrastructure in these colleges to impart quality education? Also discussed, Sri Lankan government's treatme...
In another case of medical negligence, a sweeper was passed off as a nurse in the absence of doctors in a government hospital in Rajasthan. According to sources, the sweeper cut off the baby's finger while giving the infant an injection. To make matters worse,...