Rallying behind its tainted ministers, the Congress has decided that there needs to be some damage control. The Congress core group is likely to take a final call on the fate of its ministers Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Kumar Bansal tomorrow. There is pressure on ...
The cover for railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is no longer possible. Sources claim that Congress will be sacking its minister in a matter of time. The sacking will happen after a direct link was obtained between Bansal and his son's firm.
Sonia Gandhi has asked the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a decision soon on both railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, as well as law minister Ashwani Kumar. According to sources, Gandhi has said that whatever happened in the past cannot be undone, but ...
The Congress is likely to take final call on its minister Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Kumar Bansal by tomorrow evening. The core group, which was slated to meet today, will be meeting tomorrow for a discussion on the fate of the two Cabinet ministers.
The CBI is briefing the Prime Minister on the need to question Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in the controversial bribery case. With fresh allegations of conflict of interest against the Railway Minister, it might only be a matter of time before the part...
The Congress core group meeting which was to take place today has been postponed to Saturday. The fate of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will be decided during the meet.
Sources from Congress claim that railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will be asked to resign, law minister Ashwani Kumar is most likely to be shifted to another ministry. The reason behind the difference in consideration is because Ashwani enjoys the backing o...
The noose around Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is getting tighter, as the CBI has managed to collect a lot of evidence against the Union minister. CBI may question the son-in-law of Bansal's sister, Vitul Kumar in connection with the scam. Pawan Kumar's ...
With fresh allegations of conflict of interest against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in the bribery case, will he continue to enjoy the support of his party is the big question doing the rounds.
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...
Despite sensational evidence against the rail minister, Congress continues to back him. Congress leader Digvijay Singh comes to the defence of rail minister PK Bansal. He says if any relative of the minister takes advantage of his position, the minister can no...
The channel exposes details of Bansal's family fortunes. It tracks the sordid trail of self interest and nepotism. The report reveals how the rail minister PK Bansal's nephew was made part of a PSU-private bank joint venture board and how Bansal's CA was made ...
The channel exposes details of rail minister PK Bansal's family fortunes. It tracks the sordid trail of self interest and nepotism. Bansal's son's company had the minister's auditor as director. The minister's CA Sunil Gupta is the auditor of three Bansal comp...
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...
Sources say the CBI may question the rail minister soon. There are fresh allegations against the rail minister PK Bansal. Bansal's CA Sunil Kumar was made director of a public sector bank in 2007. Several loans were granted to Bansal's family after Sunil's app...
Sources say the CBI may question the rail minister soon. There are fresh allegations against the rail minister PK Bansal. Bansal's CA Sunil Kumar was made director of a public sector bank in 2007. Several loans were granted to Bansal's family after Sunil's app...
Rail minister PK Bansal is not present in the cabinet meeting that is convened at the Prime Minister's residence. However, law minister Ashwani Kumar is attending the meet. Sources say that the rail minister may be asked to quit from his post. Preliminary inve...
Vijay Singla, nephew of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, has been sent to judicial custody till May 20. Besides him, three others, Sandip Goyal, Dharmendra Kumar and Vivek Kumar too have been sent to custody.
Preliminary investigation of the CBI into the railway bribery case clearly implicates the railway minister PK Bansal. His nephew Vijay singla has named him, stating that the minister was in the loop. Phone records in CBI's possession have references to 'uncle ...
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's problems just keep piling up as the CBI is getting ready to question the minister in connection with the railway bribery scam. The CBI is done questioning Bansal's personal secretary and will call Bansal for questioning an...
Trouble mounts for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in the cash-for-posting scam as reports claim that his nephew Vijay Singla met with senior railway ministry official Mahesh Kumar at his home. The CBI questioned Bansal's private secretary Rahul Bhandari y...
Congress' decision on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is expected to come by evening. The Congress core committee will meet to discuss the fate of the leaders at the Center. It is believed that Sonia Gandhi has already expres...
CBI has recorded a telephonic conversation between the Railway Minister's nephew Vijay Singla and Mahesh Kumar. In the conversation, the two accused mention the name of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
The CBI is likely to call in Railway Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, for questioning, in connection with the railway bribery scam involving his nephew Vijay Singla. The CBI will also present the four accused in the Patiala House court for hearing. The CBI is hop...
Even as the government is under fire to sack Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal over the bribery scandal, the CBI says fresh evidence of Bansal-Singhla links have emerged. Even though the investigating agency say there is no direct evidence against the ...
Congress is moving towards a single party majority in Karnataka while BJP has slid to the third spot in the state. While on the other hand, both the houses of the Parliament faced disruptions as the Opposition continued to demand the resignation of Law Ministe...
Newshour | The phone number of a senior official in Railway Minister PK Bansal's office is under CBI scrutiny. CBI claims multiple calls were made from Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's phone to this number. Vijay Singla is director in 11 companies. These compani...
Railway Minister Pawan Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla is director in 11 companies. These companies deal with real estate, infrastructure, cement, among others. Singla has amassed huge wealth in a span of five years. Did Bansal play any role in the building up of...
CBI sources say that the bribe money was meant for someone high up in the rail ministry. However, CBI is yet to gather evidence to verify this fact. Testimony of all accused in the bribery case will clarify railway minister's involvement in the scam.
Congress has no intention to cave in despite raging protests from BJP both inside and outside the Parliament, demanding resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Congress, stepping up counterattack, says the Opposition's demand for the resignation of...
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...
BJP, which has been constantly demanding the resignation of Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal over the bribery scandal, demand that he be grilled by CBI. The party alleges that there is evidence that reveal the business link between Vijay Singla and Ba...
Congress leader blames the BJP for stalling the proceedings in the Parliament and not allowing the historic land bill and food bill to pass. In the meantime, rail minister PK Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla has emerged as a crucial player in the railway racket an...
CBI now wants to question Railway Minster Pawan Kumar Bansal in the bribery case that involves his nephew Vijay Singla. The BJP, meanwhile, has taken its fight to the streets with party workers in Kanpur taking out protests against the minister and demanding h...
If the attack on UPA government and its ministers in Parliament was not enough, the BJP has launched an attack on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on the streets of Kanpur too. Party workers agitated in Kanpur, demanding Bansal's resignation.
Reiterating his party's demand, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said if UPA is serious about people's welfare, it must sack the two minsters accused in cases of corruption.
BJP workers took to the streets in Kanpur protesting against the Railway Minister. They also stopped number of trains in Kanpur and shouted slogans against Pawan Kumar Bansal and the Prime Minister, calling them thieves, and demanded their resignation.
Congress party is keen on getting the food security bill passed in Lok Sabha at the earliest, but BJP has made it clear that it will not allow the houses of the Parliament to function unless Congress makes Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar resign from their...
This session of the Parliament may be running out of time to pass important bills, such as the one on food security, but that has not stopped the Opposition from halting its attack on the government, disrupting House proceedings.
BJP workers take out protests against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in Kanpur. The Minister's kin was caught accepting bribe worth Rs 80 lakh in return for a plum post for a Railway Board member. The BJP has been vehemently demanding his resignation over...
The Congress core group has decided that the Parliament is not going to be adjourned sine die. The Opposition has kept up its demand for the sacking of UPA ministers and threatened to stall Parliament proceedings.
Another accused in the bribery scandal, Ajay Garg, has been arrested from Chandigarh. Garg is close associate of Union Railway Minister Pawan Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla. He owns the multi-crore IEC Gensets Limited - one of the major suppliers of electrical e...
With just four days left for the session to get over, Congress is working steadily towards bringing in the food security bill ahead of the upcoming 2014 general elections. BJP has said that until the Railway Minister and Law Minister do not resign they will no...
As BJP continues to protest and demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, the Lok Sabha had to be adjourned till 1 PM.
CBI is likely to call Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in for questioning in connection with his role in the 90 lakh bribery scam. Bansal's nephew has been accused of taking bribes in his uncle's name. So the CBI is looking to find out if Bansal was aware o...
The BJP has strategically crippled the Parliament and put the UPA government in a spot by deciding to stall bills in the House until Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal have been sacked.
BJP cooks up a storm in Rajya Sabha, holding the government accountable for large-scale corruption and multiple scams. It continues to demand the resignation of two of its Ministers associated in cases of misdeed.
After an internal meeting, the BJP has come out with its strategy against the UPA government. It will not let the Parliament function or allow bills to pass till the Law Minister and Railway Minister resign in the wake of allegations of misdeeds.
Reports suggest that Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal could be questioned by the CBI in connection with his nephew Vijay Singla's involvement in a bribery case. The CBI will also question Singla along with Mahesh Kumar to find out the final beneficiary of t...
While Congress gets ready to get the food security bill to be passed in the Lok Sabha, BJP has said that it will not allow the Houses to function unless Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar resign from their posts. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha in an interview sai...
According to a report in English daily The Indian Express, the bribe amount of Rs 90 lakh would have ultimately reached Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. The report is based on information provided by a top-level official in the CBI. It is believed that the...
The BJP is mounting pressure on the Centre to sack two of its Ministers, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, over allegations of corruption. It has decided in an internal meeting to not allow any bills to pass until the government concedes to the demand.
Sources reveal that there is evidence that links Vijay Singla with Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in the bribery case, even as the Centre continues to back its Minister.
Even as the Congress continues to defend Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, sources say that there is fresh evidence corroborating the Singla-Basal link in railgate. Sources claim that there were regular phone calls between Singla and bureaucrats of PK...
Despite all the protests in Lok Sabha, the Congress-led UPA government is determined to get the food security bill passed. The government tabled the report yesterday, but due to the disruption caused by the Opposition, the bill couldn't be taken up for conside...
As BJP continues to demand the resignation of the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, Congress is adamant that their ministers will not resign until the investigation reports on respective scams are submitted. The BJP has made i...
The CBI will produce Railway Minister's nephew Vijay Singla along with three others accused in Patiala Court today, in the Rs 90 lakh bribery scam. The CBI may also question Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in connection with the scam. BJP has demanded the...
BJP continues to demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as well as Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The BJP has threatened to disrupt the proceedings of Parliament if their demands are not met. The Congress government, in order to shift the f...
Railway Minister's nephew Vijay Singla, along with another main accused in the railway bribery case, will be presented in court today for a hearing. Singla has been accused of accepting bribes for lucrative Railway posts. Along with them, two more accused in t...
BJP Yuva Morcha activists protest and clash with the police outside Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's residence demanding his resignation following the arrest of his nephew on the charge of accepting bribe to fix position in the Railway Board. Police had t...
Here is a brief account of how Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal built his business empire. Bansal's business enterprise grew by leaps and bounds after he was given major portfolios in the government. Although the way his fortunes shot up seems to be nothing ...
BJP continues the protest, which it began inside the Parliament demanding the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, outside Bansal's residence. Police have resorted to the use of force to disperse the riotous crowd. Meanwhile the party intend to ...
BJP Yuva Morcha activists protest and clash with the police outside Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's residence demanding his resignation following the arrest of his nephew on the charge of accepting bribe to fix position in the Railway Board.
Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal refuses to answer any questions in connection with his involvement in his nephew's business. He also evades questions as to whether he would be resigning from the ministry because of his alleged involvement in the business. ...
The Congress has defended its minister under fire, Pawan Kumar Bansal. Senior Congress leader Rashid Masood attacked the BJP, accusing it of double standards. Masood said the BJP doesn't want the session to function as it will be exposed and that Bansal has we...
The UPA is facing it's biggest credibility crisis and the government has decided to stand by both its ministers -- law minister Ashwini Kumar and railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Senior Congress leaders feel that the resignations will give a political win ...
Samajwadi Party leader, Ramgopal Yadav said that Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign from his post following the recent scam. He said he should have resigned and once the investigations proved him innocent he could be reinstated.
Samajwadi Party has increased its demand for the resignation of both the tainted Congress Ministers. Ramgopal Yadav in an interview said that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign as the allegations are strong. He als...
Problems for Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal may not end soon now with the buzz that a pharmaceutical company run by his wife and sons had recorded a turnover of Rs 153 crores. BJP continues to demand Bansal's resignation, but Congress says that will not h...
The Congress has decided to stand by its Ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. The decision was taken at the party's core group meeting convened last evening.
BJP has decided that it will not keep quiet on the coalgate report scandal as well as the railway scam and will bring up the issue in both the Houses of the Parliament today. They have been demanding the resignations of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar as well as Ra...
The CBI is planning a crucial interrogation later in the evening, pitting all accused against each other in the Railway bribery case. Vijay Singla, nephew of Railway Minster Pawan Kumar Bansal, was caught taking bribe of Rs 80 lakh from a Railway Board member.
The Congress has hinted of action against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Basal if he is found guilty. A day after ruling out his resignation, the party appeared in two minds over the issue.
The Opposition has sharpened its attack against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. It has asked the Prime Minister to sack Bansal after his nephew was caught taking a bribe of Rs 80 lakh.
Bribe money of Rs 90 lakh was seized from Railway Minster Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew. It's a potential scam of Rs 10 crore for a contract worth Rs 6,000 crore. Here's a detailed report.
BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu has said that the UPA must ask for the resignations of its Ministers Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Kumar Bansal in the wake of massive misdeeds being brought to light.
The CBI is widening its net in the Railway bribery case involving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansa's nephew Vijay Singla. The total number of arrests in the case has now gone up to seven.
Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is said to have met the Prime Minister and offered to resign, in the wake of the arrest of his nephew in connection with a bribery case. The CBI arrested Bansal's nephew, Vijay Singhla, for accepting Rs 90 lakh in bri...
JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar retaliates to BJP's comments on the Godhra incident. BJP had earlier said that when Sabarmati Express was set on fire, Ntish Kumar was the Railway Minister. In response, Nitish Kumar said that a railway minster is not sup...
Following the announcement made by the Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal at the 2013 Railway Budget, travelling by trains is all set to become costlier. The fare hikes as well as the increase in reservation and cancellation tariffs will come into practice fr...
The new financial year has brought nothing to cheer as the train fares and many other facilities are all set to increase. Reservation and cancellation of railway tickets is set to be costlier. Along with railways, eating out in an AC restaurant or buying a sma...
Regardless of whether the diesel prices go up or not, freight rates will no longer be hiked, says Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. The Railway Minister pointed out that despite diesel price hike, passenger fares were not hiked during the Budget.
MPs, who belong to various political parties, have agreed to work together for the development of the state. Earlier, MPs from the ruling party and Opposition had met Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal separately. MPs who belong to the Left front had also cre...
A team of ministers, led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, is set to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to bring to his notice several crucial problems faced by the state. The team will also meet with Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has promised to allot more trains for Kerala. He has also assured that other projects which are in the pipeline will be completed in time. The Railway Minister has made this assurance to KPCC president Ramesh Chennitha...
A team of ministers led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is set to meet Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. The team is expected to take up the neglect that the state faced in the recently presented Railway Budget. There are also several projects which await t...
A team of ministers led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is in Delhi to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Union Ministers regarding various issues. The team is expected to meet Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to bring to his notice the negle...
A team of ministers led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is set to meet Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. The team is expected to point out the neglect that the state faced in the recently presented Union Railway Budget. The team led by CM will also meet Pri...
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and a team of ministers are set to meet 21 Union Ministers to bring to their notice a host of problems that the state is facing. One of the major issues that CM and the ministers will bring to the notice of the Centre is the neglec...
The Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal calls a special meeting on Monday to address Kerala's concerns over Rail Budget. The UDF MPs from Kerala has earlier approached the minister to convey their displeasure over the budget. The MPs have decided to prioritise...
Sinthanai Kalam | Tamil Nadu gets 14 new trains in the Railway Budget presented by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. However, CM Jayalalithaa has slammed the Budget stating that Tamil Nadu has been completely ignored. How much of this is true? Journalist KV...
The Rail Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal in his budget had proposed world class coaches, Anubhuti, for trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi. The toilets in these coaches match up to those in flights. Along with other features the trains will also come with LCD TVs. ...
The UDF MPs from Kerala decide to raise the long-pending demands of Kerala before the Central government. The decision was taken in a meeting held at the residence of Kodikunnil Suresh, Union Minister of State for Labour. The MP's meeting comes in the backgrou...
The UDF MPs refute arguments that Kerala has been neglected in the budget. The MPs point out that out of 67 new express trains announced, Kerala got two and three of the proposed 27 passenger trains. Apart from this, the budget has also allocated funds for Kan...
The Railway Budget promises four new train services for Kerala and a skill development center in Kollam. The budget also allocates Rs 57.97 crore for the Kanjikode railway coach factory. Compared to the previous years, the funds allotted to the state this year...