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...
Newshour | The Uttar Pradesh ministers make one bizarre comment after another. Three ministers of the Akhilesh Yadav government went on an unstoppable power trip and took the law and order situation in the state as a 'hostage'. Textile minister Shivkumar Beria...
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 | The general elections are a year away, but political wars have already started brewing. After Modi proclaimed that he had debts to repay to the rest of India, the Congress went on an offensive. Rashid Alvi, raking up the 2002 riots, said that there ...
Newshour | An illegal building collapses, killing 50 and injuring several more. The rescue operation team claim that there could be more bodies trapped under the debris. Why did this happen? Was it municipal negligence? Will sacking the deputy commissioner hel...
Newshour | Kolkata comes out to say goodbye to the 22-year-old Sudipta Gupta, who died in police custody. Sudipta's father is inconsolable, while the crowd pours out in support of the student who was mercilessly tortured by the police. TMC hides under the cove...
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 ...
Left leader Sitaram Yechury expresses anger over Sudipta Gupta's death and says that he knew him personally. Yechury says that he had met him once and he thought he had a spark. He also criticises the Mamata Banerjee government for not handling these protests ...
Newshour | Congress flip-flops and stops talking about Rahul Gandhi when it comes to Prime Ministerial candidacy. Congress leaders suddenly unanimously endorse the PM-Sonia dual leadership at the Centre. Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi even says that i...
Newshour | Should India put diplomatic pressure on Pakistan and force it to admit that it did indeed kill the hapless farmer Chamel Singh? An autopsy report nailed all the lies that Pakistan had been saying, and indicates that he was tortured brutally. An eyew...
Newshour | A hapless Indian farmer, crosses over to the Pakistan border by mistake, only to be subjected to brutal torture and eventually death. This is what Chamel Singh went through when he was languishing in a Pakistani jail. An autopsy report nailed all th...
Newshour | With today's raids against the DMK chief's son Stalin, has the CBI been reduced to India's biggest political tool? Why should CBI's use as a political tool be acceptable? Former CBI director Vijay Ramarao, DMK leader TM Selvaganapathi, BJP leader Ma...
Newshour | The DMK and SP are continuing with their agendas to trouble and pressurise the government. While DMK pulled out from its alliance last night, the UPA started the day with a confident message of sailing through the crisis. Mulayam Singh is upset with...
Newshour | The Rajya Sabha adopts government motion for a JPC into the chopper scam. However, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitely calls the JPC an 'exercise in futility'. Opposition parties including BJP, TMC and the JDU stage a walkout from the ...
Newshour | In a shocking turn of events, late Geetika Sharma's mother, Anuradha Sharma, commits suicide. Geetika Sharma was a former employee of minister Gopal Kanda and had committed suicide earlier last year, alleging harassment. Despite Kanda being in jail,...
Newshour | The AgustaWestland helicopter scam is not just a simple straightforward kickbacks deal. It has now become the armsgate as it is not just a chopper deal gone awry. An email trail reveals a CWG connection and a top Delhi official who was completely co...
Newshour | Air Chief Marshall (retd) S Krishnaswamy, who was at the helm of affairs from 2002 to 2004, talks about his successor SP Tyagi and the looming chopper scam. He also talks about the rules of procurement in the Air Force and how dodgy deals are made.
Newshour | External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid reacts for the first time on the dodgy chopper scam. Khurshid requests the media to not jump the gun and says that only when the ministry has a particular crucial threshold of information can the government ...
Newshour | The former President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed's arrest warrant expires, allowing him to leave the Indian embassy. The Maldivian authorities announced that he could come back to the country and still be a free man. However, Nasheed still has not ...
Newshour | The web of arms-dealers and money-launderers is only becoming more complex as the days go by in the AgustaWestland helicopter scam. With the Italian investigation team's report out, many more Indian individuals and entities are expected to be named....
Newshour | The AgustaWestland helicopter scam is not just a simple straightforward kickbacks deal. It is a complex maze that has spread its wings in three continents and has dubious arms-dealers, money-launderers who have successfully institutionalised corrupt...
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...
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...
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'?
Newshour | While the Andhra Pradesh DGP has said that the police must be 'charitable' to Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, the AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy laughs off the matter. Inaction by the CM and delay by the police have resulted in co...
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.
Newshour | The government still remains non-committal on the special session of Parliament, while the BJP rallies on and on about how a session can resolve all the problems concerning rape and safety of women. Why cannot the government just convene a special s...
Newshour | While one leader says skirts should be banned to prevent rapes, another says women should stay at home to avoid trouble. One calls the women 'dented and painted' while another denies that a rape ever happened and accuses the Opposition of a conspira...
Newshour | The torchbearer of the anti-Modi camp in Gujarat and a strong supporter of the UPA government, Shabnam Hashmi quits all the committees of the UPA. Her reason - Modi connived with the UPA to manipulate the results of the Gujarat elections 2012. Were ...
Newshour | Just a day after Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee calls the protesters 'dented and painted', TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accuses a rape victim of staging the crime. In a brazen comment, she says that the Park Street rape was not a rape at all and ...
Newshour | Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa vents out her anger at the Centre and says that she was humiliated at the National Development Council (NDC). She had begun her speech and at the end of ten minutes, the bell rang, signalling her to wind up. Humiliated at ...
Newshour | Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of President Pranab Mukherjee, callously remarks that candle-light vigils have simply become a fashion statement. He also called the protesters, 'beautiful women who are dented and painted'. Should he be able to get away w...
Newshour | The Aam Aadmi Party states that the footage on the screen clearly shows the constable Subash Chandra Yadav collapsing on his own and conveys the exact opposite sentiment of what the Delhi police have been feeding the public with. The eyewitnesses st...
Newshour | Former Army Chief VK Singh expresses shock and 'amusement' at the removal of his Z-category security. VK Singh says that while he is unperturbed by the removal of his security, he is shocked as to why the Home Ministry had to do it so publicity. Wha...
Newshour | A 23-year-old gangrape victim battles for life. A constable too loses his life in the protests. However, the government and police are busy trying to escalate the war and put blame on each other. Are we missing the bigger picture? Is the power strug...
Newshour | Students protest peacefully at Jantar Mantar against the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman who is still battling for life at the Safdarjung hospital. However, the protests did not go as planned, as Baba Ramdev arrived in style atop a bus and both him ...
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 ...
Newshour | The criminal justice system is failing the country everyday. The people are angry and demand justice for a hapless gangrape victim in the country. Will a death penalty help in deterring criminals?
Newshour | Many politicians in the country have been quick to rise up in anger and protest the gangrape in Delhi. They have demanded increased security and safety for women in the city. However, the reality is that the Delhi police is very under-staffed. Will ...
Newshour | In a horrific case of honour killing, a man murders his daughter for falling in love with another man from the same village. However, none of the political parties have brought this issue up, as none of them have the courage to take on the Khap panc...
Newshour | In a brazen abuse of power, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh rapes a rape victim. He brought the victim to a hotel room where he said he would be recording her statement and then raped her. When she protested, he even threatened to kill her. What c...
Newshour | While a girl in Delhi is gangraped and thrown out of a moving bus, and is fighting for her life, another woman becomes a victim of honour killing. Crime against women is increasing in the country, regardless of whether it is a city or a village. How...
Newshour | A girl and her friend are attacked and raped by a group of men. The girl and her friend boarded a white color luxury bus in Delhi and were verbally harassed by the men. When the friend protested, he was bludgeoned with iron rods. The girl was taken ...
Newshour | In a brutal case of rape, a girl and her friend are attacked and then raped by a group of men. The girl and her friend boarded a white color luxury bus and were verbally harassed by the men. When the friend protested, he was bludgeoned with iron rod...
Newshour | The CVoter opinion polls and the exit polls clearly indicate that the BJP might get 120 seats and leave Congress with 54. The AC Nielson exit poll has a more humble average of 116. The 116 mark is one seat below the 117 Narendra Modi garnered during...
Newshour | The second and final phase of voting in Gujarat sees a massive turnout of 70%. Both the parties, BJP and Congress, have expressed explicit confidence that they will win the elections hands down. While the opinions polls are in clear favour of BJP, w...
Former CBI director US Misra has now admitted that the CBI worked under 'political pressure' when probing Mayawati's disproportionate assets case. He says that the Minister who asked him to go 'slow' during the Taj Corridor investigation is still in power. Ano...
Newshour | The first phase of voting in Gujarat sees a whopping 68%, which has been the highest in the State so far. Narendra Modi has aggressively campaigned in the State in the last one month, but an anti-incumbency factor could work against him. Keshubhai P...
Newshour | Today marks the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack where nine people were killed. While Afzal Guru, one of the masterminds, has been given a death sentence several years ago, the order has not been processed. If politics did not come in the w...
Newshour | A flash strike has been organized by the government employees in Uttar Pradesh against the SC/ST promotion quota bill. The voting on the SC/ST quota bill is likely to take place on Monday. The bill needs two-thirds majority to get passed in the Hous...
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...
Newshour | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi earlier stated that he had written to Prime Minister asking him to not consider handing over Sir Creek to the neighbouring country of Pakistan. He said that the handing over of the area would result in the direct threatening...
Newshour | Former selector and cricketer Mohinder Amarnath rakes up a huge controversy after he comments that Dhoni's sacking was blocked following an 'internal' meeting. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla shot back saying there is absolutely no pressure from t...
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...
Newshour | Opposition parties create a huge uproar after the media disclosure that global retail giant Walmart had spent close to Rs 125 crore since 2008 to lobby with the US lawmakers. The report states that the lobbying was done for several issues including ...
Newshour | Just nine hours before the deadline for the election campaign in Gujarat ends, the Congress fields the party's scion - Rahul Gandhi. Even though he attacked the Modi government for not doing enough for the people, the attack lacked the sting. Can th...
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...
Newshour | The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) has been suspended by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for not following the international charter during the polls. The IOA president and the IABF chairman Abhay Chautala has been charged with ...
Newshour | A policeman is shot dead by a political goon simply because he questioned him for allegedly harassing his daughter. Now, the Punjab government is trying to hush things up by offering slain ASI Ravinderpal Singh's daughter a government job, while the...
Newshour | Hours after the IOA is de-recognized by the IOC, the newly-elected officials throw a lavish party and are seen enjoying themselves. Even Suresh Kalmadi was seen rubbing shoulders with the top officials in the IOA. The IOC had recently de-recognized ...
Newshour | Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ravinderpal Singh was shot in full public view by a local Akali leader Ranjit Singh Rana. The policeman had gone to Rana's house to question him about him and his associates harassing his daughter. Is point-blank justic...
Newshour | 20-year-old Santhosh, the sole bread winner of his family, was stabbed to death brutally by a bunch of eve-teasers. They were ragging a girl in front of him, when he stepped up and asked them to stop. The boys mercilessly began beating him up and on...
Newshour | Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath says that he is glad that the FDI in retail vote has worked in the favour of the UPA government. He says that with this policy, federalism in the truest sense can be implemented.
Newshour | The UPA wins the FDI in retail vote in the Parliament. This of course would not have been possible without the ample help of BSP and SP. Both the parties staged a walkout. So, by winning this vote can the government claim to have emerged stronger?
Newshour | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspends Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for not adhering to the rules of the Olympic charter on elections. For the athletes however this could mean the end of their careers. Will the IOA finally stop worry...
Newshour | A day after Narenda Modi released the BJP manifesto, Congress to follows the footsteps. The Congress even made up for its lack of of a charismatic leader in Gujarat, by inviting Delhi CM Sheila Dixit to unveil the party's election manifesto. Who wil...
Newshour | Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj lashed out a tirade against the UPA government on the FDI in retail policy. Kapil Sibal of the Congress did not sit quiet, he also rebutted every single claim of Sushma Swaraj and accused the BJP of politicising th...
Newshour | Lawyer Harish Salve takes up the citizens' cause and says that it is unconstitutional for arterial roads to be blocked during a VIP or VVIP movement. In several instances, the public is forced to wait for several long hours before the VIP car crosse...
Newshour | Sushma Swaraj and LK Advani lavish praises on Narendra Modi like never before. Is Modi slowly inching his way towards the Centre? Will he be projected as the PM candidate by the BJP very soon? If so, will the Congress be able to take the pressure?
Newshour | Gujarat CM Narendra Modi made some tall claims in his election speech. He even went on to describe what he called the upliftment of middle class in his State due to sustained economic development. The Congress of course has slammed the claims, but w...
Newshour | Ending a tumultuous 40 year association with the BJP, BS Yeddyurappa tenders his resignation finally. Once the face of the party down South, Yeddyurappa now calls it quits and has plans to start his own party. The Karnataka Janata Party will be offi...
Newshour | Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife, Shweta Bhatt contests the Gujarat Assembly polls on a Congress ticket, from the Maninagar constituency. Haren Pandya's wife has also been given a ticket. However, Narendra Modi has maintained a strict silen...
Newshour | The Director General of IOC, Christophe De Kepper, writes a letter that stated that it will propose the suspension of IOA if the elections are held under the Sports Code and not under the rules of the Olympic Charter. Several overage chiefs still ru...
Newshour | Following a clean chit to Ajit Pawar from State government’s white paper on irrigation projects, the Maharashtra government decides to scrape the judicial inquiry into the irrigation scam. The decision comes as a shocker as the white paper is just...
Newshour | Mulayam Singh Yadav is traditionally known for changing his stance at the drop of a hat. However, the UPA seems to have silenced SP and secured its vote in the FDI in retail issue. What deal has the government struck with the party? Parliamentary Af...
Newshour | Pakistan exhibits a shocking callousness when dealing with Captain Saurabh Kalia's torture by the country's army. Kalia and his men were brutally tortured with iron rods, their nails were plucked out, and several body parts smashed. Will Pakistan ap...
Newshour | The Court has given two-day custody of the Zee group senior editors to the Delhi police for questioning. Zee News and Zee Business editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia have been charged for trying to extort Rs 100 crore from steel tycoon Nav...
Newshour | Kargil war martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia along with his friends were brutally tortured for weeks by the Pakistan army that captured them. The mutilated bodies of the men were later found by the Indian army. The martyr's father Dr NK Kalia, a retired ...
Newshour | After four days of logjam in the House and the government refusing to agree on a debate and vote on the retail FDI issue, the UPA suddenly has a change of heart. This of course comes after DMK agreed to vote for UPA in case the need arises. Was the ...
First, the complete details of the phone conversation that PAC chairman and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi had with a CAG official came out in the open. According to the documents, the leader asked for complete details of the CAG findings quoting pressure from...
Newshour | The long all-party meet on retail FDI comes to an end with the onus falling on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to decide on the debate and vote process. BJP still stands firm on its demand for a debate under rule 184 that entails a voting in the end. T...
Newshour | BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley write a letter to the PM stating that the appointment of Ranjit Sinha as the new CBI director is unfair. They state that the appointment of a new CBI director just hours before the new Lokpal norms are tabl...
Newshour | Former Director General of CAG RP Singh stirs up a political storm after he admits that he was coerced into signing a report that had an inflated loss estimate on the 2G spectrum allocation scam. If RP Singh had objections, then why didn't he raise ...
Newshour | The Congress party in Gujarat is going through utmost turmoil. Earlier today, unhappy ticket seekers were seen creating a huge ruckus inside the Congress office in Ahmedabad. While Narendra Modi is quietly gathering support and organizing public mee...
Newshour | Former Director General of CAG, RP Singh, rubbishes the Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss quoted by CAG on the 2G audit. He states that it is not possible to calculate the spectrum loss and also says that his report did not contain any loss report of that mag...
Newshour | Both the Houses in the Parliament were adjourned today due to the ruckus created by the FDI in retail issue. The BJP still remains adamant on demanding a debate and a vote under rule 184. The government on the other hand does not want a vote. Will t...
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...
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 | Four long years after the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, Ajmal Kasab is finally hanged. His mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee and his transfer from Mumbai to Pune's Yerwada prison was done in top secret. On November 21, the terroris...
Newshour | External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid talks about this extremely secretive operation X that carried out Ajmal Kasab's execution. However, many experts say that hanging of Kasab is only procedural. Unless the handlers of the 26/11 attacks are bro...