The government is trying to make amends after the Supreme Court made its scathing observations in the coal block allocation scam case. Sources claim that a group of ministers will be set up to determine a mechanism to impart functional autonomy to the CBI. P C...
Union minister Mallikarjun Kharge has met with the state Congress chief Dr Parameshwara, conveying that he is one of the contenders in the race for becoming the chief minister of Karnataka. Earlier, senior Congress leader K Siddaramaiah had also met Parameshwa...
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 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.
After successfully uprooting the BJP from power in Karnataka, the Congress has started discussions as to who will be the chief minister. The newly elected 121 legislators of the party are meeting today to decide their new CM. Four Congress observers, led by de...
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...
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.
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...
After the Supreme Court's scathing observation on the conduct of the law minister as well as the officials in Prime Minister's office over the coal scam probe, the Opposition and the Left have united in their demand for the resignation of Ashwani Kumar. Now, t...
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 ...
The UPA tried to get its food security bill passed in the Lok Sabha, but the BJP is in no mood to relent. According to the BJP, it will not allow any bill to be passed, unless Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resign over the b...
News Night | Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has dropped a bombshell when he said that the Opposition is colluding with UPA for the advantage of both the sides. The bonhomie between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj only reign...
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...
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...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani gatecrashed the parliamentary party meet in Delhi and attacked the party's top leadership for not putting up a proper fight against the government. This incident has left the top leaders of the party red-faced and they are now contemp...
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.
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.
The Trinamool Congress has decided to support the UPA in passing of the food security bill. This comes after the Left parties said that they would be supporting the bill.
Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari says that the UPA believes that hunger should be removed and food security should be ensured, but certain sections of the Opposition believe that it is not the hunger but the hungry who should be removed. Tri...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani attacked his own party leaders. He said that the leaders were not working properly and were not fighting corruption strongly. He also said that the way the top leaders were fighting against corruption, it looked like they were also in...
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.
The BJP has laid down an ultimatum before the government and has said that it will cooperate in passing the Food Security Bill, only if the law and railway ministers are sacked. The government is still confident of passing the Bill, with the support of BSP and...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has backed the food security bill, which is Congress president Sonia Gandhi's pet project. Sen says that the current version of the Bill is moderate and it will lead to a substantial enhancement of entitlement for the poor. He hit ou...
After tabling the ambitious Food Security Bill in Parliament yesterday, the government is getting ready to get it passed in the Lok Sabha today. The Opposition has hit back at the Centre, saying that they will not allow the Bill to be passed without a proper d...
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.
Even as the government battles with the taints of coal scam and Opposition's attack, the UPA tabled its very ambitious food security bill in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage. However, the bill will be taken up for voting only on Tuesday.
In the wake of the coal scam probe report scandal, the Congress-led central government has been facing the flak as the Opposition demands nothing less than the resignation of the Prime Minister, the law minister and also senior law officials, saying that Ashwa...
In a major embarrassment to the UPA government, the CBI filed its second affidavit in the Supreme Court, which gives details of the alterations that were made on the insistence of the Prime Minister's Office, the Law Minister and senior legal officers.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj leads the BJP's charge against the UPA over Food Security Bill. She says that the BJP wants a detailed discussion on the Bill in the Parliament and condemns the government's attempt to take advantage of the s...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj leads the BJP's charge against the UPA over Food Security Bill. She says that the BJP wants a detailed discussion on the Bill in the Parliament and condemns the government's attempt to take advantage of the s...
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...
The CBI has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court with regard to the coal block allocation scam. It will be showing the changes made by law minister Ashwani Kumar in the affidavit in the report. Earlier, the CBI had alleged that he had changed three paragrap...
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 ...
Top sources in CBI reveal that substantive changes were made to three key paragraphs in the status report, in connection with the coal block allocation scam, by law minister Ashwani Kumar. CBI said that it will reveal the changes made to the Supreme Court toda...
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.
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.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be flying to Punjab's Bhikiwind village to pay tribute to Sarabjit Singh. The big question that arises is whether this is now turning out to be a competition for the netas who did little to give him justice, when he wa...
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.
The government has finally spoken up on the coal allocation scam mess, albeit through the Solicitor General of India. In an exclusive interview, Mohan Parasaran says the Prime Minister was unaware of the controversial meeting between the CBI director and the l...
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...
Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has outrightly rejected the Opposition demand to remove PC Chacko as the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, probing the 2G scam. She has cited the absence of provisions in any rules. Fifteen members of the JPC had w...
Senior BJP leader LK Advani wrote on his blog that he cannot forget that when in 2009 he had described Dr Manmohan Singh as the weakest Prime Minister, the country and some of his own colleagues felt that he was being far too severe. He continued to write that...
BJP chief Rajnath Singh says it is the duty of the government to provide for Sarabjit Singh's family and make sure that the family is duly compensated. Singh also added that the government should provide livelihood opportunities for Sarabjit's family members. ...
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...
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari hits out at Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for her statements against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Earlier in the day, she had said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her min...
In a news conference, CBI director Ranjit Sinha says that he is a part of the government. When asked whether he was under any kind of pressure from the Central government, he says 'I don't think so'. He says that he would inform everything regarding the coal b...
The Central government was pulled up by the Supreme Court, not just for interfering in the Coalgate probe today, but for a massive 'breach of trust'. Shaken by the scathing observation made by the top court in the country, the Manmohan Singh government has bee...
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari hits out at Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for her statements against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Earlier in the day, she had said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her min...
Eminent panelists discuss the incident that got lot of attention today. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj accused UPA chief Sonia Gandhi of 'betrayal'. She said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her ministers to disturb her...
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj launched a direct attack on Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of betrayal. She accused Sonia of 'breach of trust' and 'disrespecting the constitution'. She was miffed after Congress MPs staged ...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj says that the current government is the most corrupt. She said that the BJP is forced to disrupt the Parliament over massive issues of corruption. She attacked the government's controversy surrounding CBI's C...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj says that the current government is the most corrupt. She said that the BJP is forced to disrupt the Parliament over massive issues of corruption. She attacked the government's controversy surrounding CBI's C...
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...
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.
After five days of all ruckus and no work, the Parliament will finally get down to work tomorrow morning, when the key Finance Bill will be passed in Lok Sabha. The Opposition has agreed to take up the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha tomorrow.
Newshour | An unexpected fight breaks out between top government law officers. Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval has written to Attorney General GE Vahanvati, accusing him of trying to shape not just the coal block allocation scam but also the other cas...
Sources claim that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the attorney general GE Vahanvati to discuss the government's defence in the coal block allocation scam. The meeting happened during the weekend. The Supreme Court hearing on the scam is scheduled for the 30...
Sources claim that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the attorney general GE Vahanvati to discuss the government's defence in the coal block allocation scam. The meeting took place during the weekend. The Supreme Court hearing on the scam is scheduled for the ...
Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi slams the Opposition saying that the BJP and other parties are stalling the session of the Parliament, but are blaming the government. Parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath asks the Opposition to let the Parliam...
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley has hit out at the government by asking them to answer key questions that were posed on the coal scam status report. He also presses for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and law minister Ash...
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley has hit out at the government by asking them to answer key questions that were posed on the status report. He also presses for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and law minister Ashiwini Kuma...
CBI director Ranjit Sinha has admitted that law minister Ashwini Kumar had wanted to see the draft report of the coal scam. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley has hit out at the government by asking them to answer key questions that were pos...
A Congress core group meet has been scheduled for today at 6PM over the CBI affidavit in the Supreme Court. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence. Earlier today, CBI director Ranjit Sinha had admitted that law minister A...
The sources from the Congress have said that the government will be deciding the fate of law minister Ashwini Kumar only after the court hearing on April 30th, in connection with the coal block allocation scam. According to the sources, Prime Minister Manmohan...
The UPA government has been cornered after the CBI submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying that the status report on the coal block allocation scam was seen by law minister Ashwini Kumar. The CBI director told the apex court that the report was not ...
In the backdrop of the leak of the draft report of the coal scam, government sources reveal that law minister Ashwini Kumar will be asked to resign if the Supreme Court says that 'there was impropriety', however, there is no question of the Prime Minister's re...
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.
Trinamool Congress leaders have requested the government to postpone the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting to another day as a TMC MP Ambika Banerjee passed away earlier this morning. The TMC leaders said that they would not like to discuss political matte...
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...
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.