Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is on campaign trail in poll-bound Karnataka, takes several digs at the BJP government in the state. He claims that the BJP government has failed Karnataka voters.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari sought to calm RS members as the Opposition tried to corner the government over the JPC report on 2G scam and the coalgate issue.
Vice President Hamid Ansari calls an all-party meet ahead of the second half of the Budget session. Pointing out that several mikes and chairs were broken during the Budget session, Ansari said that unruly behaviour will not be pardoned and that MPs who misbeh...
KPCC vice-president MM Hassan takes a dig at the Left, calling it a ship without a captain. He claims that all the protests led by the LDF against the government are failures. He also makes tall claims about the developments made by the UDF government under th...
After BJP chief Rajnath Singh dared Congress to project Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 general elections, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh reacts, daring BJP to project Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ...
Comparisons are bound to happen as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi gears up to address Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's interaction with the India Inc. But are the comparisons...
All eyes are trained on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as he gears up to address Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) four days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's impressive outing with India Inc. Every word of the Guj...
Days after Congress vice-president impressed India Inc with his inspirational address, Prime Minister probable Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is set to address Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Comparisons are inevitable esp...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took quite a few jibes at Congress scion Rahul Gandhi during his speech at BJP foundation day function. Not surprisingly, Congress leaders ran to the rescue of party vice-president, slamming the Gujarat strongman. Modi, who...
Members of India Inc appear to have been impressed with the economic vision of Congress vice-president which he presented at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Nonetheless, his address although highly inspiring, has offered little in terms of solution...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's address at the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) appears to have got him a few fans as the members of India Inc appreciate the economic vision of the Congress scion for India.
Congress Vice president, Rahul Gandhi brushes aside questionings regarding his wedding and him becoming the Prime Minister by calling them irrelevant questions. He also added that it is not possible for one person to come forward and solve the problems of a bi...
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi addresses the Confederation of Indian Industry. He began his speech by saying that he is honored to address the gathering. He spoke about a train journey he took to discover the real India. He said that India is an optimis...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has delivered the much anticipated Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) address. Has he managed to impress the India Inc? Has the Congress scion delivered what the CII wanted him to?
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addresses the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in New Delhi. The Congress scion praises the many undertakings of India Inc. Corporate India is ambassador of vibrant India, says the Cong...
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes will be on Rahul Gandhi as this would be the first time that he would address a gathering, after he took over the new role. What is his model for developmen...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes are on him, as until now Rahul has always avoided addressing key issues. Will Rahul Gandhi provide solutions to address the problems that Indian economy is f...
There is escalating tension in Socialist Janata. Former MLA Premnath has been ousted as party's vice-president for organizing a meeting of the party rebels. The meet had observed that there is autocratic style of functioning in the party. There are indications...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala that he will soon visit the state to assess the functioning of the party in the state.
As Venezuelans begin seven days of painful and public mourning for Hugo Chavez who lost his long battle to cancer, Vice-President Nicolás Maduro takes over as the interim President of the country. Sea of people flooded the streets to pay last respects to thei...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away after a long battle with cancer. The 58-year-old, who was recently re-elected, succumbed after months of treatment in Cuba. He hadn't been seen in public after his forth surgery. He died on Tuesday afternoon, accor...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi dismisses the question of prime ministership, says it is the wrong question to ask. He adds he wants to focus on building leaders within the party.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi dismisses the question of Prime Ministership, says it is the wrong question to ask. The Congress scion adds he wants to focus on building leaders within the party. Further on he says the High Command culture in the party sh...
The Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is set to meet PCC chiefs and CLP leaders from the northeastern states today in a bid to strengthen the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. The leaders from the northeast had not attended the early deliberat...
Taking over from President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari reads out the Hindi translation of President's address to the joint session of Parliament. Ansari reads out the beginning and end of the Presidential address which happens to be Mukherjee...
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will reach Kerala today. Ansari is said to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram on a special Air India flight at 11 AM and will straightway head to Raj Bhavan. He will then take part in a special lunch organised by the state Governor. After...
Rahul Gandhi, vice president of Congress, will meet all Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chiefs and party leaders in the state Assemblies in Delhi on February 15. The meeting will discuss the challenges faced by the Congress and the steps to be taken to streng...
Sources claim that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is meeting with the General Secretaries of the Congress party. He wants his party members to prepare for the CWC election, which he wants to get conducted immediately.
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed as the vice president of India Cements, a company which is headed by BCCI President N Srinivasan. Dhoni is expected to play in the BCCI Corporate Trophy which began today despite his earlier intention ...
The decision on Telangana is eagerly awaited by all and if statements are to be believed, the core party is leaning towards the newly elected Vice President Rahul Gandhi's decision about it and will accept what he decides.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi faces the task of handling the sensitive Telangana issue. The Congress leaders have so far been inept at handling the issue and it remains to be seen how the Congress scion handles it. The Congress core group is set to meet...
Rahul Gandhi, the new Vice President of Congress, said that he does not want to get into negative politics as it is not going to take the country forward. Rahul Gandhi, who visited AICC headquarters after becoming the Vice President of Congress, made it clear ...
Newshour | On the one hand Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi makes an emotional appeal and calls for positivity in politics, while on the other hand BJP's president Rajnath Singh shows a hard political aggression against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. B...
The newly appointed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has met the general secretaries of the party to discuss the way ahead for the party. The Congress scion, in his address to the media, spoke about the negative politics ruining the country and called for ...
Rahul Gandhi has finally taken charge as the Vice President of the Congress party. He is currently at a meeting with party general secretaries and heads of departments at the All India Congress Committee headquarters at 24, Akbar Road in New Delhi. The Congres...
Rahul Gandhi, after being elevated to the capacity of party vice-president, takes charge of the party command today. The 'reluctant prince' had earlier made emotional speech about how the system needs an overhaul, invoking his father and grandmother's memory....
Rahul takes over the working of the vice-presidency of Congress party from today. He was promoted to the party's second-in-command at the Chintan Shivir held at Jaipur. Yesterday, after his promotion, he delivered an emotional speech on becoming the vice-pres...
All eyes are set on the debut speech of newly appointed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. The Congress scion is expected to motivate the party leaders, especially the youngsters in the party, by laying out the road-map for the 2014 general elections.
Many of the members in the Congress seem to want more than the vice president's post for Congress scion Rahul Gandhi as they are demanding declaration of Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate. However, the senior members in the party may choose to ig...
The Venezuelan opposition is biding its time, waiting for the opportunity to remove incumbent President Hugo Chavez from office. The Venezuelan ruling party has hinted that the swearing-in ceremony of Hugo Chavez is likely to be delayed as the socialist leader...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently battling cancer, might be too sick to attend his own swearing-in ceremony on Thurday. Although he has already named his successor in Vice President Nicolas Marduro in case of any unforeseen eventuality, the Ve...
Latest reports claim that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is conscious after undergoing another cancer operation. Vice President Nicolas Maduro emphasized that the President was getting better and rubbished rumours that Hugo Chavez was in a coma.
A global summit for climate change took place in Qatar, Doha, where 200 countries agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol to reduce the greenhouse gas output. But surprisingly, Qatar, where the meeting was held, has not been associated with environmental protectio...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has caught a respiratory infection during his recent cancer surgery. Chavez underwent an operation in Cuba. Before the treatment he spoke for the first time about his successor, pointing to Vice President Nicolas Maduro to repl...
The United States is split over the potential ban on assault weapons. Many analysts doubt whether the new regulations will help. US Vice President Joe Biden is to oversee new policies aimed at tackling gun violence in the wake of the Newtown mass shooting. Pre...
US Vice President Joe Biden is to oversee new policies aimed at tackling gun violence in the wake of the Newtown mass shooting. President Barack Obama voiced his support for reinstating an assault weapons ban and a tightening of regulations. However, there are...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Opposition Leader Sushma Swaraj, senior BJP leader LK Advani, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and other Parliamentarians pay tribute to ...
Several reactions coming in after BSP Chief Mayawati's outburst against the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Congress and the BJP have both condemned the BSP supremo's comments, claiming that the Parliament must be respected. Mayawati ...
BSP supremo Mayawati has hit out at the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari. Mayawati has accused Ansari of purposely absenting himself from the House proceedings every afternoon. The BSP Chief accuses the Rajya Sabha Chair of being ...
The Special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram observed that Pinarayi Vijayan could not be accorded any special treatment, and the official verdict will be delivered on December 17. Pinarayi Vijayan had earlier submitted a plea to split the SNC Lavalin case and s...
In a late night broadcast to the country, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced his cancer had returned and named vice-president Nicolas Maduro as his successor. The relapse occurred just two months after he won the presidential election two months ago. C...
The Special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram will consider a plea by Pinarayi Vijayan to split the SNC Lavalin case and start trial of those who have accepted the summons issued by the court, in the light of sixth accused Klans Triendel, former senior vice-pres...
China has successfully transitioned itself to another leadership. The last decade has seen this country transform at tremendous speed and become the second largest economic power in the world. While many are wary of China's rise, the real concern lies in how t...
BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced that the party will hold a anti-government rally against the Congress-led UPA government, in protest of FDI in retail, price hike and scams. He said this will be held all over India on the eve of the Winter Sess...
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visits India after many years. She will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss political developments in Myanmar. She will also meet Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Lok Sabha speaker Meena Kumari.
China’s ruling Communist Party will open its 18th National Congress with an address by President Hu Jintao in Beijing today. The party is set to formally unveil its new generation of top leaders during the meeting. Most analysts expect Vice President Xi Jinp...
Polling for the much anticipated US elections has just begun. Vice President Joe Biden has cast his vote. Various surveys have revealed that the incumbent US President Barack Obama has an edge over his Republican rival Mitt Romney. This has been described as t...
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has been stumped by his own party. Tytler demanded that Suresh Kalmadi should not be allowed to contest for the Indian Olympics Association. Tytler, who is the Vice-President of the IOA, claims that Kalmadi and his associates ha...
The BJP is angry at the treatment accorded to its senior leader LK Advani during the function organised for the swearing-in of the Vice President. The BJP says this lack of protocol accorded to its leaders is a sign that UPA government has lost its bearings.
Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda moves Delhi High Court for anticipatory bail. Kanda has been accused of abetting the suicide of his former emplyee Geetika Sharma, whose suicide note pointed fingers at Kanda and MDLR's Aruna Chaddha of harassment. PM Manmoh...
Hamid Ansari, who won the Vice-Presidential elections beating NDA's Jaswant Singh, was sworn-in as the 14th Vice-President in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee. Ansari is the second person after S Radhakrishnan to become Vice-P...
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha attend the first day of the Rajya Sabha's monsoon session. Both sat attentively and listened to the proceedings. Sachin and Rekha have already participated in the voting for the Vice-President yesterday.
The rift between president and vice-president of Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress is now in the open. Vamsichand Reddy is president of youth Congress, but vice-president Anil Kumar didn't invite him for an event in Secunderabad attended by top politicians of the ...
Cricketing genius Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha seem to be taking their obligations in the Upper House of the Parliament seriously. Sachin and Rekha were seen together at the Rajya Sabha, casting their vote in the Vice Presidential polls. UPA candidate Ha...
Hamid Ansari, the UPA's candidate, is all set to be re-elected as the Vice-President. Ansari got 490 votes, while his nearest rival Jaswant Sigh of the NDA got 238 votes.
UPA candidate Hamid Ansari is all set to sail through the Vice Presidential polls, which is currently underway in the Upper House of Parliament. Ansari is expected to get 500 votes, more than sufficient to help him gain an upper hand over NDA candidate Jaswant...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders are seen casting their votes in the 14th Vice Presidential polls in the Rajya Sabha. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jasw...
Polls for electing the 14th Vice President of India are underway in the Rajya Sabha. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jaswant Singh are the prime candidates. The numbers look stacked in favour of Hamid Ansari. In an unprecedented move, the incumben...
Polling has begun in the Rajya Sabha, as Mps in the Upper House gather to choose the next Vice President of India. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jaswant Singh are contesting in the polls. The numbers look stacked in favour of Hamid Ansari. In an...
The voting for the Vice-Presidential elections begins. This story also analyses the possibility of changing dynamics within the NDA and UPA, the Gujarat elections and its effect on political alignments, and the rise of smaller parties.
UPA nominee Hamid Ansari is likely to be elected as Vice-President for a second term as he is set to get 500 votes. UPA allies like the NCP, DMK, RLD, and even West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress are expected to vote for Ansari. H...
That Hamid Ansari, the UPA's candidate for the Vice-President elections is going to win looks real from the tally of their individual votes. On the other hand, if many smaller parties and others who belong to the UPA cross the floors, a win for the NDA candida...
Take a look at Pranab Mukherjee, now officially the 13th President of India, as he heads to Raisina Hill after taking the oath of office in the Central Hall of Parliament. The oath was administered by the Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia in the presence of V...
Watch the entire swearing-in ceremony of India's 13th President Pranab Mukherjee. The ceremony begins with Pranab arriving at Rajghat and then heading to the Central Hall of Parliament. The oath is administered by Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia in the pres...
After seeking blessing at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat, President-elect Pranab Mukherjee arrives at the Parliament along with President Pratibha Patil to receive the Guard of Honour. Pranab Mukherjee will take the oath of office shortly. The Chief Just...
After paying his respects to the Father of the Nation at Rajghat, Pranab Mukherjee arrives at the Parliament in the Presidential limousine. The former Finance Minister will take the oath of office shortly. The Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia will administer ...
President-elect Pranab Mukherjee heads to the Central Hall of Parliament for the swearing-in ceremony. The former Finance Minister dons the mantle of the 13th President of India today. The oath will be taken in the presence of Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prim...
The grand swearing-in ceremony that will welcome the country's 13th President is to be held at the Central Hall in Parliament today. After a guard-of-honour to outgoing President Pratibha Patil, the Presidential limousine will bring Pranab Mukherjee in for the...
Pranab Mukherjee is all set to become the 13th President of India. Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia will administer the oath of office to the President-elect today. The oath will be taken in the presence of Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan...
4896 voters will vote for the 13th President of India today. UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee has the numbers in his favour. He's pitted against NDA nominee PA Sangma.
Vice-President hamid Ansari files his nomination papers for his re-election. The UPA is expected to secure a comfortable win in the Vice-Presidential polls. The UPA nominated Rajya Sabha Speaker and Vice-President Hamid Ansari last week, and also received the ...
Janata Dal (U)'s Sharad Yadav says he is hopeful of Mamata Banerjee's support to the NDA's candidate for Vice-President Jaswant Singh. NDA met today and declared Jaswant Singh as its candidate.
A meeting of the NDA inN Delhi named senior leader Jaswant Singh as its candidate for Vice-President. Jaswant Singh has worked both as finance and external affairs minister at the Centre and will now face Hamid Ansari in the elections. Ansari has a clear lead ...
Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh and JDU chief Sharad Yadav are among the candidates being considered to oppose the UPA nominee, incumbent Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
Jaswant Singh is all set to be announced as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the NDA for the elections to be held on August 7. Sharad Yadav has declined to contest. Numbers are of course in favour of the UPA candidate Hamid Ansari.
The NDA meets on Monday to decide its Vice-President candidate. Janta Dal (U)'s Sharad Yadav has extended an olive branch, and among list of probables of NDA is Jaswant Singh and Sharad Yadav.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi announces incumbent Hamid Ansari as UPA's candidate for the Vice President's post. Although the names of Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Krishna Bose had been suggested by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's emissary Railway Ministe...
UPA allies meet to decide upon the Vice Presidential candidate begins. There are indications that Hamid Ansari will be UPA's choice for the post of Vice President. Trinmool Congress, led by Mamata banerjee, has sent its emissary Railway Minister Mukul Roy for ...
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is reportedly considering the name of Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the post of Vice President after her failed attempts to convince APJ Abdul Kalam to contest against Congress' Presidential can...
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Bannerjee spells out her party's choice for the Vice-President's post. The West Bengal Chief Minister is rooting for former governor Gopal Gandhi. The former governor is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Another name being conside...
Presidential candidate PA Sangma continues his desperate bid to knock competitor Pranab Mukherjee out of the race to Raisina Hill. Sangma now claims that Pranab holds two offices of profit other than the one already brought to light. He has asked the Election ...
Hamid Ansari could well be back as the Vice-President. The Congress has talked to Janata Dal (S) and told Deve Gowda that Ansari's name topped their list of preferred candidates. But doubts remain if this is a Congress move to test the waters. But the Oppositi...