BJP red-faced over CBI chargesheet against Gulab Chand Kataria

BJP red-faced over CBI chargesheet against Gulab Chand Kataria New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria may have been chargesheeted by the CBI in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. But, as the BJP alleged, is Gujarat CM Narendra Modi the real target of the CBI? The CBI's move to chargesheet Kataria brought out the entire BJP brass against the CBI on Wednesday, with BJP president Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and even Kataria-baiter Vasundhara Raje putting up a strong...
08:13 PM, May 15, 2013

Delhi: Youth Cong workers storm barricades outside BJP HQ

Delhi: Youth Cong workers storm barricades outside BJP HQ New Delhi: Youth Congress workers on Wednesday protested outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital over the BJP's demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation. The protesters stormed barricades, following which the police fired water cannons. The protesters said that the BJP must stop asking for the Prime Minister's resignation and let Parliament function. This came even as Parliament was adjourned sine die last week. However, there...
12:44 PM, May 15, 2013

MP: Health Ministry cracks down on private college defying MCI norms

MP: Health Ministry cracks down on private college defying MCI norms Bhopal: A private medical college is under scrutiny for selling seats. The Health Ministry and Medical Council of India have cracked down on the People's Medical College in Madhya Pradesh. The college had illegally admitted over 240 students between 2009 and 2012, openly flouting MCI norms. What's more is that in 2012, it had refused to admit students under merit quota, after which the state government had moved court. The...
01:18 PM, May 14, 2013
Kanimozhi had no role in Rs 200 crore transaction: 2G case witness

Kanimozhi had no role in Rs 200 crore transaction: 2G case witness

A prosecution witness on Friday told a Delhi court that DMK MP Kanimozhi, who is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, had "no role at all" in the Rs 200 crore transactions between Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd and Cineyug Films (P) Limited. ...
09:17 AM, May 04, 2013

2G scam: Crucial JPC meet today, Oppn plans to corner govt

2G scam: Crucial JPC meet today, Oppn plans to corner govt New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting, which will be held in the national capital on Thursday to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation scam, is expected to be a stormy affair with the Opposition planning to corner the panel's chairperson PC Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Sources said the Opposition might also force a vote on the...
08:39 AM, Apr 25, 2013
CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread

CAG report on MNREGA confirms the rot is widespread

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed. ...
11:49 PM, Apr 23, 2013

CAG report on NREGA reveals poor implementation

CAG report on NREGA reveals poor implementation New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed. Barely 30 per cent of NREGA works completed, while Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh used only 20...
12:37 PM, Apr 23, 2013

2G case: JPC gives clean chit to PM, P Chidambaram

2G case: JPC gives clean chit to PM, P Chidambaram New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying that the duo was not informed of the change in policy by the then telecom minister A Raja. The JPC report said that the 2G spectrum was allocated on 'first come, first serve' policy and that norms were tweaked to favour a...
08:06 PM, Apr 18, 2013

Cabinet likely to decide on new mechanism to appoint judges

Cabinet likely to decide on new mechanism to appoint judges New Delhi: In what could result in another stand-off between the government and the judiciary, the UPA cabinet is likely to take up proposals for a revamp in the way judges are appointed. The Law Ministry wants judges to be appointed by a Judicial Appointments Commission, which includes members of the executive. The Law Ministry says judges cannot be allowed to decided their own appointments. Currently, a collegium of judges...
09:34 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Mulayam will still continue to support Congress, says Sharad Yadav

Mulayam will still continue to support Congress, says Sharad Yadav

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav said this was not the first time that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was angry with the Congress. He said Mulayam has been disappointed with the Congress for long, but he will still continue to support the party. ...
03:23 PM, Mar 29, 2013
1993 Mumbai blasts: Support pours in for Sanjay Dutt as SC gives him 5 years jail

1993 Mumbai blasts: Support pours in for Sanjay Dutt as SC gives him 5 years jail

A day after he was sentenced, the clamour for Sanjay Dutt's sentence to be commuted has grown louder. First press council chief Katju and then members of the film fraternity made public appeals for a pardon for the actor. ...
08:45 PM, Mar 22, 2013

Cabinet clears the final draft of the anti-rape Bill

Cabinet clears the final draft of the anti-rape Bill The final draft of the anti-rape Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Thursday evening. "Anti-rape Bill has been cleared. All recommendations of the GoM accepted," said Law Minister Ashwini Kumar. ...
06:43 PM, Mar 14, 2013
IPL-2 irregularities: ED questions Preity Zinta

IPL-2 irregularities: ED questions Preity Zinta

The second edition of the tournament came under the scanner for alleged financial irregularities and led to the sacking of the then commissioner Lalit Modi. ...
10:22 AM, Mar 06, 2013

Willing to appear before JPC as witness in 2G case: Raja

Willing to appear before JPC as witness in 2G case: Raja Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Saturday wrote to Speaker Meira Kumar demanding that he be allowed to appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee which is probing the 2G scandal. Blamed for a number of issues in the 2G scam, Raja wants to tell his side of story. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 23, 2013

Hyderabad blasts: 'IB had issued 2 advisories to states'

Hyderabad blasts: 'IB had issued 2 advisories to states' Sources in the Home Ministry on Friday said that the Intelligence Bureau had issued three separate advisories to all states on February 16 and 19. The sources said that on February 20, the Home Ministry too issued an advisory to all the states. ...
10:24 AM, Feb 22, 2013