FTN: Can social media influence political agenda?

FTN: Can social media influence political agenda?

Today was Rahul Gandhi's 43rd birthday, and a trend on Twitter called #PappuDiwas mocking the Rahul was generated and sustained for an entire day. Can social media campaigns effect the way a politician is perceived? ...
11:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
FTN: Is there still no political will to create safety of women?

FTN: Is there still no political will to create safety of women?

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Life and times of Nitish Kumar

Life and times of Nitish Kumar

Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Watch India @ 9 with Sagarika Ghose

Watch India @ 9 with Sagarika Ghose

The JD(U) brought the curtains down on its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP on Sunday over the elevation of a man who it thinks poses serious threat to its 'basic principles', denting the NDA ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. ...
11:29 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Is Modi polarising those within and outside the BJP?

Is Modi polarising those within and outside the BJP?

The 17-year-old BJP-JD(U) association ended on a bitter note on Sunday, but not before the JD(U) made it apparent that it decided to break away from the alliance when Narendra Modi was elevated to the BJP's poll panel chief post. ...
08:55 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Nitish Kumar: The man who dethroned Lalu Prasad

Nitish Kumar: The man who dethroned Lalu Prasad

Over the last few months, Nitish Kumar had given enough hints that elevation of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was not acceptable to him. ...
07:26 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Bihar: JD(U)-BJP's 17 years alliance to break?

Bihar: JD(U)-BJP's 17 years alliance to break?

The JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar looks set for a bitter divorce on Sunday. A formal announcement is likely to be made later in the day. Top JD(U) leadership held a meeting at 12.30 pm to decide on their split with the BJP. ...
12:10 PM, Jun 16, 2013
FTN: US surveillance: Is complete privacy impossible in the quest for security?

FTN: US surveillance: Is complete privacy impossible in the quest for security?

A 29-year-old contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed on Sunday as the source of disclosures about the US government's secret surveillance programmes, risking prosecution by the US government. ...
11:46 PM, Jun 13, 2013
FTN: Should there be a retirement age for politicians?

FTN: Should there be a retirement age for politicians?

Is it time for senior politicians like LK Advani to make way for younger leaders like Narendra Modi? ...
11:59 PM, Jun 12, 2013

LK Advani: The reluctant fundamentalist

Bloody Mary |  Sagarika Ghose

Challenging the Nehruvian consensus from the Right has been LK Advani's lifelong mission. When his memoir My Country My Life was released, Arun Jaitley said ...
09:11 AM, Jun 12, 2013

Jiah was driven to suicide by Suraj Pancholi, alleges her mother

Jiah was driven to suicide by Suraj Pancholi, alleges her mother New Delhi: Actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabbiya Amin-Khan broke down while speaking to CNN-IBN's Sagarika Ghose and accused Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj Pancholi for her daughter's death. 25-year-old Jiah hanged herself at her Juhu residence on Monday night. While speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Rabbiya blamed Suraj and said he used to hit Jiah. "Suraj knew what he wanted in the relationship and was getting it. She wasn't...
07:59 AM, Jun 12, 2013
FTN: Young actors in danger of succumbing to the pressures of the industry?

FTN: Young actors in danger of succumbing to the pressures of the industry?

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday claimed to have found five letters written by Bollywood actress Jiah Khan at the residence of her boyfriend, son of actor Aditya Pancholi, Suraj Pancholi. The content of the five letters is not known yet. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Life and times of Narendra Modi

Life and times of Narendra Modi

In a big boost to Narendra Modi's political career, BJP President Rajnath Singh appointed the Gujarat Chief Minister party's election campaign committee chief for 2014 polls. ...
11:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Is Modi BJP's biggest strength as well as its weakness?

Is Modi BJP's biggest strength as well as its weakness? New Delhi: He has been called the "Hindu Hriday Samrat", "Maut Ka Saudagar" (Merchant of Death), Great Dictator and a "Polarising Politician" and yet Narendra Modi's election victories continue to pile up. The latest sweep in Gujarat by-elections has also bolstered his image as the supreme vote catcher - he won in 2002, in 2007 and won again in 2012. And yet the Gujarat riots of 2002 shadow his footsteps...
06:58 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Narendra Modi named party's poll campaign panel chief

Narendra Modi named party's poll campaign panel chief

In a big boost to Narendra Modi's political career, BJP President Rajnath Singh appointed the Gujarat Chief Minister party's election campaign committee chief for 2014 polls. ...
05:00 PM, Jun 09, 2013