FTN: Are there no alternatives to cars in Indian metros?

FTN: Are there no alternatives to cars in Indian metros?

According to sources, the Congress wants the petrol hike rollback to be in the range of Rs 3-5. ...
11:51 PM, May 24, 2012
FTN: Are Indians ready for austerity?

FTN: Are Indians ready for austerity?

Politicians and bureaucrats are spending lakhs on their foreign travel. Are Indians ready for austerity? ...
11:40 PM, May 23, 2012
Won't pull out of the UPA govt: Mamata Banerjee

Won't pull out of the UPA govt: Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has said that she shares good relations with the PM and Sonia Gandhi and will not leave the UPA till she is asked to. ...
08:39 AM, May 23, 2012
CPM using Facebook, Twitter and email against me: Mamata

CPM using Facebook, Twitter and email against me: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, talks about her government and the alleged online campaign against her. ...
11:59 PM, May 22, 2012

We don't want Pranab as President: Mamata

We don't want Pranab as President: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has finally broken her silence on the crucial question of who the Trinamool Congress would support for the Presidential election. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Mamata said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, West Bengal Governor Gopal Gandhi and former President APJ Abdul Kalam were acceptable to her. "I love Meira Kumar. She is very soft spoken. Gopal Gandhi...
08:19 AM, May 21, 2012
Question Time Didi: Watch the show that Mamata walked out of

Question Time Didi: Watch the show that Mamata walked out of

A furious Mamata Banerjee walked out of CNN-IBN's show when confronted with questions about the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and increased rate of crime against women in her state. ...
04:39 PM, May 20, 2012
Question Time Didi

Question Time Didi

A furious Mamata Banerjee walked out of CNN-IBN's show when confronted with questions about the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and increased rate of crime against women in her state. ...
12:02 PM, May 20, 2012
Question Time Mamata: Students take on Bengal CM

Question Time Mamata: Students take on Bengal CM

As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee completes one year in office, watch her facing uncomfortable questions from the people of the state. ...
12:18 PM, May 19, 2012
FTN: Does social media offer more value than mainstream media?

FTN: Does social media offer more value than mainstream media?

Facebook is planning to sell 18 per cent of its company to the public on Friday in an IPO that could value the social networking site at $ 100 billion. ...
11:58 PM, May 17, 2012

Are film stars a failure as Parliamentarians?

Are film stars a failure as Parliamentarians? Bollywood actress Rekha took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP. Film personalities, with a few exceptions, have in recent times failed to make a mark in Parliament. Another controversy erupted in Parliament when Jaya Bachchan objected to being shown on TV when Rekha took oath. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed the question and the issue with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the transcript...
12:01 PM, May 17, 2012
FTN: Have film stars failed to play a starring role in Parliament?

FTN: Have film stars failed to play a starring role in Parliament?

Cine superstar Rekha on Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. ...
11:58 PM, May 16, 2012
FTN: Are doctors compromising public safety by lobbying for drug companies?

FTN: Are doctors compromising public safety by lobbying for drug companies?

A parliamentary panel says some doctors are colluding with big pharmaceutical companies to sell unsafe drugs to the Indian consumers. ...
11:58 PM, May 15, 2012

Should cartoon and politician satire be censored?

Should cartoon and politician satire be censored? New Delhi: The members of Parliament across party lines said not just Ambedkar cartoons but no political cartoons at all should be allowed in school textbooks. The BJP said HRD Minister Kapil Sibal must resign on this issue. The question is whether cartoon and politician satire should be censored. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed the issue with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the...
12:17 PM, May 15, 2012
FTN: Should political satire/cartoons be censored?

FTN: Should political satire/cartoons be censored?

Sources say the MPs want cartoons of all politicians removed from school textbooks as they depict politicians in a poor light. ...
11:58 PM, May 14, 2012
Should hit and run cases have stricter punishment?

Should hit and run cases have stricter punishment?

There is death on the roads of India. We are focusing on a tragedy that is numbing. Thirty-two-year-old Shama Chopra, pregnant with her first child was killed by a speeding BMW on May 5. Her mother, who was also in the car, is in a coma, her father who was in Delhi for a heart bypass surgery now has a broken backbone and multiple injuries, her husband Sailesh Shetty has ...
01:42 PM, May 11, 2012