Bijnor: The mascot and the idiom has completely changed. Samajwadi Party's face and heir apparent Akhilesh Yadav is leading the campaign now with Mulayam Singh taking a backseat. Akhilesh also put his foot down and refused to induct the likes of DP Yadav - an image make over to reach out to the upper-caste. Akhilesh said, "I may be young but I've decided not to take in corrupt people." After...
06:49 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: It's going to be a battle for numbers in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when the Lokpal Bill will be debated. For now it seems that allies like the TMC and regional parties like the RJD, Samajwadi Party and the BSP will play a crucial role. The Congress leadership is cracking the whip on erring MPs who were absent from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. It's also trying...
10:18 PM, Dec 28, 2011
New Delhi: It is a head-to-head battle now between social activist Anna Hazaare and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. On his day-long fast at Jantar Mantar, the anti corruption crusader made it clear that it was Rahul Gandhi who is responsible for Lokpal deadlock. Anna said, "When the Prime Minister has given in writing... then who can be behind that. It is Rahul Gandhi. Who else can influence? I think...
09:18 PM, Dec 11, 2011
Kiran Bedi said that politicians should take part in the open debate in front of the public. ...
11:34 AM, Dec 11, 2011
New Delhi: The encephalitis virus has killed more than 500 in just the last 2 months in Uttar Pradesh. The political class is finally waking up to the epidemic after a series of CNN-IBN ground reports. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday promised to take up the matter with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. "I will soon meet the Prime Minister and the ...
07:19 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: The encephalitis virus has killed more than 500 in just the last 2 months in Uttar Pradesh. The political class is finally waking up to the epidemic after a series of CNN-IBN ground reports. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday promised to take up the matter with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. "I will soon meet the Prime Minister and the...
07:19 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is back in the news and this time with a political agenda. Anna has said that he will campaign against the Congress in the polls if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the winter session of Parliament. As the festive season picks up, Team Anna is now assuming strong political colours. From his den of Ralegaon Siddhi, Anna is outlining his next...
06:03 PM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: One of the many headaches for the Congress at the moment, the Telangana crisis is now threatening to take a new turn as protests entered their 20th day on Sunday. Stepping up the pressure was TRS Chief K Chandrashekhar Rao who sat on a token fast on Sunday at Rajghat. Rao was fasting at Rajghat for a separate state of Telangana on the day of Gandhi Jayanti. Since...
06:37 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: One and a half years after the don of the Medical Council of India, Ketan Desai was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore, the Central Bureau of Investigation is finally ready with a chargesheet. CNN-IBN has accessed the confidential papers that document how the deal was struck, rules bent, quality of medical education compromised and how money changed hands. The CBI decoded the modus operandi...
08:25 PM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: It's been a year since the Medical Council of India (MCI) was dissolved and its president Ketan Desai arrested. But it seems the rot in the MCI has yet to be cleaned out. A case in point is Dr Sangeeta Sharma, the senior most officer in the MCI. CNN-IBN accessed documents that prove that the Health Ministry raised questions about the validity of her appointment as secretary. In...
06:43 PM, Sep 09, 2011
New Delhi: Still recovering from the after effects of Anna Hazare's campaign, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken a step forward towards transparency. The PMO website now contains details of the net financial worth of his entire cabinet. According to the information put on the site, the Prime Minister has assets worth Rs 5.10 crore, including a Rs 90-lakh house in Chandigarh, a Rs 88-lakh flat in Delhi's Vasant Kunj...
01:01 PM, Sep 03, 2011
Deoband: The MBA maulana who dreamt of modernising Darul Uloom Deoband, Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi was removed as the Vice Chancellor of the university by the seminary's governing council. His removal came after he praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's developmental works. The enquiry committee which was set up to probe the charges against him failed to reach a consensus so a trust vote followed, the outcome of which was that...
09:37 PM, Jul 24, 2011
Deoband: Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi has been removed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband University after getting eight votes against him at the Deoband meeting. Vastanvi, who refused to resign from the post of Vice Chancellor, got five votes in favour and eight against him. "I am bidding farewell to Darul Uloom. I told the committee that I will not step down but they can remove me if they...
12:11 PM, Jul 24, 2011
New Delhi: The Medical Council of India has once again come in news for another controversy. Its new secretary has resigned alleging misbehavior by Board Members, but it remains to be seen if that is the real reason. Interestingly the news of her resignation came 24 hours after CNN-IBN contacted her, asking her whether or not her appointment was legal. The image of MCI President Ketan Desai being handcuffed and...
11:10 AM, Jun 26, 2011
New Delhi: Another controversy in the tainted Medical Council of India (MCI). MCI secretary Dr Sangeeta Sharma has resigned alleging rude and indecent behavior by the Board's Chairman, Dr KK Talwar. Incidentally, the Health Ministry had raised objections about her appointment and asked the Board of Governors if her appointment had been made under the prescribed recruitment rules. The Health Ministry wanted the MCI board to get an ACC approval...
08:26 AM, Jun 23, 2011
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