New Delhi: In an embarrassment for Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch LK Advani, a party leader and close aide of Karnataka Janata Paksha chief BS Yeddyurappa, Lehar Singh Siroya, has written a tell-all open letter. He has alleged that Advani compromised on corruption in the past when it suited his own interest. The letter that severely criticises Advani has been sent to him and BJP President Rajnath Singh by Lahar Singh...
10:16 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya will be questioned in connection with the Kunda DSP murder case, CBI sources said on Tuesday. The CBI sources said that Bhaiya will be called in for questioning soon. The slain DSP's wife had accused him of the murder. Raja Bhaiya had to resign as the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister after his name figured in the case. The CBI has already arrested...
07:05 PM, May 14, 2013
Bhopal: A cloud of corruption hangs over one of the BJP's most celebrated chief ministers - Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Chouhan is in the midst of a row over allotment of prime land in Bhopal to his relatives. An RTI query has revealed how prime land that was allotted to other individuals was registered in the names of Shivraj Singh's cousins. Even a court order stipulating returning the...
06:23 PM, May 14, 2013
Reacting to the controversy stirred by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq, who walked out of the Lok Sabha while Vande Mataram was being played, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said as an MP it is his responsibility to respect the national song. ...
04:08 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Controversy over the walkout by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq from the Lok Sabha took a new turn as he refused to apologise for walking out of the House while national song Vande Mataram was being played. Burq said that as a Muslim he cannot show respect towards the national song. "I won't apologise to anyone. I respect the National Anthem, not the national song Vande Mataram. Vande...
03:05 PM, May 09, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said the PM, the Railway Minister and the Law Minister must resign in the wake of the latest scams. ...
07:04 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to tell the Supreme Court on Monday that the agency's status report on coal scam was changed by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The details of the CBI affidavit, which it will submit before the Supreme Court on Monday, has been accessed by CNN-IBN. The CBI has reportedly made it clear in its affidavit that the status report was shown to...
01:18 PM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: More trouble for the UPA as former Solicitor General of India, Gopal Subramanium breaks his silence. Gopal Subramanium has criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his handling of the coalgate mess. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN's national affairs editor Bhupendra Chaubey, he said that the Prime Minister is guilty of erring in judgment on the issue. Below is an excerpt of the interview: CNN-IBN: You are someone who has...
05:06 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: Attorney General Ghoolam E Vahanvati issued a clarification on Wednesday and said he never interfered with the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) status report on coal block allocation scam. He also denied he has a copy of the report. Vahanvati has been accused by former ASG Harin Raval of having tampered with the CBI coal status report. Raval had written in his letter to Vahanvati, "Certain suggestions were...
07:28 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: More allegations have surfaced against Law Minister Ashwani Kumar a day after the Supreme Court slammed the government for political interference in CBI investigations into the coal scam. CNN-IBN has learned that Ashwani Kumar was in touch with CBI director Ranjit Sinha till Sunday, April 28. Sources say the Law Minister was unhappy with the choice of UU Lalit as CBI counsel and reportedly wanted PP Rao to...
01:32 PM, May 01, 2013
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11:16 PM, Apr 29, 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its affidavit on the coal block allocation scam report with the Supreme Court, in which the agency's director Ranjit Sinha has said the draft of the report was shared with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, a charge that the Congress has been rejecting. The director has also said the draft of the report was even shared with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ...
11:49 PM, Apr 26, 2013
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11:39 PM, Apr 26, 2013
BJP leader Arun Jaitley spoke on a range of issues, including the coal scam. ...
10:57 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Despite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha informing the Supreme Court that the draft report on the coal block allocation scam was shared with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar before its submission, the government remained defiant and said there was no need for the minister to resign. The affidavit, which the probe agency filed with the Supreme Court on Friday morning, has given more ammunition to the...
01:53 PM, Apr 26, 2013
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