Beed (Maharashtra): Anna Hazare on Friday said Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi should be hanged if found "guilty" in connection with the controversial CD purportedly showing him in a compromising position with a woman. "Singhvi should be hanged if found guilty," Anna Hazare said replying to a reporter's question. Anna Hazare is currently touring Maharashtra to campaign for a stronger Lokayukta Act in the state. Singhvi quit as Congress spokesperson...
10:38 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Days after resigning from various parliamentary posts and as spokesperson of the Congress in the wake of the controversial video, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has asked for leave from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of Budget Session citing poor health. Citing "illness and family commitment", the Rajya Sabha MP sought leave from April 24 to May 22, which was granted by the Upper House on Friday....
05:30 PM, May 04, 2012
Cyrus Broacha also talks about the Bofors scam, Abhishek Manu Singhvi's CD scandal and much more. ...
11:48 PM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been saved from more embarrassment in the controversial sex CD case. A public interest litigation (PIL) that sought action against Singvhi's driver has been dismissed. The driver will now not be called in for questioning and thereby ending the possibility that he will further embarrass Singhvi. The plea argued that action be taken on him for tarnishing the image of lawyers. The...
01:42 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: Protests by MPs belonging to the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh over carving out a new state led to the Lok Sabha being adjourned till 12 noon on Monday. Parliament resumed for the second half of the Budget Session after a three-week long recess on Tuesday, but the constant slogan shouting by MPs from Telangana forced Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the Lok Sabha. The Opposition is likely...
11:38 AM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: The post-recess budget session of Parliament resumed on Tuesday. The government is planning to bring in three key finance sector reforms " the Pension Regulatory Bill, the Insurance Bill and the Banking Reforms Bill " in the current session. The priority, however, will be to see that the Finance Bill is cleared by the House. It may not be smooth sailing for the government, however, as the Opposition...
11:14 AM, Apr 24, 2012
In the wake of the CD row surrounding Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, PCI chairman Justice M Katju has said that social media is totally uncontrolled. ...
08:51 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Abhishek Manu Singhvi quit as chairperson of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice as well as from the post of Congress spokesperson. ...
11:57 PM, Apr 23, 2012
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11:46 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi has quit as the chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress spokesperson following the CD controversy. ...
09:35 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a dramatic turn of events ahead of Parliament session that begins on Tuesday, Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday quit his official posts following the CD controversy. He quit as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice and also as the Congress spokesperson. Sources say the BJP is likely to raise the issue in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday and Singhvi is also likely...
09:33 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Abhishek Manu Singhvi resigned as the Congress spokesperson on Monday following the CD controversy. ...
09:30 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Bar Council of Delhi on Monday said that the sleaze CD controversy surrounding lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has lowered the dignity of the legal profession. Singhvi maintains that the CD's contents were fabricated and morphed. Rajiv Khosla, member of the Bar Council of Delhi and former president of the Delhi Bar Association, said: "Such incidents cause a great damage to the whole legal institution...
08:41 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: BJP on Monday said the CD controversy allegedly involving Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi is a serious issue and the party expects a clarification from him in Parliament for the reasons behind his decision to step down from Chairmanship of the Law and Justice Committee. Asked for BJP's reaction to Singhvi's decision to step down, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said "this is a...
07:32 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Monday termed as "the right step" the resignation by Abhishek Manu Singhvi as party spokesman and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice but remained evasive on whether he was directed to do so. "Abhishek Singhvi has taken the step on the basis of whatever situation has come to the fore. It is the right step," said Congress General Secretary and Chairman of Media...
07:21 PM, Apr 23, 2012
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