The Congress on Thursday formed a six-member group led by former Union Minister Ambika Soni to suggest measures for electoral reforms, an idea mooted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the party's recent Chintan Shivir in Jaipur. ...
09:19 PM, Jan 31, 2013
New Delhi: After the Cabinet reshuffle, all eyes are now on what bigger role will Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi takes up in the party. Sources say he is set to take over as the working president of the Congress. Rahul has a reason to smile with his stamp evident in the reshuffle. Many from Rahul's team, younger faces took charge or were moved up to meaty portfolios. Prime Minister...
08:18 AM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Amid talks of a new-look UPA Cabinet, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. Resignations of as many as four senior and three junior ministers were accepted by the President. This came ahead of the Sunday UPA Cabinet reshuffle where some major changes are expected to take place. The senior ministers whose...
08:05 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Subodh Kant Sahai resigned as the Tourism Minister on Saturday ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. Along with Sahai, Ambika Soni and Mukul Wasnik also quit from their Cabinet posts of Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment respectively. According to sources, the Cabinet is likely to have younger faces this time. ...
01:37 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of Sunday's reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers, three Cabinet Ministers and a Minister of State resigned on Saturday, saying they want to work for the party. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik and Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai and MoS Justice and Empowerment Mahadev Khandela met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submitted their resignations. External Affairs Minister SM...
12:32 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: 7.30 pm: Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is likely to make a comeback in the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. However, it is not yet known as to which portfolio Tharoor might get. 6.55 pm: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which is slated to take place on...
10:40 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. Krishna resigned from the post on Friday. He is likely to head the Finance Commission, say sources. Krishna will also meet President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 am. Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai will meet the PM at 10.50 am. The UPA is gearing up for the massive...
09:43 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA is gearing up for the massive Cabinet revamp on Sunday. After External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik are expected to resign, while Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi may be given a bigger role in the party as the working president or vice president. And this time, the reshuffle is happening with Rahul...
07:44 AM, Oct 27, 2012
SM Krishna on Friday resigned as the External Affairs Minister while Ambika Soni and Mukul Wasnik also offered to quit. ...
10:35 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday accepted the resignation of SM Krishna as the Union External Affairs Minister. Earlier in the day, Krishna had sent his resignation to the Prime Minister ahead of the proposed Cabinet reshuffle, which is expected to take place on Sunday. Krishna said he wanted to give the youngsters a chance. "I want youngsters to be given a chance...I am a loyal party worker...
07:25 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: It is now confirmed that the much delayed Union Cabinet reshuffle will finally take place on Sunday morning, that is October 28. Sources have told CNN-IBN that discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are almost complete. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is likely to be eased out of the cabinet. But the suspense over Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi joining the government remains....
11:13 AM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday led the nation in condoling the death of veteran film-maker Yash Chopra, describing him as an "icon of Indian cinema" who entertained generations. Chopra, 80, passed away at a Mumbai hospital this evening. In his message, the Prime Minister credited the film-maker for establishing the popularity of Indian cinema internationally. Singh described Chopra as an "icon of Indian cinema" who entertained many...
08:25 PM, Oct 21, 2012
The government on Monday rallied behind the Union Law Minister, terming him "an important minister of UPA II" and ruling out his resignation. ...
09:40 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Multiple defamation suits are being planned to be filed against India Today Group by Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his friends in the country and abroad over allegations of financial bungling by an NGO run byhis family. Close on the heels of a suit filed by Khurshid's wife Louise in the Delhi High Court on October 12, the Law Minister is planning to file a defamation case against...
08:41 PM, Oct 15, 2012
At a press conference he held with his wife Louise, Salman Khurshid asserted that the camps for the disabled, organised by his Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, were held at different places in Uttar Pradesh. ...
08:30 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Even as Arvind Kejriwal-led Indian Against Corruption levelled fresh allegations of financial irregularities on an NGO run by Salman Khurshid and his wife, the government on Monday rallied behind the Union Law Minister, terming him "an important minister of UPA II" and ruling out his resignation. In another development surrounding the controversy, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma created a flutter on Monday, saying Khurshid will not do...
07:45 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Backing Salman Khurshid, two senior Union Ministers on Monday said there was no question of the Law Minister being isolated within the government following allegations of misappropriation of funds by an NGO headed by him. "There is no question of isolation or not backing (Khurshid)," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters here after a meeting of the Group of Ministers on Media. Khurshid, who also attended...
04:10 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Even as India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal refuses to give up on his demand for Law Minister Salman Khurshid's resignation, the government continues to stand by Khurshid. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, MoS in the PMO Narayanasamy and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh have defended him. "I am confident that my very good friend and colleague and one of the most decent human beings I...
09:15 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni on Saturday came to the defence of her cabinet colleague Salman Khurshid over allegations of financial bungling in a trust headed by him saying the demand for the resignation of the "upright" Law Minister was not fair. Soni said the charges made against Khurshid could shatter a person and television channels were running them without having known his version. "The charges put...
10:16 PM, Oct 13, 2012
New Delhi: Hours after anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal targeted Robert Vadra, the husband of Priyanka Gandhi, accusing him of corruption, Congress president Sonia Gandhi herself jumped to the defence of her son-in-law on Friday. The Congress president issued a brief statement saying Robert Vadra is a businessman and there has not been any misuse by him. This came even as the Congress party put up a high-voltage defence on the...
07:46 PM, Oct 05, 2012
