A CD purportedly showing a ruling BJP legislator in a sexual act has landed him in trouble, prompting him to announce he would not contest the May 5 Assembly polls. ...
04:26 AM, Mar 29, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, against whom corruption charges were framed by a Shimla court, to not resign yet and wait for the verdict of the High Court in the CD row. This came after the Union Minister himself offered to resign saying he did not want to embarrass Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying, "I take moral responsibility for this, if...
08:22 PM, Jun 25, 2012
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
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
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
New Delhi: Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Monday asked the government to form a committee to place restrictions on the social media which he said was "often acting in an arbitrary and irresponsible" way. In a letter to Communications and Information Technology minister Kapil Sibal, Katju said that a panel should be immediately set up "so that the social media can be regulated and suitable legislation...
12:17 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
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
New Delhi: Terming the controversy over a CD purportedly involving Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi as an individual issue, the government on Monday said it was not mulling any move to restrain the social media. "This government since 2004 has not taken a single step to curb the social media," Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters in New Delhi in response to questions whether the government was thinking of imposing any...
09:16 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: 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. Following is the full text of Singhvi's statement on his resignation: I have decided to resign as Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice. Personnel and Grievances and have informed the Hon'ble Congress President accordingly. I have also decided...
06:30 PM, Apr 23, 2012
The Abhishek Manu Singhvi CD episode raises fundamental questions about politicians and their right to privacy. ...
08:50 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: Congress's chief spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi has opted out of party briefings for now after finding himself in a controversy over a CD, which he claims has been doctored to embarrass him. Singhvi has been taken off the duty roster. While the official reason being given for Singhvi opting out of party briefings is that he is unwell, CNN-IBN has learnt that Singhvi has opted out to avoid...
09:15 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is expected to file its reply to senior advocate in the Supreme Court Shanti Bhushan's petition, explaining why it has still not recorded the statements of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh. The statements were to be recorded in order to verify the authenticity of a controversial audio CD purportedly featuring a conversation between the trio. After the CD...
07:38 AM, Jan 06, 2012
Ahmednagar: Social activist Anna Hazare was on Thursday non-committal on the row over the CD involving lawyer Shanti Bhushan and said he does not know anything about it. "I don't know anything about Shanti Bhushan CD. Why don't you ask this question to Shanti Bhushan?" said Hazare. Replying to another question about the CD controversy, he said "I have stopped talking about controversies. I don't want to talk about them....
10:09 PM, Apr 21, 2011
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Election Commission is to meet again on Wednesday to discuss what action to be on the CD and BJP took to the streets in Lucknow. ...
07:19 PM, Apr 09, 2007
