New Delhi: In another embarrassment for the Congress party, its spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi found himself in the midst of a CD controversy on Wednesday. While his name has been removed from the Press Conference roster, Singhvi insists it is because he is unwell. The man who used to vociferously defend his party is now almost being silenced. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the suave lawyer turned politician, is feeling the heat...
12:07 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal met on Wednesday and there was disagreement over exclusion of lower bureaucracy and Prime minister, sources said. There was also Objection to CBI members not being appointed like the CVC. Members Kirti Azad, Bal Apte, Haren Pathak and Arjun Meghwal are to give dissenting note on draft, sources said. It was also said that they were against Citizens' Charter being a separate...
07:16 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government has bowed to Opposition's pressure and agreed to a debate in the Lok Sabha on Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement in Parliament on the National Democratic Alliance government's role in the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirti Azad will initiate the debate in the Lok Sabha on the issue. Earlier, both the...
03:23 PM, Aug 08, 2011
New Delhi: Former cricketer Kapil Dev will on Tuesday man a traffic signal in south Delhi as part of a road safety awareness programme organised by Delhi Police. The 1983 World Cup winning team captain will man the traffic at Aurobindo Chowk on Tuesday morning for an hour, said Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic). "Eminent cricketing personalities have been assisting Delhi Traffic Police in emphasizing road safety rules...
08:35 PM, Mar 28, 2011
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement blaming the migrant population of Delhi for rising incidents of crime in the national capital has been severely criticised by the Opposition. Facing the heat, Chidambaram clarified his statement and said that he was withdrawing his entire comment. "When using the word 'migrants', I did not refer to any state or region or language or race or religion. I am acutely conscious...
02:49 PM, Dec 13, 2010
Despite all allegations of corruption and delay in preparations, Jaipal Reddy says India will host the best Games so far. ...
04:37 PM, Aug 09, 2010
He walked out saying he was insulted for raising the pitch fiasco issue. ...
11:50 AM, Dec 29, 2009
The outgoing chairman of selector Kris Srikkanth is happy with how Yuvraj performed in his comeback match. ...
05:14 PM, Jun 25, 2008
