
The BJP has surged ahead in all the three municipal corporations of Delhi. ...

02:51 PM, Apr 17, 2012

New Delhi: Delhi voted for the first time for the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections on Sunday that saw the arch-rivals the Congress and the BJP in another pitched electoral battle to control the prestigious civic body. BJP, which won the polls in 2007 with 164 seats in the 272-member body, is hoping to retain power for a third term while Congress hopes to make a dent this year....

10:41 AM, Apr 16, 2012

It was my first date with the Arab World. A fortnight ago, I was all set to fly to Syria, a country caught in conflict, ...

12:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signed a draft constitution that was approved a day earlier by nearly 90 per cent of the voters. ...

11:53 PM, Mar 02, 2012

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday signed a draft constitution that was approved a day earlier by nearly 90 per cent of the voters. Is that enough? Or too late? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar in World View at 10 pm on March 3 to know more. ...

11:37 AM, Mar 01, 2012

Damascus: Syria is all set to hold a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday, even as the raging violence in the central city of Homs enters its fourth week. President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to hold elections in the country within 90 days if a new Constitution is approved. The Opposition, however, dismiss it as a charade amid an intensifying crackdown on the 11-month-old revolt against the ruling Baath...

07:22 AM, Feb 26, 2012

Cairo: A roar of defiance rippled through Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday night as thousands of protesters demanding an end to army rule spurned an offer from Egypt's military leader to let the people decide in a referendum. Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said the military was ready to hand over to civilians if Egyptians wanted it, in concessions designed to end four days of clashes in the capital and...

02:42 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Cairo: Egypt's military ruler says the armed forces are prepared to hold a referendum on immediately transferring power to a civilian authority if people demand it. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi also told the nation in a televised address on Tuesday that presidential elections will be held before June 30, but did not specifically mention a date for the transfer of power. In his brief address, Tantawi sought to cast the...

12:14 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Athens: Two officials close to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he has scrapped his plan to hold a referendum on the latest European debt deal for Greece after the main Opposition leader said would back it. The two officials said George Papandreou made the comments during an emergency Cabinet meeting Thursday. One also said the premier would not resign despite mounting pressure, and would await the outcome of Friday's...

08:22 PM, Nov 03, 2011

European leaders heaped pressure on Greece over its decision to hold a referendum on its latest bailout deal. ...

09:51 AM, Nov 03, 2011

New York: Greece's abrupt call for a referendum on EU bailout deal spooked global markets on Tuesday. Greek PM Papandreou's move threw into question the survival of efforts to contain the debt crisis. France and Germany caught unawares - they summon Papandreou for talks at Cannes before the G20 starts. Chairman of EU FMs, Jean-Claude Juncker, says Greece will go bankrupt if voters rejected the bailout package. Greek FM says...

09:57 AM, Nov 02, 2011

New Delhi: The BJP has condemned the attack on Senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan. Bhushan was attacked in his chamber in the Supreme Court on Wednesday by a person who claims to be a member of the Sri Ram Sena. The BJP has also denied the involvement of its youth wing in the incident. BJP spokesperson Tarun Vijay said that the BJP is open to a probed...

07:49 AM, Oct 13, 2011

Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...

11:40 PM, Aug 01, 2011

Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts if, the Lokpal Bill should be put to a public referendum. ...

12:03 AM, Jun 22, 2011

New Delhi: Anna Hazare and his supporters ended the one day token fast to protest the police crackdown against yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday evening. There was huge police presence all through the day at Rajghat as Anna accused the government of trying to discredit the Lokpal panel and threatened another fast. Hazare's Rajghat fast has set another ultimatum to the government on the Lokpal Bill. He has demands ...

08:31 PM, Jun 08, 2011