Washington: Amid reports of Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's resignation, US refrained from expressing its views on the resignation as this has not been formally announced, the State Department said. "We've seen the press reports that he's offered to resign. To my understanding, there are still ongoing discussions inside India, so we'll withhold comment until there are decisions," Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokesperson said during a conference...
08:14 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
BJP core group met on Friday to decide on Nitin Gadkari's future. Robert Vadra made a killing on land bought in Rajasthan. ...
11:31 PM, Oct 26, 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: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of the proposed Cabinet reshuffle, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday. Krishna said he wanted to give a chance to the youngsters. "I want youngsters to be given a chance...I am a loyal party worker and I work for the party without any conditions," said Krishna. He is now likely...
05:47 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: Amid reports that External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday offered to resign ahead of the proposed Cabinet reshuffle, which is slated to take place on Sunday, sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) have said that they have received no official intimation about the same. This came even as the Congress party also said that there was no information about the resignation of the External Affairs Minister....
05:27 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday offered to resign ahead of the proposed Cabinet reshuffle, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday. Krishna is likely to be given an important position in the Karnataka unit of the Congress party. Krishna is likely resign on Friday evening as he wants to give a free hand to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the reshuffle. The timing of Krishna's...
04:19 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
Bangalore: A special Lokayukta court on Thursday ordered its police to probe the involvement of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Devegowda in the alleged Mysore-Bangalore Express Highway scam. Certain irregularities have been reported to have taken place in the acquisition of farmers' land for the project that was being developed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited (NICE). A...
05:13 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday ruled out any arms sales to Pakistan and stressed that unlike other countries, Russia never created problems for India. "We are always cooperating with India to ensure safety of the region. We never created trouble for India in the region as compared to other countries," he told reporters in New Delhi. Rogozin was responding to a question on whether Russia...
10:17 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Karnataka on Thursday reiterated its stand on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu, informing the Monitoring Committee that it can't release more water to the south Indian state. The Supreme Court will now take up the matter on Friday. The Monitoring Committee report will be sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Earlier, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Karnataka Chief Minister...
05:34 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Bangalore/New Delhi: Karnataka on late Monday stopped releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, hours after the state informed the Supreme Court that it was in no position to continue the water flow from Monday night, a senior official said. The five crest gates of Krishanaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir in Mandya, about 80 km from Bangalore, through which Cauvery water was being released to Tamil Nadu have been shut, the...
09:51 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Bangalore: The protests over the Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu are likely to continue in southern Karnataka and Bangalore on Tuesday. Karnataka has sought a stay on the Cauvery order which directs it to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. The matter will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu has said that it will take up the matter with Prime...
08:17 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: 6.30 pm: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday said that it is not possible to release more water to Tamil Nadu. "We have conveyed this to Supreme Court by our senior counsel and this is the stand of the state government before the court," he said. 4.20 pm: The Supreme Court will review Karnataka's petition on Cauvery water sharing on October 12 after Karnataka on Monday sought...
12:14 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday requesting him to ask Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to change his order on sharing the Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister had asked Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu following the Cauvery River Authority's order. Karnataka, which recently battled a drought, has opposed it. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will...
09:13 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Taken hostage by Somali pirates two years ago, the sailors have now sent a message to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh via YouTube saying they are unwell and desperate to return home. Their families too are crying out for help. ...
09:49 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Bangalore: Highlighting the "grim" situation in Cauvery basin, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop further release of water to Tamil Nadu and to seek a report from the team that has been deputed to assess the water situation. "I would kindly urge upon you to explore possibilities of stopping further release of water from dams in Karnataka and also call for...
11:09 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Mumbai: A dramatic new video that captures the plight of seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates has surfaced. After two years in captivity, seven Indian sailors continue to remain in captivity onboard merchant vessel MV Asphalt Venture. The sailors have issued a desperate appeal to the Indian government through YouTube, saying their health is deteriorating and they are now desperately seeking release. They have appealed to the Prime...
10:17 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New York: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met family members of victims of Oak Creek Gurudwara shooting and said India and the US stand united against those who perpetrate a culture of violence and hatred. Krishna paid a visit to the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee on Thursday and met the family of priest Punjab Singh, who is still in coma after being critically injured in the August shooting. He later...
08:46 AM, Oct 05, 2012
