New Delhi: 8.03 PM: Delhi Police Commissioner admits police response in the rape case "was not as swift as desired". 5.43 PM: Second accused in Delhi minor rape case, Pradeep, to reach the national capital by Monday evening. 5.03 PM: Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal demands resignation of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar over rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi. Kejriwal...
11:22 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: The second accused in the Delhi rape case was arrested from the Lakhisarai area Bihar late on Sunday night. During his interrogation, prime accused Manoj Kumar had said that he had an accomplice during the crime. Pradeep was apprehended from Barahiya village, Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand said. A Delhi Police team with the help of Bihar Police Special Task Force arrested Pradeep from his maternal uncle's...
07:25 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Bangalore: In a scathing attack on ruling UPA, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday accused the Congress-led government of being steeped in corruption and passing the blame on allies whenever it comes under attack for irregularities. "Congress sarkar ka bhrashtachar hawa, zameen aur pataal tak hai (The corruption by Congress govt has reached air, land and underworld)," Swaraj said at a BJP rally in Bangalore for the May five 2013...
03:20 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Kolkata: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday termed the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi as a "dastardly act" and slammed BJP for "playing politics" over the brutal incident. "Collective effort is required to uproot such social evils. Thus, law enforcing agencies, civil society and others will have to get together, apply their mind and bring out a solution," Singh told reporters during a private visit to the city....
12:48 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Bangalore/Ranebennur: Top BJP leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh on Sunday held public rallies across Karnataka seeking to give a big thrust to the party which is seeking a renewed mandate in May Assembly polls. Advani addressed meetings at Ranebennur and Davangere, Rajnath Singh in Chikkodi and M Venkaiah Naidu at Sindhanoor and Gangavathi in north Karnataka, from where the party draws much of its strength. Swaraj addressed...
11:42 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Ranebennur: BJP leaders LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj on Sunday launched the ruling party's campaign for the May 5 Karnataka assembly with a scathing attack on central government's corruption and promising "zero tolerance" against graft. Advani addressed public meetings in this north Karnataka town, about 350 km from Bangalore, and in Davangere in the central part of the state while Sushma Swaraj spoke at a rally in the state capital....
10:53 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday charged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his government lack the courage and the sensitivity needed to deal with issues like security of women and increasing frequency of rape cases in the capital and the rest of the country. Addressing a public meeting in New Delhi, BJP President Rajnath Singh said the UPA government is inching towards "zero sensitivity" towards the plight of women. "The...
10:23 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Protests over the rape of a 5-year-old minor girl continued for a second day in the national capital. Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj criticized Congress President Sonia Gandhi for her lack of efforts to curb crimes against women. She said, "Sonia Gandhi says it's the time to act, and not just talk. I want to ask her, who will act? Saying its ...
09:57 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Bangalore: Top BJP leaders will kickstart their party campaign for the May 5 assembly polls in Karnataka on Sunday. Senior party leaders including LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh among others will hold simultaneous public meetings at 10 places across the state. While Advani will campaign at Ranebennuru and Davangere, Sushma Swaraj will hold a public meeting in Bangalore. Meanwhile, in light of the bomb blast near the BJP...
09:17 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: BJP is set to corner the Government in Parliament over the leakage of JPC report on 2G Spectrum allocation, coal scam and the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi as the second phase of the Budget Session begins on April 22. The executive committee of the BJP Parliamentary Party on Saturday held a meeting at the residence of LK Advani to evolve its strategy in Parliament....
06:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday demanded capital punishment in child rape cases and those involving brutality and barbarity and said the new anti-rape law be made more stringent. "Nothing short of death sentence in cases of rape of children and cases involving brutality and barbarity will help," Swaraj, who met the victim at the AIIMS,...
05:13 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Rapists of minor girls reflect a 'mental sickness' which needs a 'shock treatment' of hanging, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday. "They reflect a mental sickness which has crept in society... a strong law is not sufficient, they need a shock treatment... They should be hanged to send a strong message to other people," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said. Stating...
02:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh during the all party meeting on Thursday said there was an agreement that the Land Bill should be brought for discussion and passing in the second half of the Budget Session. The minister is hopeful of finally replacing the colonial, 119-year-old Land Acquisition Act with a fairer law but added that Parliament must function. Between April 9-18, Ramesh reached out to leaders cutting...
09:45 PM, Apr 18, 2013
As parties decide to bring the Land Acquisition Bill in the second half of the Budget Session in Parliament, beginning from Monday, the BJP has assured support. "The problem of land mafia has escalated as they believe that the prices of land will go up after acquiring plots from the farmers. The government must ensure that the original farmer is compensated," said Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj. ...
03:32 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: A media report that showed the UPA government had "vetted" the coal scam probe status report before its submission in the Supreme Court was a "very serious matter", said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday. Swaraj alleged that the vetting was part of an attempt to save Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "This is a very serious matter. This is evidence of the government's pressure on...
01:34 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the coal scam alleging that the government is influencing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley has accused the Law Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office of diluting the CBI's status report on the scam. "The autonomous status that CBI has tried to maintained...
01:17 PM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: The rift within the National Democratic Alliance over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seems to be growing. After the Janata Dal (United), now the Shiv Sena has hinted that it wants the Bharatiya Janata Party to decide on its Prime Ministerial candidate. "Narendra Modi was not in the PM race when Sushma Swaraj met Bal Thackeray. Let the BJP decide on the PM candidate first, we will decide...
01:59 PM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: An all party meet convened to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition Bill remained inconclusive on Tuesday with no headway being made at all. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), AIADMK and CPM gave their suggestions, other parties are expected to follow suit by April 15. After all the suggestions are made, there will be another round of meeting on April 18, by when there is likely...
03:39 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: A private jet to Karnataka carrying Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley made an emergency landing at New Delhi airport nine minutes after taking off on Monday morning. The leaders were on their way to campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections in the state. Pilot of the aircraft informed Air traffic control (ATC) of technical issue and returned back to the...
11:25 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Chennai: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday night slammed BJP for not supporting the UPA government's efforts to pass a resolution in Parliament on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and rejected accusations hurled at Congress that it did not "support" the cause. Addressing a public meeting in Chennai, Chidambaram explained the initiatives the Congress took for passing a resolution in Parliament. The government convened an all-party meet to discuss...
12:27 AM, Apr 08, 2013
