The Supreme Court has said that the details in the CBI affidavit on the coal scam are 'very disturbing'. "There has been a massive breach of trust that has shaken our foundation," the apex court said. The court said sharing information with the government has shaken the entire process. ...
01:25 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday saw uproarious scenes for the seventh successive day over BJP's demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on coal block allocations and protest by SP against Chinese incursion, leading to two adjournments before lunch. The ruckus took toll of both the Question Hour and Zero Hour as members from the BJP trooped into the Well to demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over...
01:19 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the proceedings were disrupted not because of the Opposition but because of the scams and the corrupt government. ...
12:31 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Terming it a "massive breach of trust" and a matter that has "shaken its foundation", the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday took a very serious note of the CBI affidavit on the coal block allocation scam and asserted that the probe agency must be "liberated" and should not be controlled by "political masters". The apex court also slammed the probe agency for having kept the court in...
12:07 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government in the coal scam case, the passage of the Finance Bill looks in jeopardy as the Opposition has taken on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly and demanded his resignation. Earlier, a temporary truce on the Finance Bill was achieved on Monday and the Bill is scheduled to...
11:42 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned on Tuesday till noon without transacting any business as BJP members walked into the Well to demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over coal issue and alleged vetting of the CBI report on it. Question Hour could not be conducted for the seventh consecutive day in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as Opposition members shouted slogans to press for their demands. As soon as...
11:40 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: A day before the Supreme Court's observations on CBI's admission that its report on coal scam was seen by Law minister Ashwani Kumar, sources say that the Centre will say that both Kumar and the government did nothing wrong. The government's stand was finalised after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the Attorney General on Sunday. The CBI had on Friday filed its affidavit on the coal block allocation...
09:16 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Leh/New Delhi: Chinese troops have erected one more tent in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh raising the number of such structures in the area of incursion to five, as the standoff between India and China on Monday entered the third week. With China showing no signs of withdrawing its troops from the Indian territory, sources said efforts to break the impasse over the incursion are yielding no results...
09:01 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Jammu: BJP on Monday blamed Centre's soft attitude towards China as a reason behind the latest incursion in DBO sector in eastern Ladakh. "India's defence policy towards China is soft as a result of which China indulges in intrusions every now and then," BJP National Executive Member and former MP, Thupstan Chhewang, told reporters here on Monday. He also alleged that "Congress-led UPA government has adopted complete silence over incidents...
07:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Senior journalist Neena Vyas joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the non-functioning of Parliament. Q. Has non-functioning of Parliament diminished PM's & Govt's image? Asked by: sri A. Sri, Yes, sadly, not only the Prime Minister and the Government but also the opposition and the entire country stand diminished. Please see that our neighbour Pakistan is struggling to bring back to life a functioning Parliament. Q. Is Parliament becoming...
05:08 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: 2.04 pm: Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day. 12.19 pm: The all-party meet called by Meira Kumar ends. 12.19 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after uproar over demand for PM's resignation over coal scam. 12.09 pm: "I have been saying that China is preparing to capture Indian territory on the border but the government and the Chair has...
11:39 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Vijayawada: CPM politburo member Sitaram Yechury said in Vijayawada on Sunday that the UPA government should reveal the names of those involved in the coal scam. "The government should reveal the names of the people involved in the coalgate scam. The resignation of either Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Law minister Ashwani Kumar would not serve any purpose unless names of the people involved in it come out," Yechury said....
12:14 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Seeing his protege Saina Nehwal departing early from India Open, national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was expectedly sad but that feeling was more or less neutralised when he witnessed the gritty performances of young players such as PV Sindhu. "We have had a whole lot of players emerging from this tournament. I am a little disappointed with Saina losing early but looking at the entire lot, it is...
02:27 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: The main Opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch an agitation against the government in all state capitals on May 4 and 5, attacking the UPA regime on various issues such as the 2G scam and the coal scam. "BJP has decided to take the fight against the massive cover up of Congress regime from Parliament to the people of country. On May 4 and 5, we...
12:07 PM, Apr 28, 2013
BJP leader Arun Jaitley said UPA's interference in the CBI is a clear case of immoral policing. ...
07:48 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood star Lara Dutta would like to see her tennis star husband Mahesh Bhupathi on the silver screen. "I would like to see Mahesh on the screen but I don't think he will ever come in front of the camera," said the former miss universe. Bhupathi married Lara in February, 2011. The couple was blessed with a daughter in January, 2012. Talking about her 15-month old daughter, Saira,...
05:32 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: Pressure seems to be growing on the UPA government from within its own constituents. With the first week of the reconvened session of Parliament almost being a washout, the National Congress Party (NCP) has thrown a sharp hint. It says that any failure to pass the Finance Bill in Parliament this session can bring the UPA government down. The NCP leaders will hold a two-day meet in Mumbai...
09:13 AM, Apr 27, 2013
The CBI on Friday told the Supreme Court that it had shared its coal scam status report - a report meant to be confidential - with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar as per his desire. ...
10:39 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: In a bid to end the confrontation in JPC, its Chairman P C Chacko, under opposition fire, on Friday expressed willingness to consider amendments to the controversial draft report on 2G spectrum scam which gave a clean chit to the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister. Chacko told PTI that any amendment could be considered if the opposition members convince him through discussion about any wrong thing in...
07:40 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call it a day and take rest by retiring from politics "in the evening of his life". Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh told reporters in reply to a question that Manmohan Singh is underestimated as a politician and over-rated as an economist. "A comment was made on Dr Manmohan Singh by somebody several years back. I would not...
06:50 PM, Apr 26, 2013
