Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress on Saturday demanded resignation of state Cabinet Minister Babu Bokhiria after a court in Porbandar sentenced him to three years imprisonment in the Rs 54 crore illegal limestone mining case of 2006. "We demand immediate resignation of the Gujarat Water Resources Minister who has been convicted by a court in Porbandar for three years in an illegal limestone mining case," Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shankarsinh...
12:31 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Krishnanagar: A class XII student was killed in Nadia district and three persons got arrested in connection with the incident, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Police said on Saturday the body of Mrinmoy Saha was recovered in Krishnaganj area on Friday and three persons later rounded up in connection with the suspected murder. West Bengal Industries Minister Partho Chatterjee who met the victim's family in Shaktinagar Hospital this...
12:12 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Ajay Maken resigned as the Housing Minister on Saturday night ahead of the reshuffle of the Council of Ministers and that of the AICC expected next week. Maken submitted his resignation as Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and has expressed his desire to work for the party, sources said. The 49-year-old leader was earlier Minister of State for Home Affairs and was later given independent...
09:59 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers could take place next week. Sources say the rejig could happen as early as even by Monday in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could utilize the opportunity to fill several vacancies in his council of ministers. The exercise is expected to be the last reshuffle in the UPA 2 with Lok Sabha elections less than a year away. Prime Minister...
09:29 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Ahmedabad: Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, on Saturday expressed confidence that the country will regain the growth rate of 8 per cent soon. "The Union Government is doing its job. For the last ten years, we have been continuously clocking 8 per cent growth. Though it has gone down this year, we'll be able to catch up as soon as possible and achieve...
08:36 PM, Jun 15, 2013
The Congress is closely watching the developments in JD(U)-BJP alliance. It had earlier tried to make overtures to Nitish Kumar, but Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said party seniors will decide whether to invite the JD(U) to the UPA or not. ...
08:11 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian Indian Congress leader has been shot by an unidentified gunman in the state of Johor and was battling for life in a critical condition. B Manikam, who is in his 50s, was shot several times on Thursday while having a chat with a friend outside his home in Taman Desa in Yong Peng, the Malaysia Star reported. Both men were rushed to the Batu Pahat Hospital...
06:48 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Srinagar on Saturday to inaugurate 'Umeed', a Rs 900 crore programme dedicated to skill development for women. The Congress leader will be accompanied by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. Rahul will also travel to Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah along with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet the recent earthquake victims. ...
01:42 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Shimla: A video CD portraying a senior Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi with a woman is in circulation in the district ahead of the Mandi Lok Sabha by-poll June 23, police officials said on Friday, adding a case will be filed. "We have received a complaint on circulation of a CD. We are going to register an FIR (first information report)," said a senior police official. Sources said the...
05:10 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: The much-awaited railway section linking Kashmir valley with rest of the country will be launched on June 25 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi jointly flag off the first train. The 18-km-long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir will provide an all-weather surface link to the valley which often gets snapped due to snowfall during winters. The section, which includes an...
02:57 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was recently elected a member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam for the fifth consecutive term, will take oath on June 17. Singh, who is the Leader of the Upper House, will take oath in the morning in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. Another Congress member from Assam Santius Kujur will also take oath on that day. The election to...
02:22 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Friday accused Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of misleading the rural people on the issue of extension of Lal Dora areas and repealing of Section 81 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act. Congress had in its election manifestos of 2003 and 2008 had made these announcements, but till date nothing has been done, Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel told reporters. Various quarters have been demanding amendment...
01:46 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: CPM general secretary Prakash Karat rubbished the talks of a 'federal front' and said, "... let those parties which are willing to come together on a common programme platform do so without that just talking about a front does not make much sense". The Left parties are scheduled to have a convention on July 1 following which they will come out with a set of alternative policies which...
10:29 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: The ordinance on the ambitious Food Security Bill was discussed at the Congress Core Group meet on Friday. The meeting decided that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Food Minister KV Thomas will reach out to the opposition for consensus on the Bill. The Food Security Bill aims to provide 5 kg of foodgrain per person to 67 per cent of the population at subsidised prices. Under the...
08:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013
The Congress distanced itself from Jairam Ramesh's remarks that Narendra Modi posed an ideological challenge to the party. Ramesh had compared Modi to self-destructive Hindu demon Bhasmasur - saying Modi had destroyed his mentor Advani. ...
07:47 PM, Jun 14, 2013
The Telangana protests intensify after a brief lull as pro-Telangana activists clash with police in Hyderabad. With the 2014 elections drawing nearer, parties have started promising statehood, something that has alluded the region ever since Independence. CNN-IBN's consulting editor Veeraraghav TM joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Telangana protests. Q. Do you think Congress will bow down to these protests and give statehood so that its seats do...
04:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Hyderabad: The Telangana protests have flare up yet again in Hyderabad as the police fired teargas shells to disperse the protesters. No injuries were reported in the teargas firing. Meanwhile, two rebel Telangana Congress MPs G Viveka and Manda Jagannath have courted arrest even as hundreds of pro-Telangana activists have been taken into protective custody. A group of protesters tried to force their way to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly but...
02:16 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at Union Minister Jairam Ramesh after the minister called Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi 'Bhasmasur' who turns everything into ashes. The BJP said it's just a matter of time till the public votes the Congress out. "The people are taking note of the abuses the Congress is hurling at our leaders. They will respond appropriately. Given the charges of corruption the...
12:26 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Hyderabad: The action is hotting up in Hyderabad, where two rebel Telangana Congress MPs G Viveka and Manda Jagannath have courted arrest even as hundreds of pro-Telangana activists have been taken into protective custody. A group of protesters tried to force their way to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly but were stopped by the police. The members of the Telangana Joint Action Commitee were marching towards the state assembly with the...
11:09 AM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi/Bangalore: After being criticised by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh said Modi's magic worked only on TV and in Gujarat. "Modi's elevation and his magic will not cast a spell in Uttar Pradesh as Modi is hardly acquainted with the nitty-gritty of UP politics and people of the state hardly know him. His...
10:25 AM, Jun 14, 2013
