Defending the decision to have a common entrance test, Kapil Sibal said it was taken in accordance with the IIT Act passed by Parliament. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 11, 2012
According to sources, the Congress wants the petrol hike rollback to be in the range of Rs 3-5. ...
11:51 PM, May 24, 2012
Bollywood actress Rekha took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP. Film personalities, with a few exceptions, have in recent times failed to make a mark in Parliament. Another controversy erupted in Parliament when Jaya Bachchan objected to being shown on TV when Rekha took oath. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed the question and the issue with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the transcript...
12:01 PM, May 17, 2012
Cine superstar Rekha on Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. ...
11:58 PM, May 16, 2012
A parliamentary panel says some doctors are colluding with big pharmaceutical companies to sell unsafe drugs to the Indian consumers. ...
11:58 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The members of Parliament across party lines said not just Ambedkar cartoons but no political cartoons at all should be allowed in school textbooks. The BJP said HRD Minister Kapil Sibal must resign on this issue. The question is whether cartoon and politician satire should be censored. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed the issue with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the...
12:17 PM, May 15, 2012
Sources say the MPs want cartoons of all politicians removed from school textbooks as they depict politicians in a poor light. ...
11:58 PM, May 14, 2012
There is death on the roads of India. We are focusing on a tragedy that is numbing. Thirty-two-year-old Shama Chopra, pregnant with her first child was killed by a speeding BMW on May 5. Her mother, who was also in the car, is in a coma, her father who was in Delhi for a heart bypass surgery now has a broken backbone and multiple injuries, her husband Sailesh Shetty has ...
01:42 PM, May 11, 2012
There is death on the roads of India. We are focusing on a tragedy that is numbing. Thirty-two-year-old Shama Chopra, pregnant with her first child was killed by a speeding BMW on May 5. Her mother, who was also in the car, is in a coma, her father who was in Delhi for a heart bypass surgery now has a broken backbone and multiple injuries, her husband Sailesh Shetty has...
01:42 PM, May 11, 2012
Two persons died including a pregnant woman and 4 injured when a speeding BMW rammed into a car in Gurgaon on Saturday. ...
11:54 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna made a statement at the Lok Sabha on Wednesday throwing light on three separate incidents in Sindh where Hindu girls were allegedly abducted and married to Muslim men. The question is how safe are the Hindus in Pakistan. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose took up the question with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the transcript of the...
11:33 AM, May 10, 2012
Voicing concern over problems faced by minority Hindus in Pakistan, India reminded Islamabad of its responsibility to discharge its Constitutional obligations towards its citizens. ...
11:57 PM, May 09, 2012
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna says the rights of the Hindus must be protected in Pakistan. Tonight at 10, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts whether the minorities are safe in Pakistan.
02:14 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: NAC member Aruna Roy is leading the newly formed Pension Parishad to demand a universal pension scheme. The question is whether every elderly person in India who is above 60 years of age should be entitled to a pension. The question was taken up by IBN18 Network Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghosh on her show Face the Nation. Here's the transcript of the discussion with a distinguished panel: Sagarika...
11:40 AM, May 09, 2012
All elderly people over 60 years from the BPL category get Rs 200 per month as pension under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. ...
11:58 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's first television show 'Satyamev Jayate' has proved immensely popular after the very first episode was aired on Sunday. The show carries a strong message of social change and calls for a fight against the evils of society. 'Satyamev Jayate' many say has created television history, others are calling it an exquisite piece of journalism. The question is whether the show has redefined entertainment and...
12:23 PM, May 08, 2012
The director of Aamir Khan's new TV show, 'Satyamev Jayate' on Monday rubbished claims by singer Palash Sen that the title track of the show was lifted from one of his songs. Speaking to IBN18 Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose on Face The Nation, director Satyajeet Bhatkal said that Palash Sen's notice to the show was not worth a reply. Below is an edited transcript of the interview: Sagarika Ghose: Palash...
08:31 AM, May 08, 2012
Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' got a thumbs up from Bollywood and a large number of viewers. ...
11:59 PM, May 07, 2012
Manipur student Richard Loitam's death, the boat tragedy in Assam where 113 have so far died and the death toll is still mounting, and a young woman from Manipur assaulted on Monday in Gurgaon. These are the recent shocking stories involving people from the North East. However, the debate still rages on as to how the North East can be brought into the mainstream. The issue has been taken up...
02:13 PM, May 04, 2012
North East student Dana Sangma was found hanging in her hostel room in Gurgaon last month after being accused of cheating during an exam. ...
11:58 PM, May 03, 2012
