Today was Rahul Gandhi's 43rd birthday, and a trend on Twitter called #PappuDiwas mocking the Rahul was generated and sustained for an entire day. Can social media campaigns effect the way a politician is perceived? ...
11:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Even though aerial surveys and rescue missions by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and clearing skies provided some aid to the people in Uttarakhand, places that have been most affected by the nature's fury have remained inaccessible due damaged transport and road services. ...
11:54 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. ...
10:53 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. The government, on its part, has pumped in immediate relief funds and rescue choppers to the battered north Indian state, which has been devastated due to torrential rains that have caused massive landslides and...
09:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Rescue operations in Uttarakhand continued on Wednesday even as thousands of tourists and pilgrims still remained stranded in the northern state where 500 roads and 175 bridges have been washed away due to torrential rains that have led to massive landslides and floods. ...
07:38 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state. Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement to the media after an aerial survey of disaster affected areas of Uttarakhand: "Earlier today, Smt Sonia...
07:14 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: Karan Johar is so impressed with director Anand Gandhi's "brilliant" work in 'Ship of Theseus' that he feels "inferior" as a filmmaker and says he lacks the "talent and strength" to make such a film. Karan's last directorial was 'Bombay Talkies', an anthology of film consisting of four different stories by four different directors. "It makes you feel very inferior as a filmmaker, it's that brilliant. It is such...
07:00 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Dehradun: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state. PM Manmohan also announced Rs 145 crores as immediate relief for the disaster struck state. He further said Rs 1000 crores will be released for Uttarakhand as disaster...
06:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Haridwar: 7:25 pm: Minister of State for Home RPN Singh speak to CNN-IBN on the flood situation in Uttarakhand. He says the government's primary focus to rescue people who are stuck in the hilly reaches of the state and cannot descend to lower heights. He adds that the conditions are very difficult thought paramilitary is doing its best. He also defends Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna's visit to Delhi and...
09:45 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: A decision on the way ahead for the ambitious Food Security Bill is expected to be taken on Wednesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi holding deliberations on the matter. A meeting of the Congress core group is scheduled to take place on Wednesday in which Food Minister KV Thomas will also be present. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, who along with Home Minister...
02:45 AM, Jun 19, 2013
A new set of Cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. ...
10:46 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed the chief ministers of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to provide immediate relief to the flood affected areas of their states. The Congress President also spoke to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde about the situation. In Uttarakhand, 58 people have lost their lives and close to 60,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations due to floods and landslides. The worst hit is...
06:56 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who is releasing 'Ship of Theseus' in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata initially, has come up with an online voting option for audiences to view the movie in other cities. Directed by Anand Gandhi, the film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and received critical acclaim. Is being released by Rao in association with UTV Motion Pictures in India. To cater to a...
05:19 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Raipur: There's something that could prove embarrassing for Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Newly appointed Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charan Das Mahant has claimed that he is ready to sweep the floor his party office if ordered to do so by Sonia Gandhi. "I always do whatever is ordered by my party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. If Sonia Gandhi orders me to sweep Congress office in Chhattisgarh, I will do...
08:50 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Just a few days after it received the award for being the second best airport of the world, Sunday's rain exposed the Indira Gandhi International Airport's poor arrangement and preparedness for the monsoon. ...
11:44 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday indicated readiness to make way for Rahul Gandhi if the UPA wins the Lok Sabha elections next year. "I have always said, as far as I am concerned, I would be very happy to see Rahul step into my shoes. I always believe we will have a third go at the elections as the UPA and people will again repose their faith in us,"...
08:03 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A new set of Cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. This is possibly the last reshuffle before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Mallikarjun Kharge was made the Railways Minister as eight more were inducted with veterans Sis Ram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a comeback. List of new ministers: CABINET MINISTERS - Sis Ram Ola gets Labour and Employment portfolio - Oscar...
06:00 PM, Jun 17, 2013
As the UPA readies itself for the poll year, the Cabinet reshuffle is expected to be the last for the current term. What does it indicate about Congress' strategy for the general elections? Business Standard's editor AK Bhattacharya joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How much of this reshuffle infuse their cadres leading into the 2014 elections?...do the names doing the rounds have more credibility on...
05:45 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Congress announced its new working committee members, senior party leader and the new face of the Congress media wing Ajay Maken claimed that the party is growing under Rahul Gandhi while the NDA is shrinking. In a press conference, Ajay Maken said in today's age of communication, accessibility is one of the most important aspects. In the backdrop of JD(U)-BJP split in Bihar, Ajay...
05:06 PM, Jun 17, 2013
