Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia reportedly made a hate speech in Bhokar early this month. After a public outcry, the Maharashtra Police has booked the leader. CNN-IBN has learnt that the police has submitted its report to the state government and is awaiting a sanction to prosecute him. ...
08:46 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has said that the statement issued by Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde expressing regret over his Hindu terror comment was cleared by the BJP before being released publicly. ...
07:49 AM, Feb 24, 2013
RSS supremo Mohanrao Bhagwat on Friday termed Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's expression of regret for his 'Hindu terror' remark as an attempt to appease a particular section of voters for the next elections. ...
12:57 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The Budget Session of Parliament beginning on Thursday looks set to be stormy with Opposition vowing to strongly raise issues like corruption and inflation even though government expressed readiness to discuss all issues and order any kind of probe into the chopper scam. ...
07:44 AM, Feb 21, 2013
The BJP on Wednesday welcomed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement expressing regret over his Hindu terror remarks but maintained that had he done so earlier it would not have "gladdened the hearts" of terrorists based in Pakistan. ...
12:55 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday expressed regret over his 'Hindu terror' remark and said he had no intention to link terror to any religion. ...
08:36 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Even as Union Ministers Kamal Nath and Sushil Kumar Shinde met Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj to break the deadlock over the "Hindu terror" remark, Swaraj said, "If the BJP is indeed a terror outfit, then why have I been made the Leader of the Opposition? Why aren't we being investigated like terrorists are? We demand that Shinde withdraw his statement". ...
04:00 PM, Feb 20, 2013
A day before Parliament's Budget Session starts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed to the Opposition to let the House function without disrupting the proceedings. ...
03:10 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's "Hindu terror" remark. Top leaders including party chief Rajnath Singh led the protest from Parliament Street to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. They were also detained by the police for some time. ...
02:56 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Ahead of the Budget Session beginning Thursday, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament where opposition is set to target government on issues like corruption in defence deals. ...
02:46 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Just a day ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament that is set to begin on February 21, the main Opposition is all set to hold a protest march against Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in New Delhi on Wednesday. ...
08:21 AM, Feb 20, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up its momentum against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and will not allow Parliament to function till the minister apologises in the House. The BJP is also planning to go hammer and tongs at the government and wants the it to clarify Shinde's statement that suggested the main Opposition party is training terrorists. ...
03:35 PM, Feb 19, 2013
A defamation case against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be heard in a Delhi court on Monday regarding his remarks on "Hindu terror". On January 20, at the Congress' Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, Shinde had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of running terror camps. ...
11:10 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Em and The Big Hoom is Jerry Pinto's first novel published by the Aleph Company. ...
07:18 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Contending that the Congress raised the pitch about "saffron terror" and "Hindu terror" to divert attention from its failures and corruption, the BJP on Saturday charged Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and other party leaders with having insulted the national flag. ...
02:21 AM, Feb 17, 2013
North, south; urban, rural; BIMARU, developed; Hindu, Muslim; left wing, right wing; upper caste, Dalit-these are just a handful of the 'million mutinies' brewing in India. Juxtapose this with the idea of unity, of one India and the difficulty of being a liberal person in India comes through. It is easier to simply pick a side, practise your arguments and get on with life. ...
01:03 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Saffron activists on Thursday held demonstrations in Andhra Pradesh and forced young men and women who celebrated Valentine's Day to get 'married'. The activists forcefully married young couples when they were spotted together in public places in Hyderabad and across the state. ...
11:09 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Some saints are opposed to the family planning Maha Kumbh in Allahabad by claiming that the Hindu religion is under threat. But some women's organisations have opposed the saints and issued an open letter to them saying that opposing family planning is like shackling women. ...
04:56 PM, Feb 14, 2013
A local political group today held a protest against Valentine's Day celebrations in Jammu and burnt scores of cards meant for the occasion. The Hindustan Shiv Sena (HSS) said the celebrations were against the "culture and ethos of the country" and alleged that it promoted vulgarity. ...
03:09 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is likely to defuse the row over his controversial Hindu terror remarks by making a statement in Parliament that he had no intention to hurt anybody. Shinde, who is also Leader of the Lok Sabha, has already stated that he and the Congress believe terrorism has no colour. ...
09:48 AM, Feb 14, 2013
