New Delhi: JPC Chairman PC Chacko, whose removal has been sought by some panel members, says he would have considered resigning if the demand had come to him directly instead of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar being approached for his ouster. "If they had come and told me 'you resign', then I would have thought of that. But they did not demand. They met the Speaker seeking my removal. I...
10:47 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Mumbai: NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday reviewed political situation in Maharashtra at a meeting in Mumbai to discuss preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The party is looking to fight elections in 22 seats and is aiming to win at least 15 in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister RR Patil were among those who attended the...
09:15 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: BJP MP Faggan Singh Kulaste and former MP Mahabir Singh Bhagora, who are accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Saturday told a Delhi court that they were whisteblowers and their intention was to "expose horse trading" in Parliament. "Our intention from the beginning was to expose horse trading and the substance of the entire charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police shows that it was a sting,"...
05:44 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Haridwar: Joining the chorus for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister are saints now. Modi, who shared the stage with yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Haridwar, said no riots have taken place in the state since he became the Chief Minister in 2002. It was an event almost tailor made for Narendra Modi. Endorsing him, Ramdev said, "Crores of Indians are pinning hopes on Modi. That's why...
10:50 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday reviewed political situation in Maharashtra at a meeting in Mumbai to discuss preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister RR Patil were among those who attended the meeting, held at Ajit Pawar's official residence at Malabar Hill in Mumbai this evening. NCP had contested 22 Lok Sabha seats out of the...
01:31 AM, Apr 27, 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
Religious leaders in Haridwar on Friday endorsed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, giving more strength to his prime ministerial ambitions. ...
05:44 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Haridwar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi found support in seers as yoga guru Ramdev on Friday backed and rooted for him in Haridwar. Modi, who inaugurated Ramdev's new school Acharya Kulam, said that India has been built by saints and religious leaders, and not by any politician. "I want to announce from this stage that not a single religious leader has ever asked for anything from me. Today I am...
04:48 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: There is need for synergy between the democratic process and education, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said on Thursday while noting that democracy has sustained in India despite economic disparities and multiple identities of its people. "There is a need for synergy between democratic process and education. Democracy has sustained in India despite economic disparities and multiple identities of its people, such as varied cultural affiliations and linguistic...
05:08 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday without transacting any business as a mark of respect for Trinamool Congress member Ambika Banerjee who died early this morning. Banerjee, who was an MP from Howrah, was 84. As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Meira Kumar condoled his death. Banerjee was a member of the West Bengal Assembly five times and was elected to the Lok Sabha...
11:51 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: Rejecting the possibility of a third front coming to power after the next Lok Sabha polls, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the very idea is a "tried and failed experiment" which will never become a reality. He said regional parties cannot claim themselves as an alternative. "There is no possibility of a third front in the country. The idea of a third front is a tried...
03:05 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the BJP should check its own record on coal and 2G during its rule from 1999 to 2004. ...
12:56 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The BJP parliamentary party has decided that its MPs will continue to press for the PM's and the Law Minister's ouster for allegedly vetting the CBI investigations into coal block allocations. ...
12:40 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: 2:05 pm: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day as BJP MPs continued to shout 'PM must quit' slogans. 1:00 pm: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has ruled out Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal scam or the 2G scam. Meanwhile, the Opposition is divided over the demand for PM's resignation. BJP ally JD(U) is not pushing for the PM's resignation and wants to wait for...
11:30 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Will suspending MPs who create indiscipline change the way Parliament proceedings are conducted? CNN-IBN's Deputy Bureau Chief Pallavi Ghosh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. The real reason for disruption is not that these MPs are concerned about public welfare but there own petty politics as these disruptions have risen in coalition politics which breeds on horsetrading and corruption so many of these regional parties bargain...
07:13 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: In the wake of the Bangalore blast, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday pushed for setting up the NCTC to strengthen intelligence gathering. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha on the blast outside BJP office in Bangalore, Shinde said the Home Ministry was also working towards putting in place an explosive tracking system. "We also need to strengthen the intelligence set up of the states. We...
03:55 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Government is likely to convene an all-party meeting soon on the ambitious Food Security Bill before it is taken up in Parliament. "We are planning to convene an all-party meeting before taking up for further proceedings. It is likely to be held in a day or two," a Minister, who did not want to be identified, told reporters. The National Food Security Bill gives the right to food...
03:10 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Mumbai: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said a BJP nominee will be the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the Prime Ministerial post. "Six out of the seven NDA allies have no aversion if the candidate does not meet the secular standards of Janata Dal (United)," Swamy said in response to questions after addressing the Global Patriotic Tweeples' Conference. Swamy also said the leadership issue can be discussed and...
11:28 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Karan Thapar spoke to Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Devil's Advocate about the governance of the Congress party, who calls the shots, the equation between Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan Singh and the prospect of Rahul Gandhi being nominated as the party's prime ministerial candidate. Karan Thapar Hello and welcome to Devils's Advocate. I am in an interview with a Congress leader who is not afraid to...
09:00 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Vadodara: Describing Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as being 'impeccably secular, honest and fully qualified' to become the prime minister, senior lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani on Saturday said the BJP should announce his candidature for the top post before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. "Modi is honest, possesses administrative ability and is fully qualified to become the prime minister. He is BJP's best bet for the top post,"...
05:38 PM, Apr 20, 2013
