Against the backdrop of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's attacks on UPA and Congress, Union Minister Manish Tewari on Friday said the ruling party and the alliance know how to run a coalition. ...
09:43 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Even as SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav signalled at pulling the plug on the UPA government, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said the government is not in danger. "Third or Fourth Front is a permanent mirage of Indian politics," he added. ...
04:06 PM, Mar 25, 2013
The Food Security Bill envisaging entitlement of foodgrains for 67 per cent of the population will soon become a reality, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday said. ...
08:17 PM, Mar 24, 2013
After promising prompt legislation to curb crime against women, the Cabinet failed to take a stand on the anti-rape law. The bill did not come up at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday. ...
05:42 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a committee to look into allegations of sexual harassment at an All India Radio channel office made by some news presenters. The panel will submit its findings within three days. ...
08:58 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Congress hit back at Narendra Modi for his comments on the UPA government during his address at the BJP National Executive meet. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said Modi's speech is full of lies. ...
03:32 PM, Mar 03, 2013
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said the government will check if there is a prosecution-accused nexus if the tapes carrying conversations between the CBI prosecution and accused is are found to be authentic. ...
02:48 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Terming as "unfortunate" the detention of journalist Iftekhar Gilani by Delhi Police, Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on Monday said if there is evidence against him, it should be brought on record or else action should be taken against responsible police officials. ...
06:24 PM, Feb 11, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday trained its guns on the UPA and demanded what action would it take against ally National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah for his remarks in a TV interview against Afzal Guru's hanging. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister had said that the UPA now faced the grave challenge of proving to the world if this was not a selective execution and demanded to...
01:25 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Amid talks that general elections may take place this year, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday said the UPA would complete its full term. ...
02:51 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Union Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday appealed the leaders in Andhra Pradesh to "observe forbearance" as the Congress high command will come out with a decision on Telangana issue soon. The statement from Tewari, who landed here this afternoon, came state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana left for New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the Telangana statehood issue with the party high command. ...
03:58 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Friday hit back at Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai after he blamed the government of crony capitalism during a speech at Harvard. Reacting to Rai's speech, Digvijaya said, "If not an accountant, what does he want to be? The Prime Minister? The Constitution has defined the role of the CAG. How will a democracy function if judiciary does the job of the...
02:51 PM, Feb 08, 2013
In a significant move, it appears that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has reassured European Union envoys that the 2002 riots would not be repeated. This came when Modi called on the German ambassador in Delhi on January 7. ...
09:32 AM, Feb 08, 2013
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari has said the government will take media and advertising industry into confidence before formulating policies relating to the sector. ...
03:06 PM, Feb 03, 2013
As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa came out strongly in defence of the ban imposed on the screening of Kamal Haasan-starrer 'Vishwaroopam', IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai asks Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari if the government is helpless in front of states when it comes to law and order. ...
11:40 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the Central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was on Thursday approved by the Union Cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised bill incorporates a number of changes recommended by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, including appointment of the Director of Prosecution by the CVC. ...
11:17 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Against the backdrop of controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam', Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on January 31 said there was a need to "revisit" the Cinematograph Act to ensure decisions of the Censor Board are implemented. ...
12:48 PM, Jan 31, 2013
In a dramatic turn of events, actor-director Kamal Haasan said on Thursday he would not move the Supreme Court against a stay on his film 'Vishwaroopam' by the Madras High Court even as Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari indicated that the government may consider amending the Cinematograph Act 1952. ...
11:29 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Censor board chairperson Leela Samson welcomed the government's step of considering amendments to the Cinematograph Act. Leela Samson said, "If the government comes up with this, it is the best news I have heard in a long time. We have been defending ourselves in Chennai against what the attorney said in court defending the state government. I am delighted by Manish Tewari's announcement." ...
10:16 AM, Jan 31, 2013
In the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', the Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has indicated that the government may consider amending the law. He tweeted on Thursday that it's time the Cinematograph Act is revisited to ensure that state governments cannot question a certificate that is once given by the censor board. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 31, 2013
