New Delhi: The Election Commission has decided to close the matter on Salman Khurshid after the latter wrote to the EC saying he had the highest regard for the institution. The Union Law Minister has been facing the Election Commission heat over a Muslim sub-quota remark that he made at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh recently. The issue led to a furore with the EC writing to the President...
11:40 AM, Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to discuss with senior ministers and party leaders the Election Commission complaint against Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his "aggressive" stance on quota for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Congress insiders said on Monday. Khurshid, who on Sunday spoke to Manmohan Singh on the issue, is also likely to issue a clarification on his stance. Congress sources said the prime minister was likely...
12:58 PM, Feb 13, 2012
Puducherry: Stating that the government of Kerala and Tamil Nadu had refused to sit together and speak to sort out the Mullaiperiyar dam issue, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, V Narayanasamy, on Saturday, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could intervene in the matter only if the States agree to withdraw cases filed in the Supreme Court. Speaking at an interactive session at the All India Editors' Meet here,...
11:28 AM, Feb 12, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sumon K Chakrabarti spoke exclusively to deposed President Nasheed who said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny and hoped India would correct its course soon. ...
08:06 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday met senior Cabinet members Kapil Sibal, Salman Khursheed, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram to chalk a way out of the 2G mess. It was a preliminary meeting to get a clear understanding of the judgment of the Supreme Court. Talking about the meeting, Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said, "We had a presentation in which salient features of judgement were discussed. It...
01:26 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a key meeting with Cabinet ministers Kapil Sibal, Salman Khursheed, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram to find a way out of the 2G mess. The ministers reached 7 Race Course early on Saturday morning to review the rules and guidelines to be applied for an auction of 2G spectrum. The leaders are likely to decide whether to cancel licences issued in 2008...
12:08 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Just days after being sworn in as the new President, Mohammed Waheed on Saturday ruled out the possibility of early polls. Rejecting former president Mohammed Nasheed's demands calling for early elections, Waheed said that the current situation in the island nation was not conducive to holding "free and fair elections". "There is an arrest warrant against him... But I'm trying not to arrest him. He needs to cooperate," said...
07:29 AM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) have agreed to expedite talks for a broad-based trade and investment agreement and hope to conclude the deal soon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday. "Both sides have made considerable progress in the negotiations on the Broad-Based Trade and Investment Agreement. There are complex issues involved, but we have both agreed to expedite discussions so that we can conclude an agreement...
12:28 AM, Feb 11, 2012
In the power tussle between politicians, police and the army, people in Maldives say they do not support Waheed and his government. ...
09:54 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Taking exception to Law Minister Salman Khurshid raking up the Batla House encounter in UP poll campaign, the BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "break his silence" and clear the clouds over the "sensitive" issue. "The Prime Minister would have to break his silence...The Prime Minister should make it clear today itself if his Home Minister is speaking the truth or his Law Minister," said...
05:27 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed that an envoy has been sent to Maldives to assess the situation and we will use our influence in this direction. ...
04:29 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: As the crisis in Maldives deepened, India on Friday sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where former President Mohamed Nasheed has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup. M Ganapathi, Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry left for Male with a brief to assess the situation in the Indian Ocean atoll which has plunged into a crisis after...
04:06 PM, Feb 10, 2012
The Indian Envoy to the UN, Hardeep Puri, on Friday categorically ruled out any unwarranted interference by the Indian Government in the Maldives. ...
01:57 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: The India-European Union summit is slated to begin in New Delhi on Friday. The proposed free trade pact, which has been hanging fire for quite some time, will figure prominently. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lead the Indian delegation while European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will lead the EU team. The Bilateral Investment and Trade Agreement underway since June 2007 is also likely to be discussed at...
10:39 AM, Feb 10, 2012
Chennai: Taking strong exception to Kerala's reported "unilateral" action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu's consent, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday slammed it as a "blatant violation" of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, she referred to reports of Kerala deciding "unilaterally" to install real time monitoring system for water build up,...
12:48 AM, Feb 10, 2012
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