Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that he had never lobbied for the post, "neither during the first term, nor during the second term". Gadkari, who is currently in Nagpur, defended himself against the corruption charges against him saying that he never indulged in money-laundering. Threatening to sue those who tried to defame him, Gadkari said that he was aware of how some media houses...
01:28 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Mobile phones shipment to India during the first-half of 2012 crossed 10 crore units, registering a growth of 16.6 per cent over the same period over the previous year, according CyberMedia Research (CMR). "During January-June 2012, the total India shipment of mobile handsets was recorded at 102.43 million units (10.24 crore)," CMR said in its report. The total number of smartphones shipped during the period was 55 lakh...
01:48 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Milan: An Italian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company. Berlusconi has the right to appeal the ruling two more times before the sentence becomes definitive and will not be jailed unless the final appeal is upheld. Prosecutors had asked for a jail sentence of three years...
08:44 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: The demand for an independent inquiry on the media has grown after Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal released a video accusing Zee TV of extortion. Jindal did a reverse sting operation on Zee TV, showing the media giant demanding advertising commitments in exchange of burying negative coverage on Jindal's company. Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju said, "Let an independent statutory body monitor the media,...
07:42 AM, Oct 26, 2012
There was high drama at Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he has proof against editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. The Income Tax Department launched a probe into 18 of BJP President Nitin Gadkari's companies. The striking employees of Kingfisher Airlines reached a truce with the management and are set to resume work. ...
11:46 PM, Oct 25, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. It purportedly shows Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia demanding money from Jindal's company. ...
11:37 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Slamming the "ugly display of temper" by Virbhadra Singh after he threatened to break cameras of mediapersons, Press Council chief Markandey Katju on Wednesday said such increasingly intolerant behaviour by politicians against journalists was unacceptable in democracy. "It is deeply regrettable that certain politicians are of late becoming increasingly intolerant towards the media, and are not behaving in a manner which is expected of them in a democracy,"...
12:04 AM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, on Wednesday apologised for threatening mediapersons earlier in the day, explaining that he lost his cool amidst the flurry of questions from the press. Virbhadra had threatened to break the cameras of the mediapersons, when questioned about the allegations of corruption against him. Apologising, Virbhadra said, "I respect the media and the press. They are doing their job....
04:25 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday apologised for senior party leader Virbhadra Singh's threat to mediapersons that their cameras would be broken on being questioned about allegations of corruption against him. "If anyone is hurt, we apologise," party spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said when asked to react to the incident. Terming as "unfortunate" Singh's remarks, the party said such things can sometime happen in the midst of an election campaign. "We...
01:07 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) member Natwar Lal Goel in a dramatic reaction manner tore off his shirt at a press conference to demonstrate how the photo journalists were trying to malign him. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked Goel on Tuesday for assaulting two mediapersons. "They had clicked this girl's picture. There was a misunderstanding and I tried to clear it. I called them in to solve the issue...
08:04 AM, Oct 24, 2012
The fourth edition of the FICCI entertainment and Business Conclave kick-started in Chennai and the first day of the conference had in attendance some biggies including the Chairman of the Conclave Kamal Hassan along with noted Hollywood producer-director Barrie Osborne. The evening saw a felicitation of greats of the industry with a special appearance by superstar Rajinikanth. ...
11:51 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, the Salman Khurshid-Arvind Kejriwal confrontation is being played out in front of the TV cameras 24X7. In fact every protest, every allegation of Arvind Kejriwal and India Against Corruption is being given 24X7 coverage by the electronic media. Has the media become the agent or ally of Arvind Kejriwal and India Against Corruption? We're exploring that question with, joining us Madhu Trehan, Senior Journalist, Content Director,...
11:42 AM, Oct 16, 2012
Kejriwal ended his four-day-old protest in Delhi against Khurshid on Monday and announced a fresh campaign against him in his UP constituency Farrukhabad from November 1. ...
11:57 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Kolkata: After Haryana ministers and Khap panchayats, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave her 'bizarre' reasoning for the increasing rape cases in the country. Mamata said that rape cases are on a rise in the country because men and women interact with each other more freely now. "Earlier if men and women would hold hands, they would get caught by parents and reprimanded but now everything is...
07:15 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Islamabad: Angered by the coverage of its attempt to assassinate teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has drawn up plans to target Pakistani and international media organisations across the country. Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has issued "special directions" to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target media groups, BBC Urdu reported. An unnamed Interior Ministry official said intelligence agencies had intercepted a phone conversation...
04:42 AM, Oct 14, 2012
A research officer from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences was recently harassed in Hyderabad while he worked on a report on terror cases ...
04:55 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Sagarika Ghose: Rare glimpses of the Gandhi family giving those very rare interviews to the press, the Gandhis almost never speak. In the wake of the allegations against him Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra today deleted his Facebook account after a controversial posting about India being a banana republic with mango men bringing charges. The Congress party though continues to strongly defend Robert Vadra. India's most powerful family is also...
11:39 AM, Oct 09, 2012
There are rare glimpses of the Gandhi family giving those very rare interviews to the media, the Gandhis almost never speak. ...
11:58 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Tonight at 10, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether the Indian media steers clear of reporting on the Gandhi family. You can ask a question to our panelists here or tweet us @face_the_nation.
10:47 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Ok, I have been missing for a long time. I have been busy getting my other baby on its feet! Not a baby literally, but ...
05:08 PM, Oct 01, 2012
