I-T probes source of wedding extravaganza by NCP minister The Income Tax officials have begun conducting inquiries and raids into a multi-crore wedding extravaganza organised by Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Bhaskar Jadhav for this son and daughter last week in Ratnagiri. ...  
07:22 PM, Feb 19, 2013

BJP to disrupt Parliament over 'Hindu terror' remarks 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

Bal Thackeray never played vote bank politics: Uddhav Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused NCP chief Sharad Pawar of "playing vote bank politics". "Balasaheb never back-stabbed anybody. He did not take a stand only for the sake of vote bank politics like Pawar," Uddhav said. ...  
05:32 AM, Feb 19, 2013

Mallika Sherawat is not playing Bhanwari Devi: KC Bokadia
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Controversies follow Mallika Sherawat like rains after gathering clouds. To no one's surprise Mallika has fuelled a storm of protests while playing Bhanwari Devi, the slain Rajasthani nurse in KC Bokadia's 'Dirty Politics'. ...  
04:20 PM, Feb 17, 2013

Snapshot: You won't believe what Mallika Sherawat is wearing! It was quite a change from the usual to see Mallika in an orange and golden sari on the sets of 'Dirty Politics' which is based on the story of nurse Bhanwari Devi. ...  
10:52 AM, Feb 15, 2013

Zardari, son move into bomb-proof Bilawal House Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have moved into a new sprawling bomb-proof residence in this eastern city that will be the base for their political activities in Punjab province ahead of the general election. ...  
04:59 PM, Feb 09, 2013

30 Minutes: Battle for Tripura

With assembly elections for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland coming up, CNN-IBN focuses on real news for a better India. ...
01:15 PM, Feb 03, 2013

BJP govt hurting Karnataka economically: Congress
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Accusing BJP of creating "instability" in Karnataka, Union Minister Rajeev Shukla said the current political situation has hurt the financial interests of the state on February 2. "The ongoing political crisis in Karnataka highlights the sorry state of affairs precipitated by an incompetent BJP government, which has been more focused in pulling out all stops to manufacture an artificial majority in the Assembly rather than providing effective governance to the...  
06:41 PM, Feb 02, 2013

Narendra Modi is a towering symbol of nationalism: BJP Amid talks within BJP over prime ministerial candidate, party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on February 1 called Narendra Modi a "towering symbol of nationalism" having country-wide appeal, but said there were a number of "capable leaders" and decision will be taken at appropriate time. ...  
05:10 PM, Feb 02, 2013

Mallika opts for 'Dirty Politics' over meeting Obama Actress Mallika Sherawat has chosen promotion of her upcoming movie 'Dirty Politics' over attending a party in US where President Barack Obama was also invited as it is the "most important film in my life". She said she skipped the dinner at the party that was to be attended by Obama. ...  
10:58 AM, Jan 29, 2013

Mallika receives 'threats' over Bhanwari Devi film Actress Mallika Sherawat and director K C Bokadia claimed they have received "threatening calls" for being part of an upcoming film inspired by Bhanwari Devi, a Rajasthan-based nurse who was allegedly murdered. ...  
10:56 AM, Jan 29, 2013

Nandy hounded: Is no honest critique of Dalit politics possible in India today?

Ashis Nandy faces up to five years in jail after an FIR was filed against him following his remarks on Dalits at the Jaipur Literature Festival. ...
11:01 PM, Jan 28, 2013

The Last Word: What does Rahul Gandhi's elevation suggest about the Congress?

What does Rahul Gandhi's elevation as the Congress vice president mean for the Indian democracy? ...
10:45 PM, Jan 21, 2013

Pro-Telangana leaders threaten 'militant struggle' Even as the pro-unified Andhra Pradesh leaders stepped up activity in New Delhi, Telangana seeking groups on Monday threatened to launch a "militant struggle" if their demand for a separate state was not conceded by January 28, "as promised" by the Centre. Congress legislators from Telangana decided to go to Delhi on Tuesday along with ministers and MPs from the region and prevail upon the Centre to take a favourable...  
06:33 PM, Jan 21, 2013

India's old leaders get hip to the young ahead of elections Scalded by spontaneous anti-rape and corruption protests near the seat of government in New Delhi, India's ageing leaders are scrambling to win over an angry and influential young urban population ahead of elections due to be held by early next year. ...  
07:12 AM, Jan 21, 2013

Change the unaccountable, centralised system: Rahul
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Newly-appointed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday stressed the need to change the "centralised system" which is unaccountable to the people, and respect the youths' demand for a greater role in decision-making. "The time has come to question the centralised, unaccountable system. Decision making must shift from Delhi to the panchayat," Gandhi said, speaking on the last day of three-day introspection meet of the All India Congress Committee (AICC)....  
05:40 PM, Jan 20, 2013

2014: Cong trying to avoid Rahul-Modi face-off On Day One of the Congress's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur on Friday, Rahul Gandhi occupied the centrestage as a majority of the Congressmen said he should be named as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Seniors within the party, however, were quick to play it down. ...  
07:28 AM, Jan 19, 2013

Jethmalani, Gadkari patch up, say sources Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani and Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari have reached a truce after over a month of former's suspension from the party, according to the sources. Senior party leader LK Advani mediated the truce after they met at his residence, sources added. ...  
01:39 PM, Jan 11, 2013

There is every possibility that Hyderabad turns into one more Kashmir valley: K Nageshwar    All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been arrested on the charge of not cooperating with the police in connection with the hate speech case against him. Political analyst & independent member of Andhra Pradesh legislative council K Nageshwar shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers. ...  
06:38 PM, Jan 10, 2013