As the outrage over the gangrape of a young girl in New Delhi continues the family of the victim is in deep pain and anguish. The family members had high hopes from the 23-year-old and her father had sold his land so that she could continue her studies and improve the financial status of the family. ...
12:08 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Political differences among parties should not prevent them from taking part in discussions on Bills and issues, Kerala assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan said on Wednesday hoping that the session commencing on Dec 10 will be productive. ...
02:33 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Chennai: Ruling AIADMK's nominee P Dhanapal was on Wednesday unanimously elected as Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the first Dalit to be elected to the post in 50 years. Pro-Tem Speaker C K Tamizharasan announced that Dhanapal was unanimously elected as he was the only candidate to have filed nomination for the election caused by the surprise resignation of D Jayakumar as Speaker recently. Dhanapal was led to the...
12:06 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Chennai: With no party choosing to contest his candidature, AIADMK nominee P Dhanapal is all set to be elected as Speaker of his party dominated Tamil Nadu Assembly, election for which is scheduled on Wednesday. The Rasipuram (SC) legislator will be the first Dalit Speaker to occupy the Chair after a gap of nearly 50 years. Formerly Deputy Speaker after the AIADMK came to power last year, he will be...
01:57 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Chennai: In a surprise development, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker D Jayakumar resigned from his post on Saturday. Jayakumar, elected from Royapuram in Chennai, resigned from office with immediate effect, an official communique said. The communique did not assign any reasons. The functions of the Speaker would now be performed by Deputy Speaker P Dhanapal. Jayakumar, an advocate, became Speaker after the AIADMK led by Jayalalithaa stormed back to power in...
01:38 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Speaker G Karthikeyan visited the labour camp, set up at the construction site of the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Vithura, on Saturday after getting a report on lack of proper facilities for the construction workers. He told the IISER officials, who accompanied him to the camp, that it was their duty to ensure that the labourers were being provided with basic facilities. He said that...
01:49 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Salt Lake City: Considered a pioneer in the self-help genre aimed at helping readers become more productive in their lives, Stephen R Covey, the well-known motivational speaker and author of the best-selling "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," which sold more than 20 million copies in 38 languages, died on Monday at a hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to complications from a bicycle accident in April, according to...
10:47 AM, Jul 17, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's Islamist president fired the first volley on Sunday in his battle with the nation's powerful generals, calling on the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene despite a military-backed court ruling that dissolved it. A week into his presidency, the surprise move by Mohammed Morsi threatened to plunge the country into a new bout of instability and violence, nearly 17 months after the ouster of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. "This is...
07:21 AM, Jul 09, 2012
New Delhi: Floral tributes were paid to freedom fighter and former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram at his memorial 'Samta Sthal' here on the occasion of his 26th death anniversary today. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who is the daughter of late Jagjivan Ram, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment (SJ&E) Mukul Wasnik and Minister of State for SJ&E D Napoleon were among those who paid homage to...
12:14 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Ranchi: A Ranchi court on Wednesday sentenced Jharkhand assembly speaker C P Singh to one-month jail in a seven-year-old case related to a protest against the Central government's decision to dissolve the Goa Assembly in 2005. Finding Singh guilty, the court of Judicial Magistrate Varun Mishra awarded a one-month simple imprisonment to him. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was later granted bail at a surety of Rs 5,000. Singh,...
10:58 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: A response to an RTI application revealed that Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar defaulted on a payment of Rs 2 crore. Is she a rent defaulter by not paying rent for a house at 6, Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi? CNN-IBN has now got a copy of an RTI query filed by Subhash Agarwal which states that the government has now taken a position that the bill...
07:00 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: Jabra, makers of popular Bluetooth handsfree devices, have launched a new in-car hands free device called Jabra Drive. The speakerphone (handsfree) is very easy to set-up. In fact, it doesn't require set-up at all, or that's what the company claims. The device is basically a Bluetooth handsfree with loudspeaker that can be clipped onto the visor of the car. Jabra Drive automatically pairs up with two mobile devices...
09:20 AM, Apr 19, 2012
Author and motivational speaker Jack Canfield is in India to promote his book, 'The Principles of Success'. He is also holding seminars in Mumbai and Bangalore. Some prominent names of the corporate world are expected to attend these sessions. CNN-IBN's Kajal Iyer caught up with the author to decode his success mantra. Kajal: We have with us the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series Mr Jack Canfield. ...
02:29 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Author and motivational speaker Jack Canfield is in India to promote his book, 'The Principles of Success'. He is also holding seminars in Mumbai and Bangalore. Some prominent names of the corporate world are expected to attend these sessions. CNN-IBN's Kajal Iyer caught up with the author to decode his success mantra. Kajal: We have with us the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series Mr Jack Canfield....
02:29 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Omkareshwar: BJP MLA Ashok Bhatt on Saturday said his party could field a candidate for the post of Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker in the election scheduled for March 26. Bhatt and other BJP MLAs from the northern state are currently on a tour of Madhya Pradesh. Bhatt also said owing to internal rifts, Congress had not yet formed a full government in the hill state even 12 days after the swearing-in...
01:38 AM, Mar 25, 2012
Gandhinagar: A no-confidence motion against Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava, brought by Opposition Congress, was on Wednesday dismissed by a majority vote after Congress MLAs were suspended en-masse for the day. The motion against Vasava was listed for adoption after the question and answer session. However, it was taken up by the Speaker after allowing BJP MLA Shanker Chaudhary, whose name has figured in Tuesday's porn issue - to clarify...
01:02 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Imphal: Ahead of Assembly polls slated on January 28, an IED blast outside the residence of Manipur speaker, Hemochandra Singh rocked Imphal on Sunday. According to initial reports, one person has died and three have been injured in the incident. The speaker was not at his residence when the explosion took place. Another unexploded IED device was found in the same the venue. CorCom, the conglomerated body of 7 UG...
08:13 AM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: An IED blast at the Manipur speaker's residence rocked Imphal on Sunday. The incident happened at 6:45 pm. One person was killed in the blast. The speaker was not at his residence when the explosion took place. Another unexploded IED device was found in the same the venue. CorCom, the conglomerated body of 7 UG groups, took responsibility of the blast. CorCom has issued threats against conducting elections...
07:27 PM, Jan 22, 2012
Hyderabad: A group of 17 legislators loyal to YSR Congress Party have refused to appear before Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar in response to his notices, and maintained that they should be disqualified. The speaker had summoned 16 rebel legislators of the ruling Congress and one of the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) to hear them personally on the disqualification petitions submitted by their respective parties. The speaker had issued...
11:44 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Cairo: Top parties in Egypt's incoming Parliament have agreed to select an Islamist politician as house speaker for the first time in decades, party leaders said on Monday. The Muslim Brotherhood, the big winner in the first election since the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak last February, said it joined several other parties in backing Saad el-Katatni, the secretary-general of the Brotherhood's own party. The main function of the new...
10:25 AM, Jan 17, 2012
