Sushil Kumar Shinde

US condemns Hyderabad blasts, offers assistance in probe

The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist bombings in Hyderabad that killed a dozen people and offered assistance in investigation if requested by the Indian government. ...  

Andhra: Political leaders visit Hyderabad blasts area

Leaders of various political parties on Thursday night visited the Dilsukhnagar area in Hyderabad, the site of twin bomb blasts in which 12 people were killed and scores injured. ...  

Terror haunts India again as 12 killed in Hyderabad blasts

India was once again at the receiving end of terror groups when two powerful blasts rocked Hyderabad's Dilsukh Nagar on Thursday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring 57 others. The death toll is expected to rise considering the intensity of the blasts which were reportedly carried out using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and aimed at causing maximum damage, Andhra Pradesh DGP V Dinesh Reddy said. ...  

Shinde's list is one of abject failures

Newsman |  Rajdeep Sardesai

Every Union home minister of the country has had to live literally in the shadow of the first occupant of the post. In the stairway ...

Had information that blasts may take place: Shinde

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday confirmed that 11 people died in two blasts at Dilsukh Nagar in Hyderabad. "Two blasts have occurred in Hyderabad. At one spot, eight people were killed and in the other explosion three persons died," he told reporters in Delhi. ...  

Oppn set to corner UPA even as row over Shinde ends

A day ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament begins, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday issued a regret statement for his Hindu terror remark. Many are seeing this as a climbdown by the government and a victory of sorts for the Bharatiya Janata Party. ...  

Budget Session of Parliament to begin today

The Budget Session of Parliament beginning on Thursday looks set to be stormy with Opposition vowing to strongly raise issues like corruption and inflation even though government expressed readiness to discuss all issues and order any kind of probe into the chopper scam. ...  

BJP welcomes Shinde's statement expressing regret

The BJP on Wednesday welcomed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement expressing regret over his Hindu terror remarks but maintained that had he done so earlier it would not have "gladdened the hearts" of terrorists based in Pakistan. ...  

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Bharat Bandh takes a violent turn in Noida and hits normal life across India. Shinde expresses regret over his Hindu terror remark. ...

I did not want to link terror to any religion: Shinde

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday expressed regret over his 'Hindu terror' remark and said he had no intention to link terror to any religion. ...  

LS Speaker holds all-party meet ahead of Budget Session

Ahead of the Budget Session beginning Thursday, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament where opposition is set to target government on issues like corruption in defence deals. ...  

LS Speaker to urge for smooth Budget Session during all-party meet

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for an all-party meet on Wednesday to urge all political parties to allow Parliament to proceed as planned during the Budget session starting on February 21. ...  

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. ...  

Shinde should clarify on Jaitley surveillance issue: BJP

Condemning the "unauthorised surveillance" on its leader Arun Jaitley, BJP on Saturday said it will not take things "lying down" and asked Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to clarify on who ordered the collection of his call details. ...  

Cong insulted tricolour with saffron terror comment: BJP

Contending that the Congress raised the pitch about "saffron terror" and "Hindu terror" to divert attention from its failures and corruption, the BJP on Saturday charged Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and other party leaders with having insulted the national flag. ...  

BJP to demand apology from Shinde in Parliament

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday said his party would raise the saffron terror remark of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Parliament and demand an apology from ministers and MPs who used it. ...  

Samjhauta Express blast accused go on fast in jail

Three accused in the Samjhauta Express blast case, lodged in the Ambala Central Jail, on Wednesday went on a hunger strike to protest Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's recent "saffron terror" remarks. ...  

Shinde may make statement on Hindu terror remarks

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to defuse the row over his controversial Hindu terror remarks by making a statement in Parliament that he had no intention to hurt anybody. Shinde, who is also Leader of the Lok Sabha, has already stated that he and the Congress believe terrorism has no colour. ...  

PM upset over delay in informing Afzal Guru's family

Amid widespread criticism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his displeasure to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde over the delay in informing Afzal Guru's family about his hanging. ...  

Court to hear case against Shinde for 'Hindu terror' remarks

The defamation case against Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be heard in Delhi's Saket court on Wednesday regarding his remarks on "Saffron terror" last month. The petition to the court had said that Shinde's remarks had given 'oxygen to anti-India elements'. ...