About 200 Indian-Americans marched in protest against the controversial withdrawal of an invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to speak at the Wharton India Economic Forum. ...
04:58 AM, Mar 25, 2013
"Troubled" and "dismayed" at Wharton University withdrawing its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the varsity's decision to change its mind "under pressure" was "very wrong". ...
09:31 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal will launch an indefinite fast on Saturday to protest against the tariff hikes on electricity and water supply in the capital. The protest, being hailed as a civil disobedience movement by many, will seek to enlist mass support in defying the government by refusing to pay the bills. ...
05:48 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Arvind Kejriwal, Mohandas Pai, Wharton School, business schools, Wharton India Economic Forum, Narendra Modi, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Aam Aadmi Party ...
12:43 PM, Mar 13, 2013
After the Wharton snub, Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in the US via video conference. Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Edison, New Jersey, Chicago and Illinois on March 9 at 8.00 pm (local time in US). Modi in a his charming manner stated that Gujarat has become a symbol of development. ...
07:16 AM, Mar 10, 2013
Another key sponsor of the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has pulled out of the prestigious annual meet in the wake of the organiser's decision to cancel a keynote address by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The webpage of WIEF showed Colors' channel, which is Viacom18's flagship brand in the entertainment space in India, being removed from the list of silver sponsors of the annual event. ...
10:39 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Columnist Aakar Patel shared his perspective on the Wharton address controversy and whether Narendra Modi was targeted unfairly. ...
07:58 PM, Mar 07, 2013
"As I said earlier, this is precisely what needs to be contested; during the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, many extolled the efficiency of her regime. Many terrible regimes have come to power the world over in the name of economic development." ...
10:35 AM, Mar 07, 2013
BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has found support from an unexpected quarter. Congress minister Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that Wharton should have heard him out. ...
01:26 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Here is the full text of the letter drafted by three University of Pennsylvania professors and signed by hundreds of eminent academics and members of the intelligentsia to protest against Wharton's invite to Narendra Modi. This petition led to cancellation of the invite. ...
11:18 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Expressing disappointment at the decision of Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) on rescinding its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a US lawmaker has said that for Wharton "to suppress the views of some at the expense of others" is simply not right. "When extending its invite, Wharton knew like the US knows that, more than a decade later, India's Supreme Court has not found any evidence against CM...
08:22 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Striking a different note from Congress, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday disapproved of Wharton cancelling invite to Narendra Modi, saying the institution had a duty to hear the Gujarat Chief Minister after inviting him. Tharoor, however, caveated his response by saying that he was not speaking on behalf of his party or the government but expressing his "personal view" when pointed out that Congress leaders have been saying otherwise...
11:21 PM, Mar 05, 2013
The controversy generated over the invite extended to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to address the India Economic Forum at The Wharton School of the ...
06:57 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal confirmed on Tuesday that he will be addressing the Wharton India Economic Forum, but only as a guest speaker. He also added that he will not be replacing Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as the keynote speaker. ...
12:15 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Confusion prevailed over who will deliver the keynote address at the Wharton India Economic Forum after the University cancelled its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi citing fears of "polarising reactions". Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal has been invited to address the students, though 'not as a keynote speaker'. The University said it has not made any decision on who will be Modi's replacement, but reports hinted...
07:54 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Ending its silence, Wharton School has backed the organising committee of Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) on cancelling the address of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but regretted the confusion caused as a result of the change in program. ...
04:47 AM, Mar 05, 2013
The Wharton India Economic Forum revoked its decision on Sunday to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a key note address. ...
11:54 PM, Mar 04, 2013
After cancelling Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at its India Business Forum, Wharton has now chosen Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for its summit. Kejriwal will address the forum on March 23 via videoconference. Meanwhile, the Adani Group withdrew its sponsorship from the programme hours after Modi's address was cancelled. A statement issued by event organising team of Wharton said that the Adani Group would no longer...
11:11 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Karan Thapar discusses the question with a panel of experts on The Last Word. ...
09:54 PM, Mar 04, 2013
In Tarn Taran, Punjab, a young woman and her father were beaten up mercilessly by policemen after they complained of sexual harassment. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 04, 2013
