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Need to reduce the regulations that govern business: Raghuram Rajan

Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan admitted that Indian economy suffers due to slow decision making processes in the government. Rajan also incised the Indian economic system for creating barriers to improve the business environment in the country while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate.

09:05 PM, Jun 16, 2013
CIC's order on bringing political parties under RTI misconceived: Manish Tewari

The Congress has hit out at the Central Information Commission for proposing to bring political parties under the Right to Information Act. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said CIC's order is "a bit of a stretch." He was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate.

11:34 AM, Jun 11, 2013
'For transparency, parties don't need to come under RTI'

The Congress has hit out at the Central Information Commission for proposing to bring political parties under the Right to Information Act. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari has dismissed the suggestion saying an amendment to the Income Tax Act would work better towards bringing transparency.

08:03 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Coalgate loss figure was far too conservative: ex-CAG

Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai spoke to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar two of his reports that attracted great public interest - 2G and Coalgate report.

05:50 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Report on Coalgate was based on facts: Vinod Rai

The former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, who recently demitted office, has said that the CAG's report on coal allocation was based on facts. He said it was a conservative estimate and the real loss figure could be much higher.

10:43 PM, May 30, 2013
Method of calculating 2G loss was endorsed by other countries: ex-CAG

Former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai has dismissed the criticism of the 2G loss report. In his first TV interview after retirement, he told Karan Thapar that the CAG's coalgate report is based on facts. He said the CAG has been conservative in calculating the coalgate losses and followed all guidelines and norms while calculating the 2G loss. He said he is not worried about the negative observations of his report on 2G and said the government had nothing personal against him. Following is an excerpt from Karan Thapar's interview with Vinod Rai

01:28 PM, May 30, 2013
Shrill of the Opposition is much higher than ours: Sibal

Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal has admitted that the United Progressive Alliance government has failed to communicate to the people its achievements in the last four years.

09:16 PM, May 26, 2013
Sibal admits UPA-II has failed to communicate its achievements to people

Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal has admitted that the United Progressive Alliance government has failed to communicate to the people its achievements in the last four years. He was speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Sibal conceded that this has been one weakness of UPA-II because of which it has suffered in perception.

09:55 AM, May 26, 2013
IPL has not let down people, dirty cricketers have: Srinivasan

Under fire ever since IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out, Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) is now facing tough questions about brand IPL and its credibility and sanctity in the world of cricket. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar interviews BCCI's President N Srinivasan.

11:59 PM, May 18, 2013
In pics: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, Game 64, IPL 6

Compilation of pictures from Game 64 of IPL season 6 between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils.

09:15 PM, May 14, 2013
Coalgate: Can assume somebody in PMO was guiding course of events, says Jaitley

Leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley made this allegation while speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate.

11:58 PM, May 11, 2013
BJP will flag the demand for PM's resignation, says Arun Jaitley

The Bharatiya Janata will continue to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the coal scam controversy. Speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley has said the exit of Ashwani Kumar in the matter was not enough and that his party will flag the demand for the Prime Minister's resignation.

03:37 PM, May 11, 2013
In pics: Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 6, Game 57

Compilation of pictures from Game 57 of IPL 6 between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

10:44 PM, May 10, 2013
Pakistan heading towards a coalition government: Rights activist Asma Jahangir

Noted lawer Asma Jahangir also said that Pakistani courts were targeting former President General Pervez Musharraf.

09:57 PM, May 09, 2013
Kashmir not a stumbling block to Indo-Pak ties: Najam Sethi

Najam Sethi was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. He is the caretaker CM of Pakistan's Punjab.

10:44 PM, May 07, 2013
Pak Army no longer sees India as a threat: Najam Sethi

Pakistan Punjab's caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said that Pakistan no longer considers India to be an existential threat. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar, Sethi said that India needs to realise that.

09:57 AM, May 07, 2013
Will never allow Pak soil to be used by terror groups against India: Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif told CNN-IBN that he will share the Kargil report with India if voted to power.

08:48 PM, May 06, 2013
If my party comes to power, we'll ensure Army doesn't interfere with the govt: Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistan PM and president of the PML-N Nawaz Sharif said if he comes to power, his government will not play second fiddle to the Army.

03:20 PM, May 05, 2013
2G report leaked by someone from JPC, I'm not responsible for it: Chacko

JPC Chairman PC Chacko, whose removal has been sought by some panel members, said he would have considered resigning if the demand had come to him directly instead of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar being approached for his ouster. Chacko was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate.

09:16 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Those asking for my resignation are playing a political game: PC Chacko

PC Chacko, who is the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which is examining the alleged irregularities in the allocation of the 2G spectrum, has alleged that the political parties which are seeking his resignation are playing a political game. Chacko was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate.

08:26 AM, Apr 27, 2013

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