The legendary actor and former Chief minister of Telugu Desum Party Dr NT Rama Rao's statue has been unveiled at the Parliament today. The event was a conglomeration of politicians, family members and celebrities from the Southern film industry who participated at the event. Meera Kumar, speaker of Lok Sabha unveiled the bronze statue. The statue stands 9 feet 3 inches tall. The event was prestigious as Prime minister Manmohan...
05:25 PM, May 07, 2013
Will suspending MPs who create indiscipline change the way Parliament proceedings are conducted? CNN-IBN's Deputy Bureau Chief Pallavi Ghosh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. The real reason for disruption is not that these MPs are concerned about public welfare but there own petty politics as these disruptions have risen in coalition politics which breeds on horsetrading and corruption so many of these regional parties bargain...
07:13 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Despite several disruptions over FDI in retail and promotion quota bill issues, the Winter Session of Parliament (Nov 22-Dec 20) was better than the previous Monsoon Session, the government said. ...
11:14 AM, Dec 21, 2012
New Delhi: UPA nominee Hamid Ansari appears set to get a second term as Vice President by emerging a clear winner against NDA's Jaswant Singh in a direct contest for the post on Tuesday. The election for the post of Vice President has seen UPA and its allies, the Left as also other parties supporting it from outside backing the incumbent. A total of 788 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
08:19 PM, Aug 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress had a reason to cheer on Tuesday as Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee finally decides to support UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential elections, saying the decision was painful but necessary, as he is a Bengali. "It's a painful decision. TMC wanted APJ Abdul Kalam to contest but he didn't get the support of all parties," said Mamata in Kolkata on Tuesday after chairing a...
10:50 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Patna/New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was united on Jaswant Singh's candidature for the vice president's post. "The NDA is united for the vice presidential poll and the Janata Dal-United is with Jaswant Singh," Nitish Kumar said. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA has named BJP leader Jaswant Singh as its vice presidential candidate. The JD-U is, however, supporting UPA's Parnab Mukharjee...
02:53 PM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: As the UPA declared incumbent Hamid Ansari its candidate for Vice Presidential poll, a move is afoot in the Opposition camp to field JD-U president Sharad Yadav to ensure a contest. Sources say a few leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as from some other opposition parties have already approached Yadav in this regard as there is a view that he can muster the support...
08:48 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: Hours before UPA meet on vice presidential election on Saturday, Railway Minister Mukul Roy said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will clarify its stand "at an appropriate moment". "Our party will speak at an appropriate moment... There is no need for an individual to speak," said Roy. Roy is likely to represent Trinamool at the United Progressive Alliance meet to be held at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence....
02:30 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has complained to Rajya Sabha Chairperson and Vice President Hamid Ansari about Rajya Sabha TV showing her footage while Rekha took oath as a member of the House on Tuesday. Jaya Bachchan complained that the footage was picked up by news channels and played to sensationalise the matter. She told Ansari that she felt hurt by the Rajya Sabha TV footage and the...
06:11 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: The DMK on Saturday openly pitched for Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the next President with party chief M Karunanidhi clearly saying he will back Mukherjee if the Congress decides to nominate him. So far, the battle for the President's seat has largely been between two individuals, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. However, with the DMK openly batting for Pranab Mukherjee, the...
03:13 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: As the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan hots up, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari appear to emerge as the frontrunners. However, the veteran troubleshooter of the Congress party seems to have an edge as there are strong voices in his support within his party as well as outside. While the West Bengal Congress has said that Pranab is the best candidate for the...
10:21 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Talents from India's $2-billion Indian movie industry received from Vice President Hamid Ansari the 59th National Film Awards across various categories here Thursday. Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, highest honour in Indian cinema at the event. Regional cinema dominated the award function, while Bollywood maintained a low key this year. Top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best...
09:42 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: In the latest in the debate over the next President, Janata Dal-United (JDU) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday dismissed the statement of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, terming it as a personal opinion. Sushma had on Monday refused to accept the names of Rajya Sabha President Hamid Ansari and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the presidential candidates. Reacting to it, Yadav said that it...
12:41 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Vice President M Hamid Ansari will bestow the prestigious 59th National Film Awards to winners here on May 3. Officials of the Information and Broadcasting ministry said that while national awards are traditionally given by the President every year but this year will see an exception since President Pratibha Patil is currently on a foreign visit. Vice President has been requested by the ministry to give awards to...
12:44 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: India's highest Constitutional post falls vacant on July 24, 2012 when President Pratibha Patil's term ends. Several names are doing the rounds as nominees for the top post, including that of Vice President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.Presidential elections will be held in July and the UPA has to depend on other parties as it does not have the required numbers to elect a President on...
03:10 PM, Apr 24, 2012
