Politics

Pakistan Aircraft Violated Indian Air Space 23 Times in 3 Years, Says Govt

Defence Minister AK Antony said Pakistan military planes have violated the Indian air space twice this year taking the count of such incidents to 23 in just last three years

May 21, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee's Crackdown on Black Money; Tables White Paper in Parliament

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the much-anticipated "white paper on black money" at a Parliament session on Monday. Mukherjee's proposed move reflected an earlier promise made during his budget speech in the Lok Sabha where he said, I will try to give all the relevant and possible information".

May 21, 2012

Presidential Polls 2012: Jayalalithaa, Patnaik Campaign For PA Sangma

It looks like former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's presidential race is slowly picking up the pace with AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik going all out to garner support from non-Congress political parties.

May 21, 2012

Tweaked Anti-Corruption Lokpal Bill To Be Tabled In Rajya Sabha For Debate

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the controversial Lokpal Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha for the debate on Monday before they put it to vote.

May 21, 2012

Karnataka: Yeddyurappa Slams BJP Central Leadership, Praises Modi

Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday mounted his attack against the party central leadership over an ongoing internal spat.

May 20, 2012

Mayawati And Akhilesh Yadav At Loggerheads, Trade Heated Remarks

Former Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati took on the youngest and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav over his "ill-governance", which has purportedly led to the rise of crime rate in the state, since the Samajwadi Party came to power.

May 20, 2012

Mamata Banerjee Goes Ballistic, Labels Students Maoists

Hot headed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee labelled the university students as Maoists and Left supporters at a television show organised by CNN-IBN in Kolkata, when few questions of them that she found too uncomfortable to answer.

May 19, 2012

Vehicle Accompanying Anna's Car Attacked; Congress Workers' Hand Suspected

About 15 people allegedly from the youth Congress wing have been detained for carrying out an attack on a car accompanying anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's rally on Thursday, in Nagpur.

May 17, 2012

Illegal Mining Case: Yeddyurappa Files Advance Bail Pleas Amid CBI Raids

BJP leader and former chief minister of Karnataka, Yeddyurappa, seeks bail for himself, his two sons, and son-in-law.

May 16, 2012

US Slaps Sanctions On Dawood Ibrahim's Aides; Designated As Key Drug Traffickers

US authorities on Tuesday issued sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim "Tiger" Memon in a bid to restrict drug trafficking and illegal financial operations carried out by them

May 16, 2012

Illegal Mining Case: CBI Raids Residences Of Yeddyurappa And Sons

CBI raids Yeddyurappa, sons B Y Raghavendra, MP, and B Y Vijayendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar.

May 16, 2012

2G Scam: Raja Gets Bail After Spending 15 Months In Tihar jail

Former Telecom Minister and prime accused in the 2G spectrum case, A Raja, has been granted bail by a Delhi court after spending 15 months in Tihar jail.

May 15, 2012

Pakistan Air Force Says It Will Overtake IAF

The PAF says the Indian defence scene is riddled with scams and corruptions affecting procurement of vital equipment.

May 15, 2012

Karnataka Political Crisis: Sadananda Gowda Meets BJP President Nitin Gadkari

Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda met BJP President Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Sunday, following a political crisis in the Karnataka unit of the party as a result of B S Yeddyurappa's threat to resign from the state assembly

May 14, 2012

India Marks 60 Years Of Parliamentary Democracy

Speaking on the occasion in Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed his deep concerns over the repeated disturbance caused in the House hampering several important debates and proceedings

May 13, 2012