UPA dinner diplomacy: Who sat where
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was the cynosure of all eyes at the UPA anniversary function last year, was conspicuous by his absence tonight.
Andhra Pradesh: Two ministers, charged with corruption, remain defiant
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with IANS inputs) | Monday May 20, 2013
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy has summoned two of his ministers, charged with corruption, who have not yet quit despite pressure from the Congress' central leadership.
Railway bribery case: BJP protests against top CBI officer in Chandigarh
Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013
At least 10 BJP activists were injured today after police used water cannons to stop them from marching towards CBI office in Chandigarh to protest against a top officer whom they accused of shielding former Railway Minister Pawan Bansal in the railw...
We will give CBI functional autonomy: Finance Minister P Chidambaram to NDTV
Rahul Joglekar | Friday May 17, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the expert panel formed by the government will work towards giving CBI functional autonomy, but at the same time warned that accountability is important.
Rail bribery scam probe to be over in three months: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The probe into the bribery scandal that led to the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said on Tuesday.
'Glimpses of the India Story': Government launches ad campaign
Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday May 14, 2013
With an eye on the general elections scheduled to be held next year, the UPA government has unveiled a series of audio-visual clips as a part of its multimedia campaign to highlight its achievements and showcase the impact of its policies in the last...
Is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh now a liability for the Congress?
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday May 14, 2013
With intense speculation about a deep rift between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the two union ministers forced to resign last week, the Congress today issued a statement dismissing the talk as rumour and disi...
Pawan Kumar Bansal 'threatens' journalist, press club seeks apology
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013
Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today had a brush with the media in Chandigarh, barely hours after returning from New Delhi where he quit from the union cabinet. The city press club has sought an apology from him.
BJP's handling of Karnataka absolutely opportunistic, says LK Advani
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 12, 2013
Terming the electoral outcome in Karnataka as no surprise, BJP leader LK Advani today said the party had erred in not taking immediate and firm action on allegations of corruption against former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and that its handling of ...
Decision on Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar jointly taken by Sonia Gandhi and PM: Congress
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday May 12, 2013
Dropping of Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet was the "joint decision" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, the Congress said today, dismissing reports that the action was at the insistence of the party preside...
After ministers' exit, Prime Minister's Punjab club in disarray
Reported by Tanima Biswas; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 11, 2013
As two of the government's senior ministers - smeared with scams - bowed out on Friday, their unprecedented exit has also dealt a blow to what is being called the Prime Minister's Punjab club.
Kapil Sibal gets additional charge of Law Ministry, CP Joshi to handle Railways
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday May 11, 2013
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal will be the new Law Minister and will replace Ashwani Kumar who resigned from the post yesterday. CP Joshi meanwhile will handle the Railway Minister's post that was vacated after Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned yesterd...
Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar resign as Union ministers; who will replace them?
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday May 11, 2013
A day after Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar handed over their resignations to the Prime Minister, the focus has shifted to who would replace them in the union cabinet.
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with PTI inputs) | Friday May 10, 2013
Pawan Kumar Bansal, who has quit as Union Railways Minister today following allegations about his involvement in a bribery scam, is a Congress veteran who won his first Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh in 1991.
Resignations earlier could have saved Parliament session: BJP
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quit his post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said had the step been taken earlier, the budget session of parliament would not have been wasted.
