Government and BJP clash over NHRC appointment yet again
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The government and the BJP have once again clashed over an appointment to the National Human Rights Commission or NHRC. At the centre of the confrontation this time is former Supreme Court judge Justice Cyriac Joseph.
Highlights: Congress conspiracy behind Kataria chargesheet in Sohrabuddin case, says BJP
NDTV.com | Wednesday May 15, 2013
BJP president Rajnath Singh, and party leaders Arun Jaitley and Vasunshara Raje addressed the media at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi even as Congress workers protested outside.
With Parliament in deadlock, Sonia Gandhi reaches out to Sushma Swaraj
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who has been under attack from the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, today reached out to the BJP leader in Parliament and walked with one hand on her shoulder, ostensibly to win support for the passage...
Congress pushes for Food Security Bill, BJP stalls Parliament
Reported by Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2013
With the BJP making it clear that it will not let the Parliament function till Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign, the Congress Core Group met to discuss the Parliament impasse. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, p...
Food Security Bill tabled in Parliament amid uproar
Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013
Amid uproar over several scams, government today sprang a surprise over the Opposition in the Lok Sabha by taking up the ambitious National Food Security Bill for consideration despite protests.
Sack Law and Railways Ministers or won't let Parliament function, BJP tells government
Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday May 7, 2013
With only four working days left in this session of Parliament, the government today tabled its landmark Food Security Bill. Minutes after, the Lok Sabha was adjourned as opposition members converged in the Well of the House demanding that the Law Mi...
Sushma Swaraj slams govt after CBI submits coal affidavit in Supreme Court
NDTV.com | Monday May 6, 2013
The CBI today submitted a nine-page affidavit in the Supreme Court detailing changes that the agency alleges were made by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and others to its report on the coal investigation.
Sarabjit Singh dies: 'It's a cold blooded murder', says BJP's Sushma Swaraj
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 2, 2013
"It is a cold blooded murder," said BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday following the death of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan.
Congressmen strike back at Sushma Swaraj, who criticised Sonia Gandhi
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013
Government today rejected as "completely baseless" BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's contention that Sonia Gandhi had prevented her from speaking in Lok Sabha and said the "unjustified" and "virulent" personal attack on the Congress president was condemnabl...
Juhi Chawla was inspired by politicians for Gulab Gang
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013
Juhi Chawla imbibed the mannerism and dressing style of leading women politicians like Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee for her role in the upcoming film Gulab Gang.
Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi: Will style matter in Karnataka?
Written by Maya Sharma | Wednesday May 1, 2013
When Narendra Modi is in full flow, he carries his audience with him. He spoke at a rally in south Bangalore on Sunday and the enthusiastic crowd followed his every cue.
Only what Sonia Gandhi wants happens in House: Sushma Swaraj
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday April 30, 2013
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj announced a "total breakdown" of the relationship between her party and the government, and said the BJP will not attend any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
Sushma Swaraj slams Sonia Gandhi, says sad Speaker interrupted me: Highlights
NDTV.com | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, addressing a press conference today slammed both Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Speaker Meira Kumar.
Will not stall Finance Bills but no support to government hereafter: Sushma Swaraj
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday April 30, 2013
An aggressive BJP has said that it will not disrupt the passing of four important Finance Bills, but emphasised that the UPA government can hereafter cease to expect any support from the main opposition party.
BJP leader LK Advani's plane develops technical snag, lands in Hyderabad
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 30, 2013
An aircraft carrying senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani made an unscheduled landing at the old airport at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Monday, after developing a technical snag.