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Prime Minister is the sole centre of power in government: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh

Reported by Nidhi Razdan; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 17, 2013

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh today said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the only power centre in the UPA government and that he calls all shots. This comes more than a month after Mr Singh created ripples in the Congress party whe...

'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...

Narendra Modi's 'virtual' US tour: Hard-sells Gujarat, slams Centre

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday May 13, 2013

Narendra Modi did not need the visa that he has been denied to address NRIs today in 18 US cities. He just linked up again through video conference to hardsell Brand Modi and the Gujarat growth story at the expense of the Congress-led UPA, which he s...

Government has failed on all counts, says Rajnath Singh: Highlights

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Saturday May 11, 2013

BJP President Rajnath Singh has hit out at the government saying the whole country has been put in a terrible situation due to the corruption of the UPA government. Mr Singh was addressing the media soon after former Law Minister held a press confer...

Did nothing wrong, resigned to end controversy, insists Ashwani Kumar

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 11, 2013

Ashwani Kumar today insisted that his "conscience remains clear," and that he resigned as Law Minister "to put an end to controversy." Addressing the media at his residence, Mr Kumar added that his resignation does not "imply wrongdoing," that "certa...

Karnataka elections: NCP chief Sharad Pawar cautions ally Congress ahead of 2014 general elections

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Thursday May 9, 2013

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has cautioned ally Congress not to be over-confident after its victory in Karnataka assembly elections. He said it was far too early for the UPA to celebrate as the victory was no indication that th...

Railways bribery scam: CBI to question Pawan Bansal this week, say sources

Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday May 8, 2013

In what will be another major embarrassment for the Congress-led UPA government, Railways Minister Pawan Bansal is expected to be questioned soon by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which has arrested his nephew for allegedly accepting bribe to o...

Karnataka election results: Chidambaram turns TV reporter, Jaswant Singh candidly responds

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Buoyed by the Congress' showing in Karnataka, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in a lighter moment, turned into a TV reporter today. The senior Congress leader grabbed a mike from a television reporter and thrust it front of senior BJP leader Jaswant ...

Karnataka election results live: Sonia Gandhi praises victory, PM Manmohan Singh says BJP ideology rejected

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today praised the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well.

Railway bribery scam: Will the CBI question minister Pawan Bansal?

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday May 8, 2013

The government has so far resolutely said its Railway Minister Pawan Bansal, smeared by a corruption scandal, will not resign. But there is fresh trouble for Mr Bansal as more details emerge about the CBI's two-month investigation that led to the arr...

Government looks for 'honourable exit' for Ashwani Kumar, Pawan Bansal

Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Many leaders in the ruling Congress are distancing themselves from the decision to back Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Bansal, both tainted by scandal, signalling a divide between the party and the government it leads.

10 things you need to know about the Food Security Bill

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Tuesday May 7, 2013

The National Food Security Bill, UPA government's ambitious social welfare programme, is awaiting its passage in Parliament. It was tabled in the Lok Sabha yesterday amid uproar created by the Opposition over allegations of corruption in the UPA gove...

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...

In call for 'parivartan', Mamata Banerjee says no UPA-III in 2014

Monideepa Banerjie (With PTI inputs) | Monday May 6, 2013

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a slogan for the forthcoming general election: no third UPA government. At a rally at Panihati near Kolkata on Saturday, she exhorted regional parties to come together and give the country a stabl...

Bribery scam: BJP holds protest against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2013

BJP today held a protest demonstration in Chandigarh demanding immediate resignation of Railway Minister and Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, whose nephew Vijay Singla was arrested on Friday night by the CBI for allegedly taking bribe.