Sushil Kumar Shinde

Election For President? Yes, Says Left, Action Shifts To Patna: 10 Facts

India News | Wednesday June 21, 2017

An election for President is essential, the Left said on Tuesday, claiming that "it is a battle of ideologies" - a stand that resonates with the Congress. D Raja of the CPI said that the Left will support either former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar or former union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who are both Dalit leaders from the Congress, but it is...

Haryana Congress Group Clash: Sushil Shinde Meets Randeep Surjewala, Selja

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 9, 2016

Senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde today met Randeep Singh Surjewala and Selja in connection with the alleged manhandling of Haryana party chief Ashok Tanwar on October 6.

Sulabha Deshpande Cremated in Mumbai

Press Trust of India | Monday June 6, 2016

Filmmaker Govind Nihalani, actor Nana Patekar, actress Ratna Pathak Shah, politicians Sushil Kumar Shinde and Vinod Tawde were present. Many Marathi actors paid tribute to Ms Deshpande who was known for her spontaneity and simplicity

Ranveer Singh is Maharashtrian of the Year and Twitter Doesn't Approve

Friday April 1, 2016

Ranveer was chosen by a jury of politicians Sushil Kumar Shinde and Praful Patel, activist Medha Patkar, lawyer Ujwal Nikam, businessman Harsh Goenka and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. Why they picked him - Ranveer Singh is a Mumbaikar of Sindhi origin - is what Twitter is still trying to figure out.

Sushil Kumar Shinde Meets Hyderabad University Students In Jail

Hyderabad News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 29, 2016

Former union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday condemned the brutal police attack on students and faculty member of University of Hyderabad as he called on 25 students and two faculty members in Cherlapally Jail.

TPS Wins Warangal Lok Sabha Bypoll With 4.6 Lakh Votes

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 24, 2015

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) today retained the Warangal Lok Sabha seat as its candidate Pasunoori Dayakar won by a massive margin of nearly 4.6 lakh votes.

Security to Ex-Home Minister Shinde's Family, Former Speaker Meira Kumar, Others Withdrawn

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 4, 2015

Eight family members of former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, two former Chief Justices of India are among more than 30 VIPs whose security cover have been withdrawn by the Central government.

'Never Used the Word Hindu Terror in Parliament': Former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 1, 2015

Former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today denied having used the word "Hindu terrorism" in Parliament during the UPA tenure.

Congress Hits Back at Rajnath Singh on 'Hindu Terror' Remark

India News | Edited by Mala Das | Saturday August 1, 2015

The Congress today launched a scathing attack on Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of diversionary tactics a day after he accused the previous UPA government of "weakening India's fight against terrorism" by coining the term "Hindu terror".

Afzal Guru Was Hanged by UPA for 'Political Reasons', Says Omar Abdullah

India News | Agencies | Sunday May 24, 2015

The erstwhile UPA government had executed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru for "political reasons" and he was informed only hours before, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.

Post Allies Attack, Government Changes Mind About Snoopgate Judge: Sources

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday May 5, 2014

After it was censured strongly by its own allies, the Congress has reportedly abandoned plans to appoint, in its last few days in power, a judge who will determine whether Narendra Modi allegedly ordered the surveillance of a young woman architect.

Congress Allies Agree With BJP Over Snoopgate Appointment

Elections News | Edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 4, 2014

Two of Congress' key allies have stridently objected to the announcement that a judge will be appointed by this government to investigate "Snoopgate".

Snoopgate: Will Appoint Judge Before Votes are Counted, Says Government

Elections News | Reported by Ketki Angre, Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday May 2, 2014

In the midst of a bitter election campaign, the government has arranged a new confrontation with the BJP by announcing that it will assign a judge to investigate if the Gujarat police spied on a young woman architect at the behest of Narendra Modi.

Snoopgate: Will Appoint A Judge Before Votes Are Counted, Says Government

Elections News | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday May 2, 2014

Before votes are counted on May 16, the government will appoint a retired judge to investigate whether Gujarat police officers spied on a young woman architect at the behest of Narendra Modi.

For Sushil Kumar Shinde, the fourth term likely to be a cakewalk

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 8, 2014

Even though controversy has followed him since he took over as Union Home Minister for making some questionable statements, Sushil Kumar Shinde looks well set to romp home to a fourth Lok Sabha term from Solapur, a traditional Congress bastion where the BJP challenge appears insipid despite the perceived "Modi wave".

Home minister owns a tractor, his wife a tempo

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 26, 2014

A tractor and a tempo are among the movable assets owned by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his wife Ujwala who have agriculture and social work as their profession.

Afzal Guru's execution could have been handled better: Sushil Kumar Shinde to NDTV

India News | Tejas Mehta | Saturday March 29, 2014

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday told NDTV that the controversial hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru could have been handled better. Guru was executed secretly in February last year; his family received a letter informing it of the government's plans two days after he was hanged and buried at Tihar Jail in Delhi.

Sushil Kumar Shinde, who called Arvind Kejriwal 'mad', is not withdrawing his comment

Elections News | Tejas Mehta | Wednesday March 26, 2014

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's opinion of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has not changed in the last two months.

Sushil Kumar Shinde files nomination for Lok Sabha poll

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 25, 2014

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today filed his nomination papers for the Solapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Arrested Indian Mujahideen men were planning terror attack: Delhi Police

Cheat Sheet | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Mala Das | Sunday March 23, 2014

Delhi Police today claimed to have averted a "spectacular terror attack" after the arrests of four suspected operatives of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in Rajasthan yesterday. One of them, Waqas, is alleged to be the chief bomb-maker of the banned outfit and a close aide of its jailed co-founder Yasin Bhatkal.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde vows 'revenge' for Chhattisgarh Naxal attack

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday March 12, 2014

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh today paid tribute to 11 CRPF jawans who were among 16 people killed in a Naxal ambush in Jagdalpur yesterday. Speaking to reporters after paying tribute, Mr Shinde vowed revenge for the attack.

Sheila Dikshit appointed Governor of Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 5, 2014

Sheila Dikshit, the former three-term Chief Minister of Delhi, was yesterday night appointed Governor of Kerala within three months of her defeat in the recent Assembly polls.

Won't be able to provide security to IPL matches: Sushil Kumar Shinde

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 5, 2014

The Union Home Ministry conveyed to the BCCI that adequate security could be provided only in case the dates of the sporting event were postponed after the electoral exercise is scheduled to be over in the middle of May.

No ordinances on Rahul Gandhi's pet bills, Cabinet clears Jat quota instead

India News | Edited by Zoya Anna Thomas | Monday March 3, 2014

The Union Cabinet decided not to push Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's pet anti-corruption bills through ordinances, but used a special sitting on Sunday to approve reservation for the Jat community and also changes in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill that provides for a Telangana state.

Ordinance route for Rahul Gandhi's pet bills: senior UPA ministers meet President Pranab Mukherjee

India News | Sunil Prabhu | Sunday March 2, 2014

A day after deciding to drop the ordinance route for key anti-corruption bills backed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the UPA government today continued with its consultations with Union ministers Sushil Kumar Shinde and Kapil Sibal meeting President Pranab Mukherjee over the pending legislations.

This mobile app will allow people in Delhi to lodge FIRs

Delhi News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Tuesday February 25, 2014

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is expected to launch a mobile app on Thursday for people in Delhi to lodge First Information Reports or FIRs related to theft and lost articles.

Meant social media, not journalism: Sushil Kumar Shinde after shocker on 'crushing media'

India News | Edited by Nadim Asrar | Tuesday February 25, 2014

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has threatened to "crush" what he calls "elements in the electronic media spreading false propaganda."

Elements in electronic media spreading false propaganda will be crushed: Home Minister

India News | Written by Tejas Mehta | Tuesday February 25, 2014

As the tirade against the media's election coverage continues, in a shocking admission, Union Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today claimed at a party function in Solapur that the government had learnt of a "nasty campaign" by a section of the electronic media and that these elements spreading false propaganda will be "crushed."

'Sit as long as you can in Parliament, who knows how many will return'

Who Said What | NDTV.com | Friday February 21, 2014

Lok Sabha was a rare vision of goodwill and camaraderie as opposed to the bitter clashes as it met today for the last time before the general elections, due by May. Here are some of the highlights of the farewell speeches by the parliamentarians:

Handwritten thank you notes, compliments between opponents on last day of session

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 21, 2014

Furious clashes gave way to long, fond farewells as elected parliamentarians sat in the house for the last time before the national election, due by May.