The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not make a direct comment on the Delhi High Court judgment Tuesday on the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) coming within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, but said there should be transparency in ‘different pillars of democracy’.
Asked about the party’s [...]
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor was once again in a bit of a spot Saturday, this time with his observatiions on India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Tharoor said Friday that while Nehru’s foreign policy had taken India to a new level in the international arena, he agreed with criticism that it ammounted [...]
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The central government has formed a one-man committee of noted educationist Ramaranjan Mukherjee to probe allegations of corruption against Visva Bharati Vice-chancellor Rajat Kanta Roy and some of the university senior officials.
‘I have received the letter of appointment for the probe committee from the union human resources development ministry. I have [...]
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Congress said Wednesday that details about the party membership of N.D. Tiwari, who quit as the Andhra Pradesh governor following a sex scandal, would be known after Thursday when the Congress membership campaign ends.
‘He has been our senior leader since he was appointed as governor of Andhra Pradesh. During [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Is disgraced former Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tiwari still a Congress member? The party does not seem to know.
Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said it was a convention that a person ceases to be member of a political party once he is named a governor.
‘The day a person is appointed governor, [...]
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor Narayan Dutt Tiwari is reported to have resigned from his post on Saturday owing to health reasons.
Tiwari is reported to have sent his resignation letter to President Pratinbha Patil.
On Friday, Tiwari became [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With 25 seats, the Congress said Thursday its alliance with the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatanrik (JVM-P) had emerged with the largest numbers in the Jharkhand assembly poll and it would strive to form a stable government, possibly with the support of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) with which the party was [...]
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Congress and Left parties have opposed the Gujarat government’s move to make voting compulsory in local body elections in the state.
Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said forced voting was an infringement of individual rights.
‘I feel forced voting is an infringement of individual rights. Coercive measures should not be used,’ [...]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government sought to cool tempers in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue, saying there can be no forward movement on the statehood issue until the state assembly passes a resolution.
The developments in Andhra Pradesh were discussed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and state Chief [...]
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Congress Monday said that the law and order situation in certain parts of West Bengal was ‘very bad’ but refused to say if the party wanted central intervention in the state.
Answering queries from mediapersons, Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said it was for the government to decide whether to impose [...]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Congress Saturday reacted positively to reports of Smita Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, planning to join the party, but said she would be admitted only after the Maharashtra unit’s nod.
‘I am happy to learn that like the common people of the country, members of the Thackeray [...]
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Congress may have done well in this month’s by-elections but the government is bracing to face an opposition onslaught on a range of issues when parliament’s winter session starts Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties have made clear their intention to put the government on the mat [...]
Islamabad, Nov. 6 (ANI): Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency on Friday apprehended 13 Indian fishermen for allegedly trawling in Pakistani territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
“Our officials seized three Indian fishing boats, arrested 13 crew members 55 nautical miles inside our territorial waters and they have been handed over to the police,” MSA spokesman Lieutenant [...]
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Public sector undertaking Hindustan Copper Wednesday said Railway Board advisor Shakeel Ahmed will be its next chairman and managing director.
Ahmed replaces Satish C. Gupta.
Prior to this, Ahmed was the projects advisor to the Railway Board. He joined the Indian Railways in 1975 and served for 34 years in various capacities, Hindustan [...]
