Jun 28, 2011

Amidst growing criticism of silence on important issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to go into damage control mode. He announced on Tuesday that he will be meeting editors regularly, finally breaking his silence to answer uncomfortable questions over the Lokpal Bill issue. This in the midst of another makeover exercise, a cabinet reshuffle. The...

Jun 26, 2011

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said the recent fuel price hike was inevitable and a decision on it had been taken only after serious discussion. “Crude oil price has gone up in the international market and the price hike on diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene was inevitable and was taken after serious discussions,” he told reporters on the...

Jun 26, 2011

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who fasted earlier this month against mounting corruption in the country, said here Sunday that if any black money was found with him, it could be declared national property. “If the government finds any black money with me, they can declare it national property,” Ramdev said while addressing a press conference in the...

Jun 26, 2011

Late Sathya Sai Baba’s nephew RJ Ratnakar, who was on Saturday questioned by police in connection with the seizure of Rs 35.5 lakh in cash said the money belonged to the “devotees” but refused to elaborate more.  ”This 35 lakh belongs to devotees. Now that this is in the court and investigation is on, more details cannot be told,”...

Jun 26, 2011

 Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Sunday accused Congress party of having failed to capitalise on the victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, saying that it resulted in Pakistan exporting “cross-border terrorism” and “religious extremism”. He also said while Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as Home Minister was successful in securing the integration of...

Jun 26, 2011

  A meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar here on Wednesday failed to break the deadlock over the Women’s Reservation Bill. The Bill to set aside 33 per cent of the seats in Parliament and State legislatures for women was passed by the Rajya Sabha in March last year, but has been held up in the Lok Sabha amid stiff opposition from a few...