Rahul falters in his choices

Renu Mittal reports on how the United Progressive Alliance government is walking the tight-rope over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.A fresh crisis is brewing for the UPA government with coalition ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam threatening to vote out Chidambaram's budget and withdraw support to the government if India does not support the United States resolution in the United Nations that proposes sanctions against Sri Lanka for human rights violations. DMK chief M Karunanidhi has already taken ...

More and more dirt is likely to spill out in the spot fixing scandal in the days ahead. But are some key players being protected by the police because of political pressure? Renu Mittal reportsThe Indian Premier League slot-fixing scam is becoming murkier. Sources say that big names are involved, but so far attempts are on to pressurize the police to keep much of the scam under wraps and ensure that only the small fish are fried. The Mumbai Police made its first arrest from the Bollywood.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has come across tough resistance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of sacking tainted ministers in his Cabinet. For now, Dr Singh is having it his way, but voices of dissent are growing louder. Renu Mittal reports. After the Supreme Court's strong observations against the Central Bureau of Investigation on the Coalgate scam, Congress President Sonia Gandhi is of the view that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar should be removed, but Prime Minister ...

The long meeting between President Pranab and the PM comes amid a heightened threat perception that the UPA government may not be able to complete its term, says Renu Mittal Two days before the second part of the budget session kicks off in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee had a three-hour one-on-one meeting where a host of issues -- Parliamentary politics, Lok Sabha elections as well as matters of government and business -- were reportedly discussed. ...

While the likes of AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh strongly root for ending the Congress party's twin power centre formula and projecting Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister, there are others who feel that this is the ideal path to follow. Renu Mittal reportsA sharp divide has surfaced within the Congress party over whether there should be two power centres in the party and the government or whether the Congress should go back to the model adopted by Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi ...

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which proposes stringent punishment for crimes against women, seems to have hit a major roadblock with Opposition parties opposing it vehemently. Renu Mittal reports The Union Cabinet has cleared the anti-rape bill but major roadblocks have surfaced in Parliament raising serious doubts on whether the bill can be passed by the two Houses. The Bharatiya Janata Party has formally opposed the bill after it took on a final shape with the Group of Ministers ...

The UPA government is far from a consensus over the anti-rape bill even as it is in a rush to have it passed in Parliament. Renu Mittal reportsThe Union cabinet is virtually split down the middle over the anti-rape bill with a minister describing it as "TADA ka Baap" and a number of ministers opposing various aspects of the bill even. The United Progressive Alliance government needs to pass the bill by April 14 to avoid its anti-rape ordinance from lapsing. Following the differences, Prime ...

The ascendancy of Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi is being seen in the current moves with a much more aggressive BJP now in the mood to take on the Congress. Renu Mittal reportsInternal changes going on within the Bharatiya Janata Party were reflected in Parliament on Tuesday when the Opposition party broke its unstated compromise with the Congress that neither party would target the children of senior leaders.Much to the unhappiness of the once all-powerful section of BJP leaders, the main ...