Coal scam: Did the law minister try to influence CBI?

With relationships souring between the United Progressive Alliance and its ally Samajwadi Party, and after the fallout with the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam, the Congress may be looking up to team up with Janata Dal-United, and the latter may not be averse to it, says Renu Mittal Relations between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are deteriorating, and deteriorating fast. While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said he would like the general elections to be held by October, his ...

Congress leaders say that even if the Samajwadi Party stops supporting the government, there are other parties that will bail the government out as they need more time to prepare for the elections, reports Renu Mittal The searches at the residence of M K Stalin, the son of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M Karunanidhi, a day after the DMK withdrew support from the UPA government is being seen as a case of “kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana”. In political circles the raid is being ...

With no political backing on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, the government has only been posturing for a resolution, reports Renu Mittal After the withdrawal of support by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the UPA government, both the houses could not transact any business with a serious question mark over whether the Rajya Sabha would be able to pass the anti-rape bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. On the one hand, the two houses were disrupted by the DMK and the All India ...

The Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi wants state leaders to pull up their socks and deliver results within three months or face consequences, reports Renu Mittal    All India Congress Committee Vice President Rahul Gandhi asked Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state PCC President Chander Bhan to deliver results in three months or else face the consequences. In a meeting with Chief Minister Gehlot, PCC President Chander Bhan, AICC General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, Political ...