News for 'Minister Kapil Sibal'

Court dashes Lalu's hopes of release before Bihar poll results

Court dashes Lalu's hopes of release before Bihar poll results

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

The Jharkhand high court on Friday deferred till November 27 Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's bail plea hearing in a fodder scam case related to Dumka treasury, after the Central Bureau of Investigation sought more time to file a written reply in the matter.

Smriti Irani in line of fire again in LS

Smriti Irani in line of fire again in LS

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

HRD Minister Smriti Irani was again in the line of fire in the Lok Sabha with opposition members forcing Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to allow them to speak on their notice for the privilege motion against the minister.

SC reserves order on reviewing Nabam Rebia verdict in light of Shiv Sena split

SC reserves order on reviewing Nabam Rebia verdict in light of Shiv Sena split

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the issue whether pleas related to the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis triggered by the Shiv Sena's division be referred to a seven-judge bench for reconsideration of the 2016 Nabam Rebia judgment.

Jaitley's contributions to public life will be remembered forever: Sonia

Jaitley's contributions to public life will be remembered forever: Sonia

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

Gandhi expressed deep pain and distress at the passing away of Jaitley.

Cong's special committee to meet amid war of words between leaders

Cong's special committee to meet amid war of words between leaders

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

According to information received from sources, there will be a meeting at 5 pm through video conferencing but its agenda is not clear.

Govt releases national cyber security policy

Govt releases national cyber security policy

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Amid increasing number of cyber attacks and snooping, the government on Tuesday announced the national cyber security policy that aims to protect information and build capabilities to prevent such attacks.

India cuts spectrum fee for big telcos to spur bids

India cuts spectrum fee for big telcos to spur bids

Rediff.com27 Jan 2014

Telecommunication companies buying airwaves in an Indian auction next month will pay 5 per cent of their revenue as an annual fee.

Uddhav Vs Shinde over Shiv Sena: SC tells EC to decide

Uddhav Vs Shinde over Shiv Sena: SC tells EC to decide

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Election Commission to go ahead with the hearing of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde group's plea seeking recognition as the real Shiv Sena and allocation of the party's bow-and-arrow poll symbol to it.

How can Uddhav be reinstated as CM when he resigned before floor test, asks SC

How can Uddhav be reinstated as CM when he resigned before floor test, asks SC

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

The CJI told lawyer Singhvi, "No, but status quo ante would have been a logical thing to do provided that you had lost the trust vote on the floor of the house. Because, then clearly you have been ousted from power based on the trust vote, which could be set aside. Look at the intellectual conundrum. You chose not to face the trust vote."

Cong to accommodate some G-23 leaders in key body

Cong to accommodate some G-23 leaders in key body

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

The group is also reported to be seeking the ouster of some Rahul Gandhi loyalists from key AICC positions and top on their target are AICC general secretary Organisation K C Venugopal, chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and general secretary Ajay Maken.

Electoral bonds: SBI gets SC notice for not disclosing bond numbers

Electoral bonds: SBI gets SC notice for not disclosing bond numbers

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which was hearing an application filed by the Election Commission (EC) seeking a modification of the operative portion of its March 11 order in the electoral bonds case, directed its registrar (judicial) to ensure that the data filed earlier by the poll panel before it in a sealed cover be scanned and digitised.

AAP's Yogendra Yadav declares assets of Rs 3 crore

AAP's Yogendra Yadav declares assets of Rs 3 crore

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav on Thursday declared his assets to the tune of about Rs 3 crore, which includes farm land, commercial booth and sizable amount of bank deposits and Provident Funds.

Agencies doing their job: Govt on tax raids on media houses

Agencies doing their job: Govt on tax raids on media houses

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Union minister Anurag Thakur said that "one should take complete information and sometimes many issues come up that are far from truth..."

SC slams Maha Speaker, says will pass an order if...

SC slams Maha Speaker, says will pass an order if...

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

The delay in deciding the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena MLAs loyal to him Friday came under strict scrutiny by the Supreme Court which came down hard on the Maharashtra assembly speaker, saying the proceedings cannot be a 'charade' and he cannot defeat its orders.

Uttarakhand crisis: SC grants Centre time to clear stance on floor test

Uttarakhand crisis: SC grants Centre time to clear stance on floor test

Rediff.com4 May 2016

The SC accepted the Centre's plea that two more days be given to respond to the suggestion about the feasibility of holding a floor test in Uttarakhand assembly.

CWC meet on Oct 16, discussion on new Cong chief likely

CWC meet on Oct 16, discussion on new Cong chief likely

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

The meeting of the Congress' top decision-making body has been convened after demands from some quarters within the party to discuss important issues, including some defections in the recent past.

Some of 23 Cong leaders who wrote to Sonia meet after CWC

Some of 23 Cong leaders who wrote to Sonia meet after CWC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Some senior Congress leaders, including Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, met at their senior colleague Ghulam Nabi Azad's house in New Delhi on Monday evening after the Congress Working Committee debated their letter to the party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi seeking urgent organisational reforms.

Chidambaram gets interim relief from CBI in Aircel-Maxis case

Chidambaram gets interim relief from CBI in Aircel-Maxis case

Rediff.com30 May 2018

P Chidambaram's son Karti was arrested on February 28 at the Chennai airport on his return from the United Kingdom, for his alleged role in facilitating Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance for INX Media Ltd. and its directors, Peter and Indrani Mukerjea.

HC stays Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh arrest in assets case

HC stays Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh arrest in assets case

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday restrained the Central Bureau of Investigation from arresting Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh in connection with the disproportionate assets case but allowed the enquiry in the matter to proceed.

Oppn parties to approach SC again over VVPATs

Oppn parties to approach SC again over VVPATs

Rediff.com14 Apr 2019

'We do not think the EC is doing enough to address issue of EVM malfunctioning'

Have you seen our MPs this way?

Have you seen our MPs this way?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

As the winter session of Parliament ends on Friday, images of our MPs you haven't seen before!

Gandhis Cong's best leadership option in crisis: Khurshid

Gandhis Cong's best leadership option in crisis: Khurshid

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

'When did Mr. Sibal fight an election to get into any position in the party'

Some leaders 'misused' G-23; induct Prashant Kishor in Cong: Moily

Some leaders 'misused' G-23; induct Prashant Kishor in Cong: Moily

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

"If they (some leaders) persist (with G-23) that means there is a vested interest for a few of them to work against the Congress party which we don't subscribe to and rather oppose it," the former Union minister said.

Stall release of Modi biopic: Congress to EC

Stall release of Modi biopic: Congress to EC

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

"The purpose of this film is only political -- to get some extra mileage in the elections. We believe, it is not just a corrupt practice, but the very launch of the film is motivated," Kapil Sibal told reporters outside the Election Commission.

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

The ambit of the G-23 grouping increased this time as some more leaders -- Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, former Gujarat chief minister Shankar Singh Vaghela, former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and former Haryana speaker Kuldeep Sharma -- joined them.

Double decker flyovers in Delhi Congress manifesto

Double decker flyovers in Delhi Congress manifesto

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Double decker flyovers, developing the National Capital Region as a Common Economic Zone and a unified command for governance of Delhi are some of the promises made by ruling Congress on Wednesday in its assembly election manifesto.

Gujarat riots perpetrated through design: Zakia Jafri tells SC

Gujarat riots perpetrated through design: Zakia Jafri tells SC

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Terming the 2002 incidents of Godhra and subsequent riots as a "national tragedy of gargantuan proportions", Sibal said the petitioner is concerned with how the majesty of the law will deal with such issues when men "behave like animals".

RS polls: BJP gains, Sibal survives cross voting scare in UP

RS polls: BJP gains, Sibal survives cross voting scare in UP

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

Major political parties in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday ensured victory for all their candidates despite cross voting in Rajya Sabha biennial polls in which senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal emerged triumphant against the Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Independent socialite Preeti Mahapatra.

Snooping allegations against Narendra Modi baseless: BJP

Snooping allegations against Narendra Modi baseless: BJP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

Trashing allegations of illegal snooping against Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday ruled out the Congress's demand for a rethink on its prime ministerial candidate and claimed that the ruling party's "dirty tricks wing" was behind the controversy.

Cong asks CAG to recuse from Rafale audit, cites conflict of interest

Cong asks CAG to recuse from Rafale audit, cites conflict of interest

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

The opposition party also said that it would be improper on the part of Mehrishi to present the report in Parliament.

No AAP-Congress tie-up in Delhi, Dikshit, Maken to contest polls

No AAP-Congress tie-up in Delhi, Dikshit, Maken to contest polls

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

Dikshit will take on BJP's sitting MP Manoj Tiwari and Aam Aadmi Party's Dilip Pandey.

ED issues fresh summons to Abhishek Banerjee, wife

ED issues fresh summons to Abhishek Banerjee, wife

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the national general secretary of the TMC, and his wife Rujira Banerjee have been asked to depose before the investigation officer here next week, they said.

No material in Zakia Jafri's complaint to take it forward: SIT tells SC

No material in Zakia Jafri's complaint to take it forward: SIT tells SC

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed at Gulberg society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002 during the violence, has challenged the SIT's clean chit to 64 persons including Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat chief minister during the 2002 riots in the state.

SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, calls Gujarat HC order perverse

SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, calls Gujarat HC order perverse

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

In a big relief to activist Teesta Setalvad, the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted her regular bail in a case of alleged fabrication of documents to frame innocent people in the 2002 post-Godhra riot cases while terming as "perverse" and "contradictory" the Gujarat high court order denying her bail.

SC Constitution bench to hear on Sep 27 Uddhav's plea to restrain poll panel

SC Constitution bench to hear on Sep 27 Uddhav's plea to restrain poll panel

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on September 27 an application by the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction seeking to restrain the Election Commission from deciding on the claim of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led group over the "original" Shiv Sena.

Nobody in India can buy Airtel: Sunil Mittal

Nobody in India can buy Airtel: Sunil Mittal

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

The telecom to look at opportunities to acquire another firm in India.

Editors Guild team went to Manipur on Army's request, SC told

Editors Guild team went to Manipur on Army's request, SC told

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 15 its order asking the Manipur police not to take any coercive steps against four members of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) in connection with two FIRs lodged against them for alleged offences, including promoting enmity between two communities.

'This can't happen without...': Oppn slams UP govt over Atiq murder

'This can't happen without...': Oppn slams UP govt over Atiq murder

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

"Nobody is sympathising with Atiq Ahmad because a criminal should be punished. But anyone who will see this video will question if we are a democracy. Every criminal has the right to be heard in court and be convicted there. But you can see they were killed in police custody in the open," he said.

SC upholds bail granted to ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh

SC upholds bail granted to ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Bombay high court order granting bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case.

Govt mulls hiving off penalising power from DoT to Trai

Govt mulls hiving off penalising power from DoT to Trai

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

DoT officials, under fear of allegation of their conniving with telecom operators for lowering penalty, directly impose the maximum penalty that can be levied on service providers.