Ambika Soni rejects reports of quitting Congress

Congress general secretary Ambika Soni on Friday dismissed reports of her resignation from the party, saying she had asked the leadership to lighten her duties due to her health.......

Congress rules out resignation by Ambika Soni

The Congress party has categorically ruled out resignation by Minister for Culture and Tourism Ambika Soni over the Ram Sethu issue. Noted advocate and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said......

Ram row: Ambika Soni keeps fingers crossed

Senior congress leader Janardhan Dewedi wrote a letter to the leaders to desist from making any statement on the Ram affidavit issue as the party treated the matter to be closed. But there were......

Ram Sethu: Ambika Soni offers to resign

Union Culture Minister Ambika Soni has offered to resign over the fiasco in the Supreme Court concerning the Ram Sethu affidavits. "I will not take even a minute to relinquish my post if my......

Govt to discuss content code for news channels

The issue of content code for television news channels will be discussed with all stake holders to find a solution, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said on Friday. "The......

Ministers feel Budget heat

India's Food Processing Minister Subodh Kant Sahay on Thursday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi ahead of the general budget on July 6. Information and Broadcasting......

Visa-on-arrival facility for more countries

The government is contemplating giving visa on arrival to people from 16 countries including, Australia, New Zealand and France.The proposal, prepared by a group of ministers, was awaiting......

FM holds pre-Budget talks with film industry team

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday met film industry delegation, accompanied by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, as part of his pre-Budget consultations."The......

ICC allows news channels access to Ind-Pak match

The ICC on Tuesday agreed to allow Indian TV channels to attend the high-voltage World Cup semi-finals between India and Pakistan following a request from Information and Broadcasting Minister......

Tendulkar in running for Bharat Ratna

The name of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most recommended by various groups for the Bharat Ratna award. This has been confirmed by Information and Broadcasting minister Mrs Ambika......