Everything you need to know about Kapil Kalan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kapil Kalan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): The Group of Ministers (GoM) appointed to discuss modalities for ensuring greater independence for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will meet on Thursday in Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's office.
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) A land record portal developed by the Goa government has won an international award for making e-governance concepts people-friendly and accessible, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the government was discussing enactment of a national law to check match-fixing and spot-fixing in sports and he would consult the attorney general on the issue.
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma marks his debut as a producer with TV show "Comedy Nights With Kapil".
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the silver jubilee celebrations of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) here Friday, an official said here.
London, May 17 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) formed by the government will work towards giving functional autonomy to CBI, but at the same time asserted that accountability is important.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The latest spot-fixing scandal involving Rajasthan Royals' Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan is not the first instance in history where cricketers have been caught fixing.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday attacked newly-appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal for allegedly favouring British telecom giant Vodafone by clearing the decks for resolving its tax dispute out of court.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday attacked newly-appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal for allegedly favouring UK telecom giant Vodafone by clearing the decks for resolving its tax dispute out of court.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Newly-appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal has stressed the need for judicial reform but cautioned that it should be done through institutional dialogue and understanding.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that the present collegium system of making appointments to the higher judiciary was "opaque" and "non-transparent", but nothing could be done to change it overnight.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that the present collegium system of appointment of judges was "opaque" and "non-transparent", but nothing could be done to change it overnight.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday took additional charge of the law and justice ministry.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Kapil Sibal Monday assumed the charge of the union law ministry, taking over from Ashwani Kumar who resigned last week after he came under attack in the Supreme Court for vetting the CBI report on the allocation of coal blocks.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) C.P. Joshi has been given additional charge of the railway ministry, while Kapil Sibal has got the additional charge of the law and justice ministry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): With the Congress emerging as the single-largest party in the Karnataka assembly polls, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday sharpened his attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, touted by many to be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in 2014.
Islamabad, May 6 (ANI): New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond has said that players need to be consistent in their performances rather than striving to show their fast bowling talents.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has called upon the film industry to portray positive societal values through movies to build tolerant and harmonious India.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Friday said the government has instituted a special "Centenary Award" to honour individuals or films which spark a "paradigm change".
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India did whatever it could to help Sarabjit Singh, but Pakistan "failed to ensure" his safety, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said Thursday.
Johannesburg, Apr 26 (ANI): South African cricketer Dale Steyn is ranked among the top three fast bowlers of the last four or five decades, according to his Indian Premier League (IPL) coach Waqar Younis.
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who unveiled former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's website, sherryontop.com, minces no words in praising the quick-witted "young man" and said he would have loved to use his quotes on "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC).
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) IT and telecommunications minister Kapil Sibal Thursday reiterated that the government doesn't want to control social media but stressed the need for some regulations.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday signed an agreement with the department of telecommunication and Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. to link village-level civic bodies with broadband connectivity, officials said.
M.S. Bitta has welcomed the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the mercy plea of Khalistani terrorist Devenderpal Singh Bhullar who had targeted him in a bomb attack in 1993. Bitta was then Youth Congress leader has alleged that no one including his Congress party had come forward to help him
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Former England cricketer Mark Ramprakash has said that county cricket may lack outstanding stars like in the 1980s but they have a higher all-round standard now with plenty of young talent.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he called Rahul Gandhi's 'beehive' remark an insult to the nation, saying that the metaphor has gone over the head of a self appointed jingoist.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Dinner for Pricks, a satirical theatre production poking fun at the high-strung elite of the city, is set to enthrall people across three cities this month. It will be teamed up with sumptuous food and free-flowing wine.
Amritsar, April 4 (IANS) Thanks to his sculpted body and macho looks, Kapil Nirmal is quite popular among girls, but the actor clarifies that he is not aiming to become a small screen hunk.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The BJP Monday slammed the Congress for comments over inducting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi into the party's parliamentary board, saying that the Congress was "frustrated" as it knew it was going to lose in the 2014 general elections.
Abu Dhabi, Mar 27 (ANI): Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has urged batting great Sachin Tendulkar, whom he believes is well past his best, to take retirement from international cricket, adding the master blaster can be a great ambassador for cricket post retirement.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday assured that the government is committed to the freedom of internet users.
New Delhi, Mar. 20 (ANI): Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal will be delivering the keynote address at the 'Google Big Tent Activate Summit' to be held here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Assuring the Indian industry of an enabling policy environment, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal stressed on the need for the Indian industry and the Government to work in tandem for realizing new horizons and opportunities in Indian IT sector.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The government Wednesday hoped that the anti-rape bill could be approved by the union cabinet Thursday if a group of ministers (GoM) was able to resolve the differences over the issue, sources said.
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Amid differences of opinion in the cabinet over the proposed anti-rape law, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday expressed confidence that the government will resolve the issue by Thursday and pass the legislation by March 22.
Chennai, Mar. 8 (ANI): Urging the society to put an end to gender specific crimes, thousands of students celebrated International Women's Day here on Friday under the banner of the global One Billion Rising campaign.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi on the occasion of his birth anniversary today at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday expressed hope that free roaming services will start before October this year.
New Delhi, Feb. 28 (ANI): Terming as 'highly disappointing' the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said the sentiments in the market and atmosphere in the economy is so bad that there is absolutely no scope for growth.
New Delhi, Feb. 28 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Thursday lauded Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, and said the General Budget for 2013-14 presented by him in Parliament is prudent, productive and progressive.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India will soon have a cyber security policy that will ensure preventive measures against cyber crime and fraud, the government said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The ruling Congress and its union ministers Tuesday praised the railway budget as "commendable" while the opposition, including the BJP and the Left, criticised it as "disappointing" and an eyewash.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): The star cast of Bollywood's much awaited upcoming film, 'I Me Aur Main' - John Abraham, Chitrangada Singh, Prachi Desai along with director Kapil Sharma and producer Goldie Behl - promoted their upcoming movie in the capital.
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Actor-producer John Abraham is the latest to support fight against breast cancer and urges women to get themselves checked.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Speaker B.B.L. Butail called on Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal here Monday to seek central assistance for the state assembly to go online.
Sydney, Feb 24 (ANI): The MRF Pace Foundation is the ground zero for the world's emerging young pace men, and according to its chief coach, Myluahanan Senthilnathan, if a quick can be taught the art of fast bowling at the academy then he can succeed just about anywhere.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A batsman who made a name for himself while playing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, V.V.S. Laxman will be now seen in a new role of a commentator for the upcoming India vs Australia series.
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Sudhir Mishra grew up in Lucknow where poetry is a part of life and the filmmaker feels two lines of poetry can assimilate more than many films put together.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Actress Chitrangada Singh, who is married to golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa, says being emotionally satisfied in a relationship is extremely important to her - just as it is for her on-screen character Anushka in upcoming film "I, Me aur Main".
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Actress Prachi Desai, who will be seen in "I Me Aur Main", says men will be able to relate to John Abraham's character in the film which will eventually lead them to valuing women in their lives.
New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): Communication and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that India and Japan can partner using their expertise in the fields of software and hardware respectively to explore new markets.
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Pune-based Jasraj Joshi Sunday won Zee TV's "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012" at a grand finale here. He took home the trophy, a one-year contract with the channel and a bike.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal today inaugurated the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) lab, which will audit the SAR values of mobile phones and the Next Generation Network (NGN) lab in the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC).
New Delhi, Jan. 17 (ANI): Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the video telephony service launched today by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) would help expand its business across the country.
New Delhi, Jan. 13 (ANI): Thousands of rural folk, including tribals, participated in a marathon organised here on Sunday to spread awareness about education and celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of visionary leader Swami Vivekananda.
New Delhi, Jan. 7 (ANI): Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said that auction for unsold spectrum bands would begin soon at a reduced price of 30 percent from the previous auction after the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) meets to discuss a roadmap for spectrum that remained unsold.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday recommended up to 50 percent reduction in base price for second generation (2G) airwaves auction that will begin March 11.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to finalise the schedule for second round of spectrum auction here today.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some other players have lost their focus after winning the 2011 World Cup and the players are putting their self-interest ahead of the team.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India vice-captain Virat Kohli was adjudged the International Cricketer of the Year while Pakistan bagged the top honours for the best team at the CEAT Cricket Awards 2011-12 here Thursday.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) With the Indian cricket board allowing its players a day off on the New Year's eve, the proposed joint New Year celebration by the India and Pakistan cricket teams ahead of their game at the Eden Gardens here has been cancelled, a cricket official said Sunday.
Abu Dhabi, Dec 30 (ANI): Legendary Indian all rounder Kapil Dev has urged Mahendra Singh Dhoni to contemplate not playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to focus on the other formats of the game.
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Leading lawyer Hira Lal Sibal, who had defended noted Urdu short story writer Saadat Hassan Manto in 1945, passed away here.
Islamabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar must be regretting his "blunder" of not calling it a day in March 2011 when India won the Cricket World Cup, said a leading Pakistani daily Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The opposition should join the government to push the reforms agenda instead of holding up legislation in parliament, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said here Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the problems facing India's troubled telecom sector are nearing a solution and the new policy being brought in would address concerns of worrying investors, providing a new impetus for growth of the communications industry.
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that the price of the Aakash tablet computer would be brought down to USD 35 from its current price of USD 49 in order to make it more affordable for students.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's official website - www.keralacm.gov.in has grabbed the prestigious Web Ratna Gold Medal Award for promoting e-governance initiatives, an official said Monday.
Patna, Dec 10 (IANS) Bihar's public grievance redressal website has received the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012, an official said here Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) An inter-ministerial group Friday recommended lowering the base price for 1,800 mega hertz (Mhz) spectrum by 30 percent for four circles which were left unsold in the auction conducted last month.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram will meet here today to discuss roadmap for unsold telecom spectrum.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Manmohan Singh-led government saved itself some possible embarrassment Wednesday when it comfortably won the vote in the Lok Sabha on foreign investment in multi-brand retail that is seen as important step in its reform process. It also won another motion on amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to facilitate its initiative.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Attacking the BJP for opposing FDI in multi-brand retail, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RLD) chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday said foreign investment in the retail sector will help farmers get better price for their yield.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The government's firm stand on bringing in FDI in multi-brand retail is a "signal to make India the most favoured destination for foreign multinationals", said CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, slamming the move.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Terming the government as anti-farmer, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Wednesday said that the government is acting as middleman for foreign companies by pushing FDI in retail in the country.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Urging the government to reconsider its decision on foreign investment in retail, NDA convenor and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the UPA may win the battle in the house but the policy would have long-term impact.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Defending FDI in multi-brand retail, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the move would benefit farmers, consumers and youth, and accused the opposition of siding with middlemen.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Trashing the government's "big dreams of employment" from FDI in multi-brand retail, the CPI-M's Basudeb Acharia Tuesday said more than 60 percent of parliamentarians were for roll-back of the decision.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The DMK Tuesday opposed FDI in multi-brand retail but said it will vote along with the government as it did not want to trouble its ally the Congress.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday strongly punched holes in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s argument of not allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Defending FDI in multi-brand retail, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the move would benefit the farmers and accused the opposition of siding with middlemen.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Defending the government's decision to allow foreign investment in multi-brand retail, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal asked in the Lok Sabha Tuesday whether the issue needed to be debated in parliament at all.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The UPA government Monday said it had not violated the election code of conduct on direct cash transfers and was implementing a scheme announced by then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. It also said it had replied to the Election Commission (EC) on the issue.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Government Monday said it had not violated the election code of conduct on the direct cash transfer scheme and was implementing a scheme announced by former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech.
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) While visiting a hospital in Pakistan, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar encountered a child whose name made the master tremble with fear. The kid's name was Osama - the same as that of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram will meet here today.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked why telecom operators, who were providing service using cancelled 2G licences, should not pay the price determined in the Nov 12 auction of the spectrum.
Mumbai, Nov.23 (ANI): The Mharashtra Government is likely to take action against police officers and personnel responsible for arresting two women in Palghar for posting a 'derogatory' comment on Facebook questioning the need for a shutdown following the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
New Delhi, Nov.21 (ANI): The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Wednesday said that the base price of 140 billion rupees at the recent auction of 2G spectrum was set too high.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Marking 20 years of bilateral ties, India and Israel Monday jointly released postage stamps that celebrate the two festival of lights ? Diwali and the Jewish festival Hanukkah ? commemorating the triumph of good over evil and justice over injustice.
Shimla, Nov 17 (IANS) A day after witness Vijai Singh Mankotia introduced an element of doubt in the bribery case involving former chief minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, two prime witnesses Saturday turned hostile.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Smarting under the poor response to the 2G auction, the government Friday said it would try to sell spectrum in circles where there were no bidders by the end of this fiscal.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Smarting under the poor response to the 2G auction, the government Friday said it would try to sell spectrum in circles where there were no bidders by the end of this fiscal.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): After a poor 2G auction, the Central Government has once again defended itself by questioning the 2G scam loss figure quoted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), and said that it plans to have another auction of telecom spectrum before March 2013.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambram Friday said the second generation (2G) spectrum auction is not over and the government will make "substantial gains" once the process is complete.
New Delhi, Nov.15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday termed the Congress-led Union Government's approach and attitude to the telecom scam as completely dishonest.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A day after nearly half the airwaves put on the auction block among telecom players went unsold, the government sought to project a brave face, with Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday saying there will be another round of bidding.
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that applications that would enable read books in Urdu language would be soon introduced in Tablet PC Akash for the students.
