Kapil Sibal debuts on Twitter

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:48

Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal today joined the popular micro blogging site Twitter and also generated a following of over 5,100 by evening.

Tehelka case: Praful Patel backs Sibal`s claim

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:08

Coming to the defence of his cabinet colleague over BJP`s allegation that Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal was being shielded by a UPA Minister, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said the accusation should be corroborated with evidence.

Kapil Sibal trashes BJP charge of shielding Tarun Tejpal

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 16:48

Rejecting BJP`s charge that he was shielding Tarun Tejpal, Union Minister Kapil Sibal today said law must take its course in the sexual assault case against the Tehelka editor and if he is guilty, he should be punished.

Snoopgate will not be whitewashed or brushed under carpet: Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 15:55

Snoopgate will not be allowed to be "whitewashed or brushed under carpet", Union Minister Kapil Sibal said on Thursday, asking BJP to replace Narendra Modi as its PM candidate.

Narendra Modi`s Gujarat `most indebted state of India`: Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 13:53

Congress on Thursday sought to puncture BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi`s development claims, saying his Gujarat model was not backed by facts and he was "neither zero nor hero".

Tehelka case: Victim`s statement recorded, Goa police to interrogate Tarun Tejpal

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 23:18

Goa police on Wednesday summoned former editor of Tehelka Tarun Tejpal to appear before it on Thursday for questioning in connection with the sexual assault allegation against him.

Facts, figures are testimony to UPA`s good work: Sibal

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:48

Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said facts and figures were testimony to UPA`s good work in the country which the BJP has chosen to ignore even as he accused the party of mis-governance in Madhya Pradesh.

BJP, Cong sparring over snooping row gets shriller

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:34

Sparring over the illegal snooping row got shriller on Tuesday with the Congress fielding two senior ministers to taken on Narendra Modi asking him to "come clean" on it.

Kumar Mangalam Birla meets Law Minister Kapil Sibal

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 20:42

Birla, who is also chairman of Idea Cellular, did not offer any comment on the meeting. He had met Finance Minister P Chidambaram two weeks ago.

Charges by Yashwant Sinha baseless, says Sibal

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 14:22

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday attacked BJP leader Yashwant Sinha for making "wild and baseless" allegations of a scam in the TRAI`s recommendations for a cut in spectrum pricing, saying such statements were being made with an eye on the Lok Sabha elections.

Understand nuances of decision-making: Sibal to probe agencies

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 20:46

Law Minister Kapil Sibal said fine balance of private and public good has to be maintained in allocation of natural resources which may involve some scope for judgmental discretion.

Legal reforms: Govt for video recording of court proceedings

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 19:14

With an aim of enhancing transparency in functioning of the judiciary, the government is pushing for video recording of court proceedings as part of reforms in the legal system.