Congress struggles to defend Digvijay`s sexist remarks

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 20:50

Congress on Friday found it hard to defend Digvijay Singh`s controversial statements, the latest being his use of `100 percent tunch maal` to describe party MP Meenakshi Natarajan at a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh.

MP tribal minister Vijay Shah quits over sexist remarks

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 09:50

Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah, who had courted a major controversy over his alleged `sexist remarks,` tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday.

Sexist remark row: No action against Abhijit Mukherjee, says Congress

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 12:04

Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee had apologised for his remark that women protesting against rape were "dented-painted" and there was no scope for action against him, the party said on Friday.

Sexist remark row: Prez son ready to quit

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 09:47

President Pranab Mukherjee`s son and Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, who has kicked up a row after making sexist remarks on women protestors, has said that he is ready to quit if the party high command asks him to do so.

Italy to shut down anti-Berlusconi Facebook site

Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 23:55

The Italian government has ordered the closure of a group on the social networking website, Facebook, calling for the death of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, an official said on Thursday.