President Of India: manmohan singh accepts resignation of 7 union ministers

New Delhi: Ahead of Sunday’s reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers, seven ministers resigned from the central government on Saturday and President Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly accepted their resignation. The Congress’s message is clear: strong party, young government. Sources also tell CNN IBN, that Shashi Tharoor might make a comeback.

Incumbent minister of state for rural development of the Nationalist Congress Party Agatha Sangma and MoS for Water Resources and Minority Affairs Vincent H Pala submitted their resignations on Saturday evening.

Jindal’s Zee TV sting The Media Strict On Corruption

Naveen Jindal’s press conference in the context of the allegations that Zee TV executives attempted to negotiate a deal—tantamount to blackmail—to back off on a story which, ostensibly, could damage Jindal Power and Steel Limited (JSPL), in exchange for increased advertising has done media—and society—yeoman service.

For years, even decades, there have been rumours about newspapers and TV channels bartering ‘silence’ or favourable coverage in exchange for lucrative advertising deals.

Guess who paid for Vadra’s Bikaner land? DLF again

The floodgates seem to have opened when it comes to news reporting on Robert Vadra and his real estate dealings. DNA today reported that “In a flurry of deals between June 2009 and August 2011, Robert Vadra purchased at least 20 plots of land collectively measuring more than 770 hectares in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, in a region that would see prices spiraling soon after.”

How hype killed substance in Kejriwal’s Gadkari expose

The bottom line of Arvind Kejriwal’s much hyped expose against Nitin Gadkari came towards the end of the press conference today: “It is even more regrettable that the BJP has amended its constitution to give another three-year term to him as party president.”

Live: Cong conspiracy behind Kejriwal’s charges, says Gadkari

Swaraj also tried to explain that the land that Gadkari has been farming on, was a wasted piece of land. “The farmers were given full compensation for the land. And Nitin ji has the land on lease for eleven years,” says Swaraj. However, she didn’t explain how a land acquired by the government for irrigation purposes, could be given away to a private party, when there is no clear law about such an exchange?

Saturday Night Live: Seth MacFarlane did his best

Seth MacFarlane brought all his voices to hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The Family Guy creator came off as a genial fellow who gamely enjoyed being in a bunch of mostly unamusing SNL sketches. MacFarlane’s opening segment was a series of voice performances of some of his best-known characters from Family Guy, with a few other impersonations (Droopy Dog, Kermit the frog) thrown in, with a bit of the mildly accomplished Sinatra-style crooning that MacFarlane is fond of doing and he’s powerful enough to compel producers and audiences to submit to.

But the biggest attention-getter probably wasn’t the host. This was the night that Jay Pharoah officially took over the impersonation of President Obama from Fred Armisen. It proved a frustrating experience. In the past, we’ve all wanted to see more of Pharoah, who’s a terrific impersonator