Krishna Tirath

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  Krishna Tirath, Ex-Union Minister, Is Congress Candidate From Delhi's Patel Nagar

  Krishna Tirath, a union minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is the Congress's candidate from Patel Nagar. The leader had rejoined the Congress last year after being a BJP member since 2015.

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  Ex-Union Minister Krishna Tirath Rejoins Congress After 4 Years

  Former Union Minister Krishna Tirath on Friday rejoined the Congress after a gap of four years.

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  BJP Declares List of 62 Candidates for Delhi Assembly Polls

  The BJP has announced a list of 62 candidates and officially named former police officer Kiran Bedi as the party's chief ministerial candidate for the coming Assembly elections in Delhi.

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  Delhi Assembly Polls: BJP Fields Nupur Sharma Against AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal

  The BJP on Monday fielded a young party member, Nupur Sharma, to take on Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for the New Delhi seat.

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  Former Congress Union Minister Krishna Tirath Joins BJP, Leaves Party Stunned

  Former Union minister and Congress leader Krishna Tirath was formally inducted into the BJP by party president Amit Shah this evening. After Kiran Bedi and Shazia Ilmi, she is the third prominent woman leader to join the BJP in less than a week.

• Former Congress Leader Krishna Tirath Joins BJP: Highlights

  Former Union minister and Congress leader Krishna Tirath formally joined the BJP this evening. The Delhi veteran met BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday morning, taking her party by surprise.

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  Congress Stunned as Former Minister Krishna Tirath Joins BJP

  Former Union minister and Congress leader Krishna Tirath will formally join the BJP this evening. The Delhi veteran met BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday morning, taking her party by surprise.

• After row over Kapil Sibal's seat, now Congress MPs fight to offer their seat for primaries

  Rahul Gandhi's plan to hold US-style primaries to democratize the selection of Congress candidates for the national election, due by May, has taken a 180 degree turn within days.

• Anti-rape law: Group of Ministers races against time to reach consensus

  With a 24-hour deadline looming, a Group of Ministers or GoM headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram is racing against time as it meets today to attempt a consensus on the proposed anti-rape law.

• Unacceptable for women to live in fear, govt is responsible: Home Minister

  As the government searches for ways to make women safer, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said, "It is unacceptable that women in our societies live in fear. The responsibility lies with the government." He also said that while tougher laws are needed as a deterrent against crimes against women, the main problem is that existing laws are not...

• Congress' draft anti-rape law proposes chemical castration

  As outrage continues against the death of 23-year-old medical student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name), Congress has decided to propose a tougher law to check crimes against women which could include a provision like chemical castration of perpetrators of rape in rare cases.

• Sexual harassment of women at workplace bill passed amidst coal-gate chaos

  Amid din over coal block allocation issue, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill which seeks to protect women, including lakhs employed as domestic workers, from sexual harassment at workplace. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2010, piloted by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath,...

• Food for starving children sold as feed for livestock in Maharashtra; govt orders probe

  Food for malnourished children fed to cattle and chicken - a shocking and shameful reality in Maharashtra's Thane district that has sparked outrage across the country. An NDTV investigation found that nutrition supplements meant for underprivileged children in anganwadis are being siphoned by middlemen - allegedly in connivance with government offi...

• Aamir Khan Plans Campaign Against Child Malnutrition

  Aamir Khan Monday met Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath to discuss his plans for a campaign against child malnutrition.

• Consensual sex below age of 16 is offence: Krishna Tirath

  A draft bill, which will soon be introduced in the Cabinet, says consensual sex between children aged 16 to 18 is not a criminal offence, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Tuesday.Tirath refuted a media report which stated that the draft Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2010, sought to bring down to 12 the ag...