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  Did not discuss alliance with Karunanidhi: Azad

  National | January 10, 2014 6:26 IST

  Chennai: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday said he did not discuss an electoral alliance with DMK president M.Karunanidhi in their meeting here."This is a courtesy call. There was no discussion about alliance," the

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  Many MPs prefer ayurvedic sex medicines, says Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad

  India | December 22, 2013 9:05 IST

  Jammu: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said, many MPs prefer to use ayurvedic medicines for remaining young, for revitalizing memory and for purposes normally used by newly married couples.He was addressing the

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  AAP in a quandary about govt formation: Azad

  National | December 15, 2013 21:38 IST

  Agra: Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Aam Aadmi Party was in a quandary about government formation in Delhi, as its leaders have found the reality “very different from the dreamworld they had

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  Heads may roll as rattled Congress takes stock

  National | December 09, 2013 22:27 IST

  New Delhi: Rattled by the poll debacle, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul today got into a huddle with senior leaders to carry out a post-mortem of results in the four states amid talk that

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  Azad to review Delhi dengue situation today

  India | September 26, 2013 6:53 IST

  New Delhi: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will today hold a review of the Delhi government's preparedness to tackle dengue in the wake of a rise in the number of cases of the disease

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  Azad rules out early Lok Sabha elections

  National | August 31, 2013 17:18 IST

  Jammu: Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said there was no question of Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for 2014, being held early.Addressing a press conference jointly with Ambika Soni, Congress general secretary,

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  Sonia Gandhi is fine, says Congress

  National | August 27, 2013 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, taken to a hospital Monday night after taking ill in parliament, "is perfectly all right and stable", the party said Tuesday.A Congress spokesman expressed the hope that she would

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  Azad rues awareness among people about health schemes

  India | August 22, 2013 7:40 IST

  New Delhi: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad yesterday rued lack of knowledge among people of the national capital about various central sponsored health schemes.At a function after laying foundation of a hospital in South

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  Is Sonia projecting Ghulam Nabi Azad as CM of Jammu and Kashmir?

  National | June 28, 2013 17:02 IST

  Srinagar, June 28: Did Congress president Sonia Gandhi praise union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's 2005-2008 tenure as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister for a reason? Her comments have drawn much attention in the state.There

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  Chidambaram, Antony, Azad to fly to Chennai

  National | March 18, 2013 20:53 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 18: Union ministers P Chidambaram, A K Antony and Ghulam Nabi Azad are being sent to Chennai to mollify DMK Chief M Karunanidhi who had threatened that his party will pull out

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  Government defers Telangana decision; BJP, TRS slam betrayal

  National | January 28, 2013 9:20 IST

  New Delhi/Hyderabad, Jan 28: The Telengana issue flared up again Sunday with the central government deferring a decision on a separate state ahead of its own Jan 28 deadline, saying consultations were on and more

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  Telangana MPs disappointed with Azad's statement, ready for 'any sacrifice' after Jan 28

  National | January 26, 2013 15:49 IST

  Hyderabad, Jan 25: Congress MPs from Telangana Friday said they were ready for any sacrifice if the central government failed to announce its decision on separate statehood for the region by Jan 28.The MPs, who

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  Congress stands exposed, say Telangana groups

  National | January 24, 2013 8:54 IST

  Hyderabad, Jan 24: Pro-Telangana groups have reacted sharply to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement on Telangana issue, saying it once again "exposed" the party.Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), an umbrella group of various parties

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  No force can stop Congress from coming to power, says Azad

  National | December 17, 2012 11:38 IST

  Hyderabad, Dec 17: No force on earth can stop the Congress from coming back to power for the third consecutive time both at the centre and in Andhra Pradesh, said party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.Addressing

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  Vaccine against dengue being developed: Govt

  India | November 30, 2012 16:08 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: A vaccine is being developed against dengue, government announced on Friday hoping that its trials would be successful to enable containment of the deadly disease which is spreading and has claimed

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  Hope BSP will continue support, says Azad

  National | October 09, 2012 16:32 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 9: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday expressed the hope that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would continue to support the central government.Azad's reaction came after Mayawati at a rally in Lucknow

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  No threat to UPA government: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  National | September 23, 2012 13:42 IST

  Jammu, Sep 23: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday ruled out any threat to UPA government in New Delhi following withdrawal of support by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.Talking to mediapersons in Jammu during

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad helped Vyjayanthimala to quit chewing 'paan'

  Bollywood | May 06, 2012 12:31 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Students should quit smoking and drinking Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today, recalling he had helped Bollywood star Vyjayanthimala Bali to stop chewing betel. “I made film star Vyjayanthimala

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  Even An MP Can Become Uttarakhand CM, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad

  India | March 12, 2012 16:13 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 12: Amid the race for Chief Ministership in Uttarakhand, Congress today indicated that the party has not closed any options and even an MP can be considered for the top job in

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  Cong's New CM In Uttarakhand In A Day Or Two, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad

  India | March 10, 2012 19:58 IST

  Dehra Dun, Mar 10: With many claimants stalling the choice of chief ministership in Uttarakhand, the ball was today back in the court of AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to take a call as the party