Today, in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi read out the clearest articulation of the government`s stand on the lokpal isssue. Manmohan Singh, prime minister and beleaguered, sat silent. Gandhi did not differ significantly with Singh on the issu
BJP today criticised Rahul Gandhi`s speech in Lok Sabha, saying he should not give sermons to the nation but persuade the Prime Minister to bring changes in the Lokpal bill. "We don`t want Rahul`s sermons. It is surprising that he is
Team Anna today termed as "disappointing" Rahul Gandhi`s speech in Parliament on Lokpal issue but, at the same time, supported his idea of making the anti-corruption authority a constitutional body. Activist Medha Patkar, who is
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Vilasrao Deshmukh, who are negotiating with activist Anna Hazare and his associates. The consultations took place close on the heels of Team A
In an unprecedented move, the Gujarat governor has appointed retired justice R A Mehta as lokayukta of the state, bypassing the Narendra Modi-led BJP government which had kept the post vacant for the last seven years. Gujarat opposition le
Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apparently to discuss the Lokpal issue. Gandhi held a 30-minute meeting with Singh at the Prime Minister`s 7, Race Course Road residence here. The meeting comes as the government
Anna Hazare wrote a letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, reiterating the three conditions for ending his fast which has entered 11th day. In his letter, he also thanked the prime minister for his concern for his (Anna`s) heal
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said his remarks on the health of Anna Hazare, who is on fast for the past 10 days, were distorted. Mukherjee made the clarification in the Lok Sabha when Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj drew
Within an hour of opposition leader Sushma Swaraj joining the prime minister in the lok sabha to appeal jan lokpal crusader Anna Hazare to end his fast, Bhartiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari virtually withdrew the appeal. "We
The Tamil Nadu government today charted out the schedule for distribution of laptops to school and college students. A policy note from the minister for Special Programme Implementation tabled in the assembly said in 2011-12, Class
Is prime minister Manmohan Singh candid about fighting corruption? Ever since the groundswell in support of Anna Hazare’s protest brought government to its knees, Singh has reiterated in parliament and outside it, “Our government is co
Government would spare no efforts to take stringent action against those indulging in hoarding and smuggling of rice particularly meant for public distribution system, Chief Minister N.Rangasamy said today. Replying to AIADMK member
Amidst efforts to break the deadlock between government and Anna Hazare team, senior Maharashtrian leader and union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today met the Gandhian to appeal to him to end his fast. Following a meeting of Congress parliam
Orissa high court has been informed by the state government that power distribution companies and some industrial houses in the state are the major defaulters of electricity duties. During hearing of a batch of PILs challenging the
On the tenth day of Anna Hazare`s fast, Lok Sabha today unanimously appealed to him to end his hunger strike as his life was "much too precious", with prime minister Manmohan Singh saying he has "registered his point" and that
As Anna Hazare`s fast entered the 10th day today, his team accused "some strong elements" in the government of nullifying the entire dialogue process and said they have become victims of Congress` "internal politics". S
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed anguish at the "personal attacks" on him the opposition has made in its comments on corruption. While he asserted that fighting corruption is a collective national responsi
Asking Anna Hazare to adopt a "more rational approach" with regard to his demand for a strong Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear that Parliamentary democracy cannot be undermined. Responding to a let
Looks like in the government knocked all doors to help it salvage the Anna Hazare protest-fast situation. Prime minister Manmohan Singh wrote to former chief justice of India J S Varma on Tuesday, seeking his help in resolving the crisis that has
City civic body MCD on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that it has framed a set of new norms to ensure that stray cattle, caught by it, are auctioned only after giving sufficient time and opportunity to their owners to reclaim and relocate the
