“A land acquisition will only be successful when farmers are involved in determining the value of the land and the social package to be given to them in lieu of their land,” said Arun Jaitley, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, a
Amidst growing demand of the civil society for a strong anti-graft law and confiscation of black money, the supreme court on Friday sought amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to root out corruption in the country. A bench o
Facing flak from civil society for not doing enough to deal with the menace of black money, the government on Wednesday announced setting up of another panel to suggest ways to trace tax defaulters, reveal their identity to the public and recover
In a press conference held on Wednesday, P Chidambaram, the home minister, justified the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters by saying that they had defied orders. He said that the permission to Ramdev was granted only for a yoga camp.
Amid the anti-corruption campaign by civil rights activists, defence minister A K Antony on Wednesday said politicians, bureaucrats and others holding key positions are not ready for the "transition to transparency" and contended that th
“A land acquisition will only be successful when farmers are involved in determining the value of the land and the social package to be given to them in lieu of their land,” said Arun Jaitley, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, a
Play and song have become a major feature of the protest against corruption. Delhi-based Asmita theatre group is among the influential groups which have supported Anna Hazare`s movement since its inception in April. The group performed on
For Pushpa, a resident of outer Delhi`s Bhalswa in her early 30s, Jantar Mantar is synonymous with protest. Pushpa was there when Anna Hazare observed the fast that made the government form a committee to help curb corruption. She is disappointed
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is on an indefinite hunger strike against black money and corruption, on Thursday made public details of his business empire worth over Rs 1,100 crore, claiming everything was in order. On his sixth day of fast,
Capital punishment was on Wednesday awarded to ten people by a local court for murdering three persons including a girl after she eloped from a village under Jalesar police station area in a 2008 honour killing case. Special addition
After striking a conciliatory tone, Baba Ramdev today again took up the issue of police crackdown on his supporters, saying he would raise an 11,000-strong force to deal with police and anti-social elements attempting to disrupt his anti-corrup
The final arguments were presented in court for and against Tahawwur Rana`s culpability in 26/11 attacks, with the prosecution pleading for justice to the Mumbai victims and the defence portraying the Pakistani- Canadian as a man duped by conman D
Chief of enforcement directorate (ED) Arun Mathur and officials of the finance ministry will brief the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the ongoing investigations into the 2G scam on Wednesday. Mathur, along with other senior officia
DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar will remain confined to Tihar Jail as the Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed their bail pleas in the 2G case, saying they have strong political connections and the possibility of them influenc
Prashant Bhushan, a member of the joint committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill on Wednesday said that referendum on the Lokpal Bill is an option for the government. He said that if the government feels that civil society groups are forcing their v
The rural development ministry is set to roll out a job-oriented skills development scheme in Jammu & Kashmir which aims to train one lakh youth over five years and provide placements to 1,500 in the first year. Approved by the cabine
The monthly salary of Karnataka chief minister would jump two-and-half-times,while pay packets of ministers and legislators would double, as per amendment bills passed in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday. As per the Karnata
A new land acquisition policy announced by the Uttar Pradesh government has provision of providing 16 per cent developed land to the farmers. The 16 percent land will be returned to the farmers after developing it and they would be
Shanti Bhushan, co- chairperson of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill has said the government is under international obligation to include the prime minister, judges and members of parliament under the ambit of the anti- graft watchdog.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has directed union ministers to declare their assets and liabilities and indicate business interests. The directions by the PM were circulated in a six pages letter to all the ministers by the cabin
