"I respect the judgement of the Supreme Court and I accept my responsibility," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh responded today, a day after the apex court struck down the controversial appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Com
Senior Congress member P C Chacko was today made the Chairman of the JPC on the 2G spectrum issue, setting in motion the probe into what the opposition is alleging as the biggest scam in independent India. 65-year old Chacko, who represent
Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Arjun Singh, who had served in various capacities including as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, died today. He was 81. Admitted to the AIIMS some days ago with chest pain and neuro pr
The government today remained non-committal on withdrawal of service tax on healthcare services, even as the medical practitioners stepped up pressure for roll back of the proposal. "We are getting representations (for withdrawing the
Continuing its agitation, BJP today staged a demonstration here demanding sacking of PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan in the wake of Lokayukta`s recommendation for his removal from the Delhi Cabinet. Scores of BJP workers gathered near the A
Congress on Friday revamped its working committee, relieving some senior leaders from their previous membership of the committee. Former HRD minister and senior leader Arjun Singh, hours before his passing away today. Singh was 81. Others
Giving a legal burial, a Delhi court today discharged Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi from the two-decade-old Bofors pay offs case, saying the country cannot afford to spend hard-earned money on his extaradition which has already cost Rs 2
Maintaining that India will enter into talks with Pakistan with an open mind, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country wants to resolve all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, through dialogue and purposeful negotiations.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre recognises the genuine political and emotional grievances of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and was willing to discuss all issues that have a bearing on the peace and dignity of the people under
Pune-based real estate consultant and stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, who is alleged to have stashed away over USD 8 billion in Swiss banks, is likely to appear before the enforcement directorate on March 7, sources said today. The agency
An advocate, who has moved the supreme court for a probe into the assets of close relatives of K G Balakrishnan, was on Friday allowed by the supreme court to submit additional documents related to the property acquired by them after he had become
The cabinet on Thursday approved the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011. The bill is thge first draft legislation brought by any government that provides for punishment for sexual abuse of children. The bill proposes
Quantum of punishment will be more severe for sex abuse cases where the minor`s age is less than 12 years. This under the proposed Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011. The cabinet on Thursday gave its assent to the bi
P J Thomas has been forced to quit – by the supreme court, not the government. Once the UPA government decided to make him the central vigilance commissioner, it could do nothing to dislodge him even as it faced embarrassment and criticism.
Apparently fed up with the growing tendency among members to disrupt proceedings the moment house assembles for the day, Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Friday decided to shift the question hour to 2 pm from 11 am. Question hour
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here has extended judicial remand of nine of the 11 accused in the murder case of additional collector Yashwant Sonavane to March 16. They were produced before the court on Friday on
Prime minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on Friday on a day-long visit during which he is scheduled to dedicate a township to Kashmiri Pandit migrants and take part in the convocation of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and
The CBI on Friday carried out searches at the residence of suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli after registering a case against him and others for alleged irregularities in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games reportedly result
The centre has put the onus on state governments and the officer concerned for "correctness of information" in official records in the wake of allegations of misrepresentation of facts before a high-level panel that selected P J Thomas a
Wajahat Habibullah, the newly appointed chairman of the National Minorities Commission today said he would soon meet the union home minister P Chidambaram as well as the CBI Director to take up the case of nine youths from Malegaon, arrested for a
