With no majority on its own in the Rajya Sabha, government on Wednesday scrambled for numbers to get the Lokpal Bill passed to avoid an embarrassment it faced in the Lok Sabha over the defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill. As the Bill is
The corporate world in 2011 found itself on tenterhooks as various scams in the telecom and the mining sector came under the prying eyes of the Supreme Court. Business tycoons like Ambanis, Tatas and Ruias had to face legal battles that ke
Voicing disappointment over passage of a "useless" Lokpal Bill in Lok Sabha, Team Anna today said it appeared the legislation is headed for a joint session of Parliament as the Rajya Sabha may pass a version different from the one alread
DMK tonight attacked the Opposition parties for defeating the Constitution Amendment Bill on Lokpal saying it exposed their "dubious" role. DMK Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu said that parties like BJP, AIADMK and Left part
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday blamed the BJP for the defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill on Lokpal, saying it exposed its "real face". Gandhi said the BJP had actually committed itself to supporting Constitutional st
Concern over Anna Hazare`s health weighing on their minds, villagers of Ralegan Siddhi are reaching in Mumbai on Monday, the second day of his fast for a strong Lokpal Bill. "About seven to eight vehicles, carrying people of Ralegan,
Concerns over Anna Hazare`s health mounted this afternoon with doctors advising him to end his fast as its continuance could affect his kidneys. The 74-year-old activist`s sodium and chloride levels have gone down and there are signs of de
Government on Wednesday expressed hope that it will be able to introduce the Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha in the afternoon. "Hopefully, the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 will be tabled in Rajya Sabha this afternoon," parliamentar
After failed moves over the past 43 years, Lok Sabha tonight passed a historic bill to create a nine-member anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal after a marathon debate but the government suffered a major embarassment when the legislation to give it a
Sacking ministers a couple of months before elections might not salvage embattled Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati as the central bureau of investigation (CBI) seems to have plans for her. Highly-placed sources in the state gover
In a bid to bring prevention of money laundering legislation on par with global norms, Government today introduced a Bill to allow confiscation of proceeds of crime even during the trial. PMLA (Amendment) Bill, 2011, introduced by Finance
The government may announce an amnesty scheme for citizens having unaccounted wealth abroad and also permit taxmen to dig into income tax filings of past 16 years of suspected assessees, based on the suggestions made by a high-powered panel.
Budging to Tamil Nadu`s pressure, the Centre has kept in abeyance the National Disaster Management Authority`s decision to form an expert panel to prepare a contingency plan on Mullaperiyar dam, till the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee
Anna Hazare on Tuesday faced a low turnout as he launched his three-day fast against a "weak" Lokpal Bill asking people to be ready for an `aar paar ki ladai` (fight to finish) to stamp out corruption and ensure that "goondas"
Social movements defy description. If a section of academics or political leaders are at their wits’ end to find an apt expression to describe the Anna phenomenon, it reflects their cognitive deficiency to grasp this complex process of socia
Amid concerns of a slowdown, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the Indian economy will soon revert to a higher growth trajectory. The present downturn is only temporary, Mukherjee said in his address at the fourth meeting of the C
`Jana Gana Mana`, the country`s national anthem penned by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, turned 100 today as it was first sung on this day a century ago at the 1911 Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. Written in highly S
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded that the government should withdraw its "weak" Lokpal Bill and enact the Jan Lokpal Bill to free the country from corruption. "The three-day protest is not aimed at underm
State-owned agencies -- MMTC, STC, NAFED and PEC -- suffered losses of Rs 1,201 crore on import and sale of pulses between 2006 and 2011 without succeeding in price stabilisation in the market, government auditor CAG has said. In its repor
The arrest of bigwigs like former union minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, sports czar Suresh Kalmadi, mining barons Reddy brothers in high-profile corruption cases kept the CBI in headlines during the year as it battled to keep its current organi
