Under fierce attack from the opposition, the government tonight defended the move to adjourn the rajya sabha sine die saying it needs time to study the nearly 200 amendments moved by the opposition on the Lokpal Bill. "We have to stud
Political parties, including UPA ally Trinamool Congress, on Thursday night cried foul after the rajya sabha failed to pass the Lokpal Bill terming it as a "black day" for democracy and the opposition demanded resignation of the governme
A day after Anna Hazare called off his agitations on Lokpal, Team Anna on Thursday admitted that his fast did not create the desired pressure on government and said there was no point in passing this "completely useless" bill. Th
Key UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Thursday strongly opposed the Lokpal Bill, asserting that it seeks to encroach upon the authority of states and weaken the country`s federal structure. Participating in the debate on the Lokpal and Lokayu
The opposition put the government on the mat on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday citing a dozen infirmities that will make it impossible and unworkable to punish the corrupt and reduce it to be a hollow and weak
The Samajwadi Party, which has 5 MPs, and RJD with 4 MPs may vote against the Lokpal Bill in the rajya sabha on Thursday. Party sources said its 22 MPs, who walked out of the Loksabha before voting on the Lokpal Bill on Tuesday, said that
Government today admitted that 25 per cent of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis die while 40 per cent of those who survive become mentally or physically handicapped, but maintained that effective steps were being taken to tackle the disea
With the fate of the Lokpal Bill remaining uncertain, prime minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with the Congress top brass including Sonia Gandhi. The meeting of the Congress core group was held at a time when government is s
Moving a step further towards enactment of a historic law for setting up Lokpal, government today tabled a bill to this effect in the rajya sabha, but it was rejected by the opposition as "constitutionally vulnerable". The Lokpal
Among the many contributions of Peter Heylyn’s book ‘Ecclesia Restaurata: The History of the Reformation of the Church of England’ (1661) is an etymological one also: an attempt to trace the origin of the popular phrase ‘ro
Opposition on Thursday slammed the Lokpal Bill saying it would lead to "constitutional havoc" as the centre would be encouraged to "usurp" rights of states through the provision of setting up of Lokayuktas. Initiating t
Cynicism is like love. It means never having to say you’re sorry. Sooner or later, reality proves your predictions right in nine out of ten cases. Those who predicted little will come out the anti-corruption campaign can give a smug smile no
Jharkhand unit of the Janata Dal (U) today said the failure to confer Lokpal the constitutional status was a `moral defeat` of the Congress and that the party should accept it `publicly`. "It is a moral defeat to the Congress after th
With social activist Anna Hazare`s two-day fast receiving lukewarm response in Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today took a dig at Team Anna asking if they would now call all Mumbaikars "corrupt, unpatriotic thieves&quo
In a significant order which would bar provisional admissions to students under "compartment and re-appear" categories in the next class, the Himachal Pradesh high court today said only those who have passed in all subjects on the cut of
An unwell Anna Hazare on Thursday reached his village, a day after he called off his fast against Government`s Lokpal Bill, with his close aides requesting supporters not to trouble the activist as he needed "complete rest" for one week.
The government Wednesday night exuded confidence to get the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday despite not having a clear majority. Though the House has the strength of 243 members, the Congress strateg
Law minister Salman Khurshid`s deliberate interruption of debate on his own judicial standards and accountability bill to announce 4.5 percent reservation quota to the minorities led to disruption of the Lok Sabha in Wednesday evening. Angry BJP m
After Anna Hazare announced that Congress is his target in the fight for a strong Lokpal, key Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi today fired a salvo at Sonia Gandhi, saying only a change in government will help in getting a strong an
Updates: * Govt has consciously brought a law that is Constitutionally vulnerable: Arun Jaitley. * BJP opposes provision for bringing NGOs under Lokpal, terms it as revenge provisi
