Bollywood`s 61-year old veteran actor Om Puri faces privilege notices from a score of ruling and Opposition MPs cutting across party lines in both the Houses of Parliament for the "derogatory and defamatory" remarks casting aspersions on
The Indian government on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the slowdown in the country`s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate and said hard work is needed by all sections, including industry and farmers, to ensure inclusive growth, keeping
The government on Tuesday told Parliament that it does not propose to bring out a white paper on black money. "There is no proposal to publish any white paper on black money," finance minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Raj
The appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat rocked Parliament on Tuesday, with an agitated BJP terming it as "undemocratic" and demanding recall of Governor Kamla Beniwal accusing her of violating the federal structure. BJP me
Sports minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday said the draft of national sports development bill will be discussed by the Cabinet on Wednesday and if approved it will be introduced in the Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session itself. M
Karnataka high court on Tuesday directed the government to notify Karnataka right to free and compulsory education rules within two months. When the PIL filed by a Bangalore-based teacher Susheela and an NGO came for hearing before chief
Maharashtra Government is working on an insurance scheme for students of higher and technical education courses which will ensure that their studies are not hampered in the event of the death of their guardians. Higher and technic
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petitions of B Ramalinga Raju and seven other accused in the multi-crore Satyam Computer accounting fraud. Justice Samudrala Govindarajulu, who completed the arguments on the b
The Madras high court on Tuesday stayed for eight weeks the execution of three Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts. The three -- Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan-- lodged in Vellore Jail, were scheduled to be hanged on September 9.
Justice Santosh Hegde on Tuesday disapproved the move to bring breach of privilege motion against Kiran Bedi and actor Om Puri for their controversial remarks about parliamentarians at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi saying such a motion should be used
Senior leader L K Advani on Tuesday led party MPs from Gujarat protesting outside Parliament House against the appointment of Lokayukta in the state by the Governor without consulting the Narendra Modi government and demanded her removal for "
Delhi Police is understood to have concluded that the controversial CD purportedly having lawyer Shanti Bhushan`s conversations with political leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh are genuine and not fake as alleged. Sources said
The parliamentary standing committee on the Lokpal bill will meet here on September 7 to decide its procedure to fast-track the comprehensive exercise for formulating a strong legislation and kick off its work by hearing CBI director A P Singh and
Bombay High Court on Monday transferred to CBI the probe into the fake bail bond scam at suburban Kurla railway station, involving several railway protection force (RPF) personnel, after the agency informed the court that it was already investigat
LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan on Monday said the parliamentary standing committee, of which he is a member, that is looking into the Lokpal Bill will finalise a strong draft that will work for the eradication of corruption. "We will disc
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) would be organising a rally in Delhi on September 8 to press various demands, said its general secretary, M Raghavaih, in Vijayawada on Monday. Talking to reporters, he said that railways was
Claiming that Tamils will be happy if the three Rajiv killers are spared the gallows, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday "fervently" asked for a cancellation of their death sentence. In a statement in Chennai, the party patriarch
The finance ministry has issued strict guidelines about Indians holding foreign bank accounts and monitoring their transactions. In an internal order the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has cleared a proposal on `Sensitization of Investigatio
The finance ministry has issued strict guidelines about Indians holding foreign bank accounts and monitoring their transactions. In an internal order the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has cleared a proposal on `Sensitization of Investigatio
Gandhian crusader Anna Hazare`s fast for 12 days, televised across the nation round-the-clock, certainly harmed the UPA government immensely as it ended up looking as if it were protecting corruption, but it also threw up an unintended gain for th
