The first impeachment proceedings against a judge was taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday which converted into a court to take up a motion against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta high court. Justice Sen appeared before a `bar` &q
“Aap mujhe maaro aur mujhe rone bhi mat do” (you beat me and don’t even allow me to cry). These words of Rakesh Tyagi would summarise the events of the day to come. It had been raining since dawn. But it has faile
After absolving his government of any role in preventing Anna Hazare from holding his protest fast or even in his arrest, the prime minister made a shocking statement in parliament this morning, alluding to some unseen "forces" behind th
The government will only be able to table the crucial food security bill in the winter session of parliament, food minister K V Thomas said on Wednesday. "We will be able to table the food security bill only in the winter session of p
Making it clear that Anna Hazare would come out of Tihar Jail only if he is allowed to sit on a fast "unconditionally", Team Hazare on Wednesday said it was ready for any discussion with the government after the permission is granted.
Making it clear that Anna Hazare would come out of Tihar Jail only if he is allowed to sit on a fast "unconditionally", Team Hazare on Wednesday said it was ready for any discussion with the government after the permission is granted.
Thousands of people trooped into Azad Maidan to join protests against corruption on Tuesday. Courting arrest, crowds swelled in and around the venue for ‘jail bharo andolan.’ Enthusiatic crowds , men and women of all ages, youngsters a
Asserting that parliament was the sole body to frame laws, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said Anna Hazare had sought to impose his version of lokpal bill and his path was "totally misconceived" and fraught with "grave c
Hours after Anna Hazare was taken into preventive custody, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notices to union home secretary and Delhi police commissioner seeking a report within two weeks on the episode.
The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful
The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful
The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful
The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful
The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful
The supreme court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha`s petition challenging the state government`s decision to ban screening of `Aarakshan`. A bench of justices Mukundk
The supreme court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha`s petition challenging the state government`s decision to ban screening of `Aarakshan`. A bench of justices Mukundk
Anna Hazare was on Tuesday sent to seven days` judicial custody after he refused to sign a personal bond and come out on bail following his arrest. Hazare, who was arrested in the morning on grounds of apprehension of breach of peace follo
Headline inflation declined to an eight-month low of 9.22 per cent in July as the rate of price rise in food articles and petro-products eased, though pressure remained on manufactured items. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesal
“Saala jhooth bolela, kaali dilli ka chhora saala jhooth bolela” was a soulful but rebellious rendition of a Bhojpuri song which found resonance across eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in 1988-89. A rather little-known Bhojpuri singer n
Amid showdown between Anna Hazare and the government on the Lokpal issue, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday took stock of the situation arising out of the detention of the activist. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affair
