New Delhi | 1 month ago
Hurdles galore as UPA walks road to Ballot 2014
New Delhi, May 19 - Corruption scandals past and present have cast long shadows on the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government that completes four years of its second term May 22, amid a big question mark on whether it will be back for a third time.Most analysts agree that a government that spent most of the last four years battling corruption charges is wounded as it prepares for the coming electoral b ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
GoM on CBI autonomy an eyewash: BJP
New Delhi, May 15 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - Wednesday termed an eyewash the decision of the central government to form a Group of Ministers - to look into the issue of autonomy of the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Group of Ministers is only an eyewash. This has been a key point in the debate on Lokpal, and it has already been debated extensively, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said.Our members ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
With 45-50 working days left, fate of 116 bills hangs fire
New Delhi, May 9 - With just about 45-50 working days left in the current Lok Sabha's life, the fate of a staggering 116 bills, including those relating to food security and land acquisition, is hanging fire, experts say.With parliament abruptly adjourned sine die Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule, there will now only be the monsoon and winter sessions in July-August and November-December, bot ... read more

Patna | 1 month ago
Bihar cabinet approves notification of Lokayukta Bill
Patna, April 30 - Nearly one and a half years after the assembly passed it, the Bihar cabinet Tuesday notified the legislation setting up a three-member Lokayukta with jurisdiction to probe corruption charges against public servants from the chief minister down to lowest rung of government employees.The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday approved the notifi ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Jaitley hails Supreme Court 'rap' on government
New Delhi, April 30 - The rap the UPA government got from the Supreme Court was well deserved, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said Tuesday, while demanding that the CBI be included under the proposed Lokpal.His party colleague Sushma Swaraj meanwhile said that it was shameful that the highest court had slammed its government for breach of trust.The UPA - government has denigrated the institution of law o ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Supreme Court 'rap' on government well deserved: BJP
New Delhi, April 30 - The rap that the government had received from the Supreme Court was well deserved, Bharatiya Janata Party - leader Arun Jaitley said Tuesday while reiterating the demand that the CBI be included under the proposed Lokpal.The UPA Government has denigrated the institution of the Law Officers. It is this failing institution that has today embarrassed the UPA government, Jaitley ... read more

1 month ago
Important bills listed for budget session-II
* The National Food Security Bill gives the right to food to around 67 percent of India's 1.2 billion population. It provides five kg grain per person per month - rice @ Rs.3 per kg, wheat @ Rs.2 per kg and coarse grains @ Re.1 per kg. The bill will add Rs.20,000 crore to the current Rs.1 lakh crore food subsidy.* The land acquisition bill seeks to address problems of industry regarding acquisitio ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Sonia holds strategy meet with Congress leaders
New Delhi, April 19 - With politics hotting up over the draft of the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee - report before the second half of parliament's budget session starting April 22, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday reviewed the party's strategy with leaders, said party sources.According to Congress sources, Gandhi reviewed the political situation with senior leaders. They included Home Ministe ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
BJP exposed on Gujarat Lokayukta issue, says Congress
New Delhi, Jan 2 - The Congress Wednesday accused the BJP of double standards on the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat after the Supreme Court declared as valid the appointment of Justice - R.A. Mehta for the post.The BJP's real face has been exposed before the country. The party which takes out rath yatra - on corruption issue and gives statements on the Lokpal issue in Delhi does not want its ... read more

New Delhi | 6 months ago
Why Lokpal bill not tabled, opposition asks government
New Delhi, Dec 19 - A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house Wednesday questioned the government over tabling of the Lokpal bill.Shortly after the Question Hour, Communist Party of India-Marxist - leader K.N. Balagopal asked why has the Lokpal bill not been brought before the house even after the select committee looking into the legislation sub ... read more