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Opposition Gearing Up To Corner Govt Over CAG Report On CWG Scam »
The UPA government must brace up for some tough times as the opposition is gearing up to corner it over the CAG report on the Commonwealth Games scam which is likely to be tabled in the Parliament...
Civil Society Says That It Has Massive Support For Jan Lokpal Bill »
Anna Hazare and his team said that they have got massive support for their version of the Lokpal Bill termed as Jan Lokpal Bill. Close aide of Hazare Arvind Kejriwal said that the civil society had carried...
Rajya Sabha Adjourned On The First Day Of Monsoon Season »
The Rajya Sabha (RS) was adjourned for the day on the first day of the monsoon session with the BJP circling the government on issues of corruption and BSP demanding a new land acquisition bill. After the...
Tiger Population Increase By 20% »
Tiger Activists have a reason to cheer. According to a report, released by the Ministry Of Environment And Forest, titled “Status Of Tigers, co-predators and prey in India -2010″, the country has registered a 20% increase in...
Kasab Challenges Death Penalty In Supreme Court »
Ajmal Kasab, the solitary surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attacks has moved to the Supreme Court challenging his death sentence. Kasab has filed his petition in the court via jail authorities. It is to be noted that...
Lokpal Bill Cleared By Cabinet »
The Cabinet on Thursday passed the Lokpal bill while keeping the Prime Minister out of its ambit. It also kept the higher judiciary out of the bill and despite Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh insisting the inclusion...
Government Version Of Lokpal Bill To Be Discussed In Cabinet »
The final touches to the government version of the Lokpal bill are being given and the bill will be presented in the Cabinet for discussion. The bill will be presented in the Parliament on August 1 for...
BJP Asks Yeddyurappa To Quit »
Following report of Lokayukta judge Santosh Hedge on illegal mining, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) seems to seal the fate of Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa. It is to be noted that yesterday Lokayukta judge Santosh Hedge presented...
Railways Devising Safety Plans »
After a series of railways accidents, Indian Railways is now firming up a Rs 70,000 crore safety plans which includes installation of anti-collision (ACD) devices along with up gradation of signals and mechanized maintenance of tracks. The...
Mulayam Supports Amar Singh And Rewati Raman Singh »
Samajwadi Party (SP) party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has lent his support to his former general secretary Amar Singh and senior party leader Rewati Raman Singh as investigators question Singh and Rewati into cash-for-vote scam. Yadav said...
Santosh Hedge Claims To Have Evidence Against Yeddyurappa For Involvement In Illegal Mining »
In what could spell trouble for the BJP government in Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hedge claims to have substantial evidence against Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa and his cabinet colleagues for their involvement in illegal mining...
Amar Singh And Ashok Argal To Be Quizzed In Connection With Cash-For-Vote Scam »
Former Samajwadi Party(SP) leader Amar Singh and BJP MP Ashok Argal will be quizzed in connection with the cash-for-vote scam. The Home Ministry on Wednesday paved the way for Delhi Police to question Singh and Argal in...
Hillary Clinton Talks Tough On Terror »
In a joint press conference with external affairs minister S M Krishna, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it will not bear safe heavens for terrorists anywhere and supported Indo-Pak dialogue. The former US first...
Telangana Legislators Called To New Delhi »
In a bid to bring an end to resignation drama by Telangana legislators, Telangana Congress leaders K Jana Reddy and K Keshava Rao have been called to New Delhi on Monday. The two leaders were telephoned by...
NIA Team Questions Jalees Ansari »
A NIA team on Sunday questioned Dr Jalees Ansari also known as Dr Bomb at Ajmer Central Jail on Sunday for his possible involvement in recent terror attacks in Mumbai. Along with Ansari, LeT men Shabir Ahemad...
Resignation Of Gopal Subramanium Accepted By PM »
The resignation of the Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium was acknowledged today by PM Dr Manmohan Singh after the Law Ministry forwarded it to the PMO. It is to be noted that Subramanium had resigned to protest against...
Rahul Gandhi Says That Stopping All Terrorists Attacks Is Impossible »
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said the country has been able to stop 99% of the terror attacks because of improvement in intelligence. But he also added that it is impossible to stop all terrorists attacks. Rahul...
Cabinet Reshuffle Leaves Some Disappointed »
The reshuffle of the cabinet yesterday left some ministers disappointed with Gurudas Kamat deciding to resign from the government while Veerappa Moily expressed his displeasure by hitting out at “vested interests”. The reshuffle of the cabinet was...
Delhi Police To File Detailed Affidavit Of Its Actions In Ramlila Maidan By SC »
The crackdown by the Delhi Police on Baba Ramdev and is followers in Ramlila Maidan is proving to be tough nut for the Delhi Police with the Supreme Court on Monday asking for an explanation regarding the...
Mukul Roy Asked To Visit Puri-Guwahati Express Accident Site »
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked Minister Of State (MoS) for Railways, Mukul Roy to visit the site of another major train accident which took place in Assam on Sunday. It is to be noted that...
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