The ninth and final meeting of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill ended in New Delhi on Tuesday, where the civil society activists and the government exchanged their versions on various aspects of the bill. Maintaining that they "a ..
Inclusion of Prime Minister or Chief Justice of India in the ambit of Lokpal "hardly matters" in the fight against corruption, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said. "It is not a big question...whether Prime Minister or Chief Justic ..
All-party meet on Women's Bill on Wednesday In a bid to bring about a consensus on the controversial Women's Reservation Bill ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened an all-party meeting on ..
Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan has ruled out handing over to CBI the probe into the murder of senior journalist J Dey and asserted that Mumbai police would crack the case soon. " If the High Court orders the government to do it, the case wo ..
In an effort to ensure more transparent electronic voting, the Election Commission is planning to introduce EVM and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), whose first field trials would be conducted in simulated elections at selected polling ..
Centre asks Maha govt to step up implementation of PCPNDT Act The Centre has asked Maharashtra govt to effectively step up implementation of the Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex selection) Act, 1994 to curb sex determination a ..
SC seeks Ramdev-run Trust's say on Ramlila maidan police swoop The Supreme Court issued notice to Ramdev-run Bharat Swabhiman Trust, saying it wants to hear its version over the eviction of the yoga guru and his supporters from Ramlila Maid ..
Lokpal bill joint comm holds discussions over contentious proposals The joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill met in New Delhi on Monday in a bid to bridge the differences on some proposals concerning the jurisdiction of the proposed Lok pal. ..
S. Chandrasekharan Assumes Charge as Secretary Parliamentary Affairs Shri S. Chandrasekharan, a 1975 Batch officer of the Indian Railway Account Service has assumed charge as the new Secretary for Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. In his career ..
Medical entrance test rescheduled after paper leak in Chh’garh Chhattisgarh government on Sunday removed the Chairman of the State Professional Examination Board Vijendra Singh and Controller of examination of the Board, BP Tripathi, fol ..