Panel formed to probe Assam bus accident The Assam govt has constituted a one-man committee to probe into the causes and circumstances leading to the bus accident in Kamrup (Rural) district that claimed 31 lives. A notification issued by the ..
Maha govt increases legal drinking age to 25 Making alcohol laws tougher, Maharashtra Government on Wednesday increased the age limit for consumption and purchase of booze from 21 to 25. The decision to increase the legal drinking age was tak ..
Lokpal: Civil society invites govt nominees for public debate As serious differences over various provisions marred forward movement in the drafting of Lokpal Bill, the civil society members in the panel have invited govt nominees for a public d ..
SC grants bail to Binayak's associate Guha The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Piyush Guha, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment along with civil rights activist Binayak Sen in a sedition case. The vacation bench of ..
Centre Seeks Views of State Governments and Political Parties on Lokpal The Centre has sought the views of State Governments and Political Parties on certain issues related to drafting of Lokpal Bill. The text of the letter written by the Chairm ..
Prakash Chandra takes over as Chairman CBDT Shri Prakash Chandra, an IRS (IT) Officer of the 1973 batch, took over as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) today afternoon. He will also continue to look after the work relating to Pers ..
SC refuses to stay semester system in Delhi University The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the semester system introduced by the Delhi University for undergraduate courses. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad also refused t ..
Govt sets up Criminal investigation directorate to deal with black money In a pro-active step towards unearthing black money, the Government on Monday announced setting up of a criminal investigation wing in the income tax department to track an ..
2G case: Court dismisses bail of Morani, sent to Tihar Jail Bollywood bigwig Karim Morani, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, was on Monday sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court which rejected his bail plea and ordered his arrest. & ..
2G scam: CAG appears before JPC Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai appeared before the JPC examining the 2G spectrum scam to explain how the government auditor quantified the losses in the spectrum allocation at Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Rai ..