PM meets cabinet colleagues on Ramdev issue Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held a meeting with his cabinet colleagues who had earlier tried to persuade yoga guru Baba Ramdev to withdraw his call for an indefinite fast from 4th ..
India's Y.P Singh appointed ICC Anti-Corruption chief The ICC has appointed India's Yogendra Pal Singh, a former joint-director with the Central Bureau of Investigation, as the head of its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). Sin ..
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
SC refuses to entertain plea against Bhatta Parsaul violence The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking a CBI enquiry into the alleged excesses and violence unleashed by the Uttar Pradesh govt on farmers protesting against &qu ..
Govt to quantify black money, exhaustive study underway Amid mounting pressure to unearth black money, the government on Sunday announced it has commissioned an in-depth study to quantify unaccounted income and wealth stashed within and outside ..