Will announce my decision on Lokpal Bill issue tomorrow: Hegde Amid mounting pressure from the civil society asking him not to quit the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill, Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde has said he would announce his dec ..
Government has said controversies involving some civil society members of the joint comm for drafting the Lokpal Bill would not affect its working and will work with the members to prepare a "strong and sound" anti-corruption legislation ..
Shanti Bhushan in for more trouble The CD controversy involving eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan took a new turn on Thursday with a govt forensic lab refuting his claims that it was doctored triggering demands for his resignation from the joint com ..
Govt committed to tackling corruption boldly: PM Admitting that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that his government is committed ..
Companies Bill to be taken up in Monsoon Session: Deora The new Companies Bill that seeks to replace a 50-year-old Act will come up for consideration and passage in the Monsoon session of Parliament. "The Companies Bill will come in for ..
FinMin, industry to discuss Takeover Code today Finance Ministry is likely to finalise the proposed changes in the takeover code on mergers and acquisitions after a meeting with industry and other stakeholders on Thursday. The Takeover Regula ..
Madras HC rejects Vodafone plea against Essar Tele, ISL merger In a setback to British telecom giant Vodafone, the Madras High Court on Thursday said that the foreign firm has no locus-standi to oppose the amalgamation of Essar Telecommunication ..
SC cancels bails of PwC partner Gopalakrishnan, Satyam's Gupta The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bails granted to Price Waterhouse partner Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Satyam's internal auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta, directing th ..
2G case: executives of Unitech, Swan and Rcom sent to jail Five corporate honchos, including Unitech's Sanjay Chandra and Reliance ADAG's Gautam Doshi were arrested and sent to jail after a Delhi court dismissed their bail plea saying th ..
SC notice to MoEF, Orissa, Sterlite on Niyamgiri mining The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to Orissa government, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and the UK-based Vedanta's Indian arm Sterlite Industries on a petitio ..