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  Currently there is no overarching legislation governing public procurement by the Central Government and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). The General Financial Rules, 2005 govern procurements made by the Central Government. Some Mini..

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the insinuations made by the CBI that Gujarat's trial courts and its judges were partial towards former state home minister Amit Shah, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake en..

  The Government had constituted a Committee on 28.1.2010 under the Chairpersonship of Smt. Mohini Giri, to inter-alia draft a new national policy on older persons. Other members of the Committee were: span s..

  The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition that challenged the authority of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to regulate entry loads in mutual fund (MF) schemes.   The court rejec..

  The time has come for all the stakeholders in the growth of Indian economy to come forward and launch a national movement to build a culture of competition so as to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and inclusive growth and to be part in ushering second generation of reforms. This was stated by the Minister for..

  The salaries and bonuses paid by India’s top corporate law firms to graduates from premium law schools have in many cases doubled in the last five years and now often top Rs. 14 lakh per year if bonuses are included.   One reason is that with the growth of the corporate legal sector, salaries at the top and also the bottom have soared. ..

  Former Union home secretary G.K. Pillai, who took charge soon after the 26 November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack that killed at least 160 people, said in an interview that India still does not have the ability to prevent a similar strike. Had the US authorities informed India about the information they had obtained regarding David Coleman Headley, said to be a drug informan..

 Team Anna on Monday described the Parliamentary standing committee draft on lokpal bill as an "empty tin box with no powers" and expressed surprise at exclusion of citizen's charter and lower bureaucracy from the proposed anti-corruption ombudsman. "The government proposes to remove CBI, judiciary, citizen charter, whistle blower protection, Group C and Group D ..

   The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following: span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justi..

   With their fists up in the air, the women sang in solidarity. Soon after they arrived by road and trains, they hung banners up on the walls—one that said “Enough is enough” across a bright red cloth. p style="color: rgb..

      The last session of the 15th state assembly, which begins on Monday and is likely to last two days, is expected to be stormy. The ruling BSP is likely to table the issue of division of Uttar Pradesh and the opposition SP and the BJP are planning to bring a no-confidence motion aga..

    Telecom commission, the highest decision making body in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), will meet on November 28 to discuss the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommendations on spe..

  Times Now directed by Supreme Court to pay Rs. 100 crore in defamation damages; news broadcasters express concern over the decision   span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-heig..

  The Official Languages Wing of the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice has a scheme for giving financial assistance to the Voluntary Organizations engaged in the use of Indian Languages in the field of Law. In this connec..

  The first Central Advisory Committee (CAC ) on Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)) met here today under the Chairpersonship of Shri Mukul Wasnik ,Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment to review the functioning of the PMAGY. T..