Advani targets PM on Lokpal,questions conspiratorial silence
BJP leader L K Advani hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Lokpal fiasco in Rajya Sabha, alleging that he had chosen “conspiratorial silence and acquiescence” while the government ran away More...
Lokpal will be brought in Budget Session
Putting up a brave front after it failed to muster the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, Government today said the Lokpal Bill will “definitely” be brought before the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session More...
Mid-night drama in Rajya Sabha over Lokpal Bill
The Rajya Sabha witnessed a mid-night drama after the government said that there was no time left for voting and passage of the Lokpal Bill, while an angry Opposition accused it of getting into a “hopeless” More...
Rajya Sabha session ends without passing Lokpal Bill
The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011 could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha as unruly scenes were witnessed when the Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy rose to respond to the debate. Parliament Amidst More...
Lokpal Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha; debate begins
A bill to provide for establishment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas in states to go into corruption cases in government organisations was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Parliament The Lokpal and Lokayuktas More...
Hazare calls off fast
Smarting under poor response and bad health, Anna Hazare on Wednesday called off his fast a day ahead of schedule and repeated his threat to campaign against Congress in the five poll-bound states for not brining More...
Sonia blames BJP for defeat of Constitution bill on Lokpal
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi blamed the BJP for the defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill on Lokpal, saying it exposed its “real face”. Sonia Gandhi Gandhi said the BJP had actually committed itself to More...
Minor improvement in Hazare’s health
There was minor improvement in Anna Hazare’s health on Wednesday as his fever subsided to 100 degrees from 102 degrees last night even as his close associates continued to press him to end his fast. Anna Hazare “Doctors More...
Lokpal bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Brushing aside questions of legislative competence, government on Thursday introduced in the Lok Sabha a historic bill for inquiring into corruption by Prime Minister, Ministers, MPs and its employees but buckled More...
Revised Lokpal Bill to be tabled in Parl on Wednesday
Bringing Prime Minister in the ambit of Lokpal with adequate safeguards and change in mode of appointment of CBI director could be among the provisions the government is looking to incorporate in the Lokpal Bill More...