MNS chief Raj Thackeray makes Facebook debut to connect with massesRaj Thackeray said that his Facebook debut was an attempt to connect with the masses.
Article 370, granting special status to the state, is permanent: Jammu and Kashmir High CourtThe Court said J&K, while acceding to Dominion of India, retained limited sovereignty and did not merge with Dominion of India, like other ...
- Parliamentary committee asks Law Ministry to give final view on Lokpal Bill
A Parliamentary committee has asked the Law Ministry to give its final view on whether Parliament has the power to pass the Lokpal Bill.
Arun Jaitley's advice on Article 252 likely to help pass Lokpal BillThe government is amenable to the suggestion that Lokayukta provisions be hived off the Lokpal Bill.
- NC misleading people on Lokpal: BJP
BJP today accused ruling National Conference of misleading people on the issue of Lokpal and said that by opposing the provision to have Lo...
- Lokpal bill: UPA's friends & foes raise voice against Article 253
Article 253 became the deal-breaker on Lokpal Bill, bringing the friends and foes of UPA together, chanting that govt was infringing on the...
- Lokpal bill: If we are creating history, let us not create bad history, urges Arun Jaitley
BJP tore into the Lokpal Bill and accused the government of creating "constitutional havoc" by seeking to set up Lokayuktas under Article 2...
- Inclusion of J&K in Lokpal Bill objected by National Conference
A member of National Conference raised questions over inclusion of Jammu and Kashmir despite Article 370, which grants special status to th...
- Lokpal Bill will compel states to set up Lokayukta: Experts
"Centre did not breach the constitutional concept of federalism by introducing the proposed legislation through Article 253 to meet its int...
- Congress should put its house in order before blaming Opposition: BJP
Sushma Swaraj said UPA's claim of commanding a majority in the House was exposed yesterday when the bill on giving constitutional status to...
- Lokpal bill: Government in fix as Trinamool Congress set to raise Lokayukta decoupling issue
Trinamool Congress has told government that the constitution of the graft-fighting panel should be made under Article 252.
Lokpal bill finally passed in Lok Sabha after many failuresGovt managed to get the Lokpal bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night. However, the anti-graft ombudsman will not have constitutiona...
- Lokpal bill: Don't undermine state legislatures, say Trinamool Congress and DMK
Trinamool Congress and DMK invoked the country's federal structure to make an impassioned plea for the withdrawal of Part III of the Lokpal...
- Lokpal: Kapil Sibal says BJP doesn't want Lokpal bill
Kapil Sibal said that BJP's charge of infringing on federal powers is wrong as this has to do with bhrashtachar (corruption).
- Anna Hazare to begin 3-day fast today, Lok Sabha set to debate Lokpal
Opposition and Team Anna continued to put pressure on the Manmohan Singh government to remove 'infirmities' in the Lokpal bill.
- Netas likely to target Section 24 of Lokpal bill
Section 24 of the bill allows presiding officers to act on the basis of a Lokpal report even before a trial is completed.
- Base effect: The trump in the inflation card
In keeping with the PM's view that inflation should drop to 5-6% by December this year, it could well be the case even if the government de...