- Lokpal bill: Where the parties stand
The BJP opposes minority quota for Lokpal bench, wants govt to shed administrative control of CBI, against making model of Lokayukta legisl...
23 Dec, 2011, 03.36 AM IST
- Lokpal bill draft gets Cabinet nod; Team Anna, oppposition reject it
The Cabinet cleared the Lokpal, Lokayukta bills on Tuesday evening, but their key formulations were promptly slammed by both Team Anna and ...
21 Dec, 2011, 07.33 AM IST
- Prime Minister, lower bureaucracy may come under Lokpal
The government is amenable to bringing the prime minister under Lokpal, albeit with safeguards, as well as including Group C in the ambit o...
14 Dec, 2011, 02.43 AM IST
- CBI may lose its prosecution power, no consensus on PM
The parliamentary panel on Lokpal is likely to recommend that CBI's prosecution powers be hacked and a separate autonomous wing for prosecu...
16 Nov, 2011, 10.58 AM IST
- House panel likely to clear Lokayuktas in all states
The parliamentary standing committee on law and justice is veering around to recommending exclusion of lower bureaucracy from the purview o...
17 Oct, 2011, 09.31 AM IST
- Manmohan Singh does U-turn, says no to PM under Lokpal Bill
PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the move was not considered advisable and a decision had been taken keeping all factors into account.
01 Aug, 2011, 06.02 AM IST
- DMK wants PM in Lokpal ambit
The DMK general council which met here on Sunday has favoured having the prime minister brought under the purview of the proposed Lokpal Bi...
25 Jul, 2011, 10.04 AM IST
- BJP in favour of bringing PM under Lokpal: Advani
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday said that his party is in favour of bringing Prime Minister within the ambit of Lokpal.
05 Jul, 2011, 11.17 AM IST
- PM should have only limited immunity, reiterates BJP
Arun Jaitley said granting limited immunity to the PM as specified in the Lokpal Bill of 2001 brought by the NDA was in order.
05 Jul, 2011, 09.42 AM IST
- PM should have only limited immunity, reiterates BJP
The BJP on Monday reiterated its demand to include the PM under Lokpal, with Arun Jaitley posting a write-up on the matter on the party web...
05 Jul, 2011, 04.36 AM IST
- Govt draft worse than 'jokepal', says Jaitley
BJP tore into the govt nominees drafted Lokpal bill on the ground that it proposed to create an institution worse than "jokepal".
04 Jul, 2011, 02.18 AM IST
‘I have no hesitation in bringing myself under Lokpal’Manmohan Singh gave clear indications that his government will not give in to activists’ demand to include the PM and the higher judiciary ...
30 Jun, 2011, 11.59 AM IST
- PM should be brought under Lokpal: Bihar deputy CM
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi today said PM should be brought under the purview of Lokpal but only under some conditions.
29 Jun, 2011, 11.41 AM IST
- PM should talk more often, says Chidambaram
The issue has proved contentious with strong opinion on both sides, though the government has improvised its position to agree to PM's tria...
27 Jun, 2011, 09.31 AM IST
- Lokpal Bill: Team Anna points out Pranab Mukherjee, Chidambaram's U-turn
Mukherjee had criticized civil society advocates of the Lokpal Bill, questioning their authority to dictate terms to an elected govt.
14 Jun, 2011, 09.16 AM IST
- Strong Lokpal Bill in monsoon session: Govt
A strong Lokpal Bill would be ready by June 30, and would be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament, the government has said.
01 Jun, 2011, 03.06 AM IST
- No unanimity among civil society members over Lokpal Bill: Chidambaram
P Chidambaram said that there was no unanimity amongst civil society members over the issue of bringing office of PM, higher judiciary in t...
31 May, 2011, 06.26 PM IST