As the Lokpal Bill failed to get Parliament’s nod, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Congress will not rest till a strong law is passed and slammed the BJP, saying those who used to talk about India Shining defeated the proposed... (Continue reading)
The UPA government squarely blamed the BJP for the failure to get the Lokpal Bill passed in the Parliament. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan kumar Bansal said that the government had wanted to table the... (Continue reading)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday showered praise on Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is in the line of opposition fire, saying he derived “immense” support from his “enlightened leadership”. “Since 2004, I have been deriving immense support from his... (Continue reading)
In an image building exercise ahead of Assembly polls to be held in February next year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday sacked four ministers from her cabinet. The sacked ministers include Agriculture Education and Research minister Rajpal Tyagi,... (Continue reading)
On a day when the union cabinet is set to take up the Lokpal Bill for final clearance, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh opened a new front against Team Anna by accusing them of being cruel to 75-year-old Anna Hazare.... (Continue reading)
The Union Cabinet will on Tuesday discuss the inclusion of Prime Minister in the ambit of Lokpal with adequate safeguards and change in mode of appointment of CBI director among other provisions, which the government is looking to incorporate in... (Continue reading)
Ahead of the crucial Cabinet meet later today, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday morning met senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Yashwant Sinha. Sources said the meeting focussed on several issues, important among them being extending... (Continue reading)
With the political deadlock over the Lokpal issue continuing and Anna Hazare threatening to resume protests if his Jan Lokpal bill is axed, the Prime Minister would chair an all-party meeting over the Lokpal issue on Wednesday. The meeting comes... (Continue reading)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold consultations with allies Tuesday on the Lokpal issue at a meeting of UPA leaders, the first such exercise after the fiasco over FDI in retail. The meeting is expected to project a united face... (Continue reading)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Abhishek Manu Singhvi will meet on Wednesday to adopt the final draft, following which the much-awaited report could be presented in Parliament next week. The panel hopes to table the Lokpal draft in Parliament... (Continue reading)