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  Amendment in Lokpal Bill pending before Parliament, likely to be taken up in March: Govt informs SC

  India | February 13, 2017 21:54 IST

  A proposed amendment in the Lokpal Bill is pending before Parliament and is likely to be taken up in March, Government informed the Supreme Court today.

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  Prashant Bhushan challenges Arvind Kejriwal to public debate on Lokpal Bill

  Politics | November 29, 2015 18:02 IST

  New Delhi: After terming ruling AAP's 2015 ombudsman Bill "mahajokepal", former party leader Prashant Bhushan today challenged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to a public debate on the Jan Lokpal Bill even as he warned of

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  Parliament Panel on Lokpal Bill to seek 2nd extension

  India | July 19, 2015 17:04 IST

  New Delhi:  A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill will not submit its report during the upcoming Monsoon session and seek extension for a second time to complete the task.The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on

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  CBI objects Lokpal bill provision allowing AG to be final arbiter

  India | July 07, 2015 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: The CBI has opposed two provisions in the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which allow the Attorney General (AG) to be the final authority. The Bill allows AG to be the final arbiter

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  Parliamentary panel on Lokpal to miss deadline, seeks more time

  Politics | March 22, 2015 11:20 IST

  New Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal amendment Bill will miss the March 25 deadline for submission of its report and has sought more time to finalise it.The 31-member Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on

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  Delhi celebrates Valentines Day with Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila Maidan

  Politics | February 14, 2015 22:36 IST

  New Delhi: Thousands of supporters flocked at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan for the swearing in ceremony of their beloved leader Arvind Kejriwal.Right from the New Delhi Metro station to venue, enthusiasts swelled in numbers, holding banners

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  AAP to introduce Lokpal Bill and anti-corruption hotline in second sitting

  Politics | February 13, 2015 13:18 IST

  New Delhi: After overwhelming results for AAP in assembly elections, the focus now shifts to Kejriwal 2.0 as the chief minister. The new government is planning to introduce the much awaited Lokpal Bill within weeks

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  President dissolves Delhi Assembly

  Politics | November 05, 2014 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly was today dissolved, paving the way for fresh elections that will end the political hibernation since the AAP government fell in February.A notification issued by the Home Ministry said that

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  India has institutional arrangements to tackle corruption: Pranab Mukherjee

  India | October 14, 2014 16:27 IST

  Oslo: Emphasising that corruption undoubtedly remains a concern, President Pranab Mukherjee today said it must be handled, controlled and eradicated through certain institutional arrangements which have been put in place in India.“Corruption is no doubt

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  Lokpal among top priorities of government: PMO

  India | August 11, 2014 16:34 IST

  New Delhi: Setting up of the anti-corruption body Lokpal is among the key measures that are the top priorities of the government, the Prime Minister's Office has said.In its communication to the Ministry of Personnel,

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  Abdul Kalam bats for E-elections to bring transparency

  Politics | July 09, 2014 13:21 IST

  New Delhi: Imagine voters having mobile phones using a secured and an authentic app to vote for the candidate of their choice in their constituency!This is what former President A P J Abdul Kalam visualises

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  AAP to move out following neighbours' complaint

  Politics | June 08, 2014 17:55 IST

  New Delhi: 41 Hanuman Road off Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital might no longer be the AAP's address as it could move out of the two-storey building that was its home

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  Arvind Kejriwal: A politics of articulated angst

  Politics | May 04, 2014 18:48 IST

  He may be a toddler in Indian politics but Arvind Kejriwal is also its "sole symbol of hope, a true aberration to the existing structures, an outsider who has challenged established parties and ideas of

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  Sorabjee backs Delhi LG's decision on lokpal bill

  India | February 15, 2014 23:47 IST

  New Delhi: Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee today defended Lt Governor Najeeb Jung's decision to ask the AAP government to seek Centre's prior permission before introducing the Janlokpal bill in the assembly, saying he was

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  Kejriwal says, he will quit if Lokpal bill not passed on Friday

  India | February 13, 2014 22:42 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vowed to resign if the Jan Lokpal bill is not passed Friday in the assembly, which was Thursday crippled by protests by BJP and Congress members."We will try

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  Kejriwal unable to run govt, looking at escape route: BJP

  Politics | February 10, 2014 18:19 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP today took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his threat to resign if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed by the state Assembly, saying he is looking at

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  BJP has 'hidden agenda' of blocking Lokpal: Congress

  Politics | February 05, 2014 19:32 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today came down heavily on BJP over its protest against the appointment of a jurist to the Lokpal selection panel saying the Opposition party has a “hidden agenda” of blocking the constitution

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  Lokpal Bill gets President's nod

  Politics | January 02, 2014 11:28 IST

  New Delhi: The much-awaited Lokpal Bill today got the assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, providing for creation of an anti-graft watchdog which will bring under its purview even the Prime Minister with certain safeguards.The Bill

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  Preparations afoot at Ramlila Maidan for swearing-in ceremony

  Politics | December 24, 2013 21:36 IST

  New Delhi: Preparations are underway at the historic Ramlila Maidan in Central Delhi for the oath-taking ceremony of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is to be sworn-in as the new, and the youngest, chief minister

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  BJP accuses Congress of double standards on anti-corruption issue

  Politics | December 20, 2013 22:49 IST

  New Delhi: In the wake of Maharashtra government rejecting a probe report on Adarsh scam, BJP todaysaid while Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi have tried to take credit for passage of anti-corruption Lokpal