Pune, Oct 5: Welcoming Gandhian Anna Hazare's just announced anti-Congress posture for the forthcoming elections, Shiv Sena today said that the anti-graft crusader should not limit it to the issue of enactment of the Jan
New Delhi, Oct 4: Former chief justices of India M N Venkatachaliah and J S Verma have been invited by the Parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal Bill to give their views on setting up an
Hyderabad, Sep 20: Social activist Aruna Roy and Lok Satta Party President Jayaprakash Narayan on Monday said no single institution should be made responsible for making public servants accountable.Taking part in a conference on ‘Impact
New Delhi, Sep 15: Abhishek Singhvi was tonight reappointed chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice, paving the way for early consultations over the Lokpal Bill.The 31-member Committee
Chennai, Sep 8: In an apparent criticism of social activist Anna Hazare and his protest for passing Lokpal bill, National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy today said “people cannot make a law” and it had
New Delhi, Sep 3: Yoga guru Ramdev today cast doubts on the government's assurances to Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue which led to the breaking of his 12-day fast at Ramlila Maidan, saying the
Allahabad, Sep 3: Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan today demanded adequate representation for dalits, minorities and backward classes in the selection committee that would appoint the Lokpal. “I will raise the matter at
New Delhi, Sep 2: The Central Investigation Agency (CBI) is willing to report to the Lokpal but strongly opposes any move to divide it as envisaged in Anna Hazare's Bill. The Janlokpal Bill is pushing
New Delhi, Aug 30: The storm over the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat paralysed Parliament today with an agitated BJP forcing repeated adjournments of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeking recall of Governor Kamla Beniwal
New Delhi, Aug 29: Thumping the desk is considered by some as passing a resolution, an opposition member remarked in the Lok Sabha today in an obvious dig at the way the debate on the
New Delhi, August 28: Call it a coincidence, but the son of an MP, who coined the term ‘Lokpal' and introduced the concept of an ombudsman in India, now heads the Parliamentary panel looking into
New Delhi, Aug 27: Father coined the word ‘Lokpal' way back in 1963 and his son now heads the Standing Committee of Parliament which is entrusted with the job of looking into the Lokpal Bill
New Delhi, Aug 27: An elated Anna Hazare on Saturday evening told his supporters that the Parliament's resolve to incorporate major provisions of Jan Lokpal Bill was "half a victory", and the full victory would
New Delhi, Aug 27: BJP today said it found considerable merit in three contentious issues raised by Team Anna, including covering the entire bureaucracy and Citizens' Charter for public grievances under Lokpal and favoured Lokayuktas
New Delhi, Aug 26: BJP today accused government of not being serious about Lokpal Bill or Anna Hazare's fast as it was pressing for a “casual” debate on such an important issue which could lead
New Delhi, Aug 26: Rahul Gandhi's “game changing idea” of making Lokpal a constitutional body like the Election Commission was supported by Team Anna which however felt it was only a long term solution while
New Delhi, Aug 26: Lok Sabha could discuss the Lokpal issue tomorrow after a statement on it either by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The consensus emerged in a meeting of
New Delhi, Aug 26: Sharp differences broke out among Team Anna, government and the Opposition today over the wording of the resolution for the debate in both Houses of Parliament on various drafts of the
New Delhi, Aug 26 : Breaking his silence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today asserted that Lokpal Act alone will not help eradicate corruption and appeared to disapprove Anna Hazare's fast, saying "individual dictates" must not
New Delhi, Aug 23: Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for consultations as government stepped up efforts to resolve the logjam over the Lokpal issue.The meeting came close on the heels of the
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