Errant judges may not be able to abort impeachment: Rajya Sabha MP’s bill
July 22nd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Judges of the higher judiciary under cloud for professional misconduct may not be able to frustrate impeachment proceedings against them simply by resigning, if a ... Read more...
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Funeral of veteran journalist George Joseph attended by hundreds
February 29th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kanjirapally (Kerala), Feb 29 (IANS) Hundreds of people from all walks of life turned up for the funeral ceremony of George Joseph, veteran journalist and political editor of IANS, at ... Read more...
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Green tea business grows in India amid health awareness
February 26th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) More and more tea makers are adding green tea in their portfolio as consumers in India are developing a taste for the beverage for its many ... Read more...
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Kerala special prosecutor in Palmoil case resigns
February 16th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) The special prosecutor in the Palmoil import corruption case in Kerala stepped down Thursday, saying he was not happy with the vigilance department's report in the ... Read more...
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SC deadline is serious indictment of government: BJP (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court judgment setting the government a three-month deadline to sanction the prosecution of public servants for corruption was a slap in the ... Read more...
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BJP welcomes Supreme Court deadline to government
January 31st, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court judgment setting a three-month deadline for the government for sanctioning the prosecution of public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act ... Read more...
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Key Supreme Court decisions in 2011 (With Law yearender)
December 28th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Judicial milestones of 2011Jan 21: Life term upheld for Australian Graham Staines' killers Ravinder Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh and Mahender Hambram in Odisha.
March 3: Appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. ... Read more...
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J. Thomas expects to auction over 200 mn kg tea this year
December 16th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) J. Thomas & Company, the world's oldest tea auctioneer, expects to auction over 200 million kg of tea in this financial year, a top executive of ... Read more...
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High court strikes down observations against Chandy
December 2nd, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 2 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Friday declared as null and void the observation made by a vigilance court against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy ... Read more...
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Palmoline case: Kerala government not averse to re-probe
October 18th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Kerala government informed the state high court Tuesday that it was not averse to a re-probe of the 1992 palm oil import case.This was in ... Read more...
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Lawyer complains of political, media reactions
September 28th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) senior counsel in Supreme Court K.K. Venugopal Tuesday termed as "affront" the remarks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Court stops probe against Chandy in palmoil case
September 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday asked the vigilance court investigating if Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, then finance minister, had any role in the 1992 palmoil ... Read more...
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List palm oil case before another court: Judge
September 24th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) Judge P.K. Haneefa, criticized for ordering a reinvestigation in the palm oil case allegedly involving Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Saturday requested the high court ... Read more...
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Kerala chief whip petitions against judge
September 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) The chief whip of the Kerala assembly has hit out at a special vigilance court judge who ordered reinvestigation of palm oil case involving Kerala ... Read more...
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Chandy gives up vigilance portfolio after probe order
August 9th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday gave up the vigilance portfolio after a court ordered a fresh probe into his role in the palm oil import ... Read more...
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Kerala palm oil scam: Fresh probe ordered in Chandy’s role
August 8th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) A court here Monday ordered the state vigilance department to launch a fresh probe in the role of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the infamous 1992 ... Read more...
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Rohinton Nariman is Solicitor General of India (Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rohinton Nariman was Saturday appointed the Solicitor General of India, the second topmost government lawyer.Nariman will assume charge Monday and represent ... Read more...
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Ex-CVC Thomas withdraws plea against successor
July 19th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas Tuesday withdrew his plea in the Delhi High Court against the swearing-in of Pradeep Kumar as his ... Read more...
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Pradeep Kumar sworn in as CVC
July 14th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Former defence secretary Pradeep Kumar was Thursday sworn in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).Kumar, 62, a Haryana cadre Indian Administrative Service officer, ... Read more...
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Court refuses to hear ex-CVC’s plea against successor
July 14th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to grant an urgent hearing on the plea of former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas against the ... Read more...
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Judiciary must appreciate practical difficulties: Khurshid
July 13th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The judiciary must appreciate the "pragmatic and practical difficulties" of running the political system as it also comes from the same system, Law Minister ... Read more...
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2G scam: JPC to quiz former telecom secretaries
July 6th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The questioning of nine former telecom secretaries, including the jailed Siddharth Behura, will start from Thursday by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is ... Read more...
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Pradeep Kumar is next CVC: Sources (Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar was unanimously chosen Saturday as the next Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) at a meeting attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ... Read more...
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PM holds meeting, CVC finalized
July 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday chaired a meeting of the selection committee which finalized the name of the next Central Vigilance Commissioner.Defence Secretary Pradeep ... Read more...
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Pillai opts out of CVC race
June 27th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, who demits office Thursday, says he has opted out of the race for the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).Pillai ... Read more...
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ABVP slams Chidambaram for defending Ramdev crackdown
June 9th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Thursday slammed Home Minister P. Chidambaram's defence of the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and said ... Read more...
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Purulia accused’s extradition verdict likely Thursday: CBI (Second Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Under fire for carrying an expired arrest warrant to Denmark against Kim Davy, the main accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, the ... Read more...
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Documents ‘in order’ now: CBI after Purulia botch up (Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Under fire for carrying an expired arrest warrant to Denmark that botched up the extradition of Kim Davy, the main accused in the 1995 ... Read more...
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Coming soon, new faces at top of bureaucratic pyramid
May 15th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A near overhaul of the top brass of the Indian bureaucracy is on the anvil as a spate of retirements of top secretaries starts at ... Read more...
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Media termed me guilty, Thomas tells Supreme Court (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Controversial former central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the "distorted reporting" by the media of ... Read more...
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P.J. Thomas appeals to Supreme Court
May 10th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Controversial former central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the "distorted reporting of the court proceedings" ... Read more...
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Sidelined, former accountant general seeks CBI probe
May 8th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) Armed with documents revealed through the Right to Information (RTI), former accountant general of Kerala James Joseph has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s anti-graft tryst: Pioneer, but with half measures (Letter from Bangalore)
April 24th, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) and the Act that set up the institution have become the flavour of India's anti-graft summer of 2011.Justifiably so, as Karnataka was ... Read more...
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Legal fraternity applauds victory for anti-graft bill
April 9th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The legal fraternity Saturday applauded the victory of Anna Hazare and rights activists in forcing the government to take on board the members of ... Read more...
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Finally, a campaign that shakes up government (Comment)
April 9th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
It was inevitable that the Manmohan Singh government's hesitant, lethargic, rule-bound and seemingly insincere attempts to tackle the menace of corruption would finally blow up in its face.As long as ... Read more...
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