Why Congress finds itself in political doldrums (Comment)
August 13th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
The Congress seems to be sinking deeper into a quagmire of scams. If the party thought it had survived the first onslaught of the swindles tarnishing its name by jailing ... Read more...
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US congressional debt panel composition set
August 12th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS/EFE) Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday her choices to represent House Democrats on the bipartisan congressional committee charged with reducing the US budget deficit by more ... Read more...
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Radha Kumar has not quit Kashmir panel: Government
August 9th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government Tuesday dismissed reports that academician Radha Kumar has offered to quit from the three-member panel of Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors following a tiff ... Read more...
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Panel to probe power outage at Delhi airport terminal
August 8th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The four-hour power outage Sunday at the year-old terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport, which disrupted over 75 flights and distressed thousands of passengers, will ... Read more...
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Experts begin documenting Kerala temple treasure
August 1st, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed committee of experts Monday began documentation of the Rs.1 lakh crore worth of treasure uncovered in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple here.Director General ... Read more...
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Experts to begin documenting Kerala temple treasure
July 31st, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed committee of experts will Monday begin documentation of the Rs.1 lakh crore treasure found in Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, a source said Sunday."The ... Read more...
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Civil society upset over ’sarkari’ Lokpal (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Visibly upset members of the civil society Thursday described the draft Lokpal bill approved by the cabinet as a "sarkari" (government) bill and a "cruel ... Read more...
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It’s a sarkari Lokpal: Prashant Bhusan
July 28th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Visibly upset members of the civil society Thursday described the draft Lokpal bill approved by the cabinet as a "sarkari (government) bill and a "cruel ... Read more...
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‘Temple treasure counting to resume soon’
July 28th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 (IANS) Stocktaking of treasures at the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple here is expected to resume next month, according to the erstwhile Travancore royal family."A few things have ... Read more...
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Present both drafts of Lokpal bill to cabinet: Bhushan
July 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Senior lawyer and civil society representative Shanti Bhushan Tuesday wrote to union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that both versions of the Lokpal bill - ... Read more...
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Court summons MCD chief over zoo flooding threat
July 13th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner to appear before it to explain alleged lapses in a drain pipe ... Read more...
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Comparative version of Lokpal bill is one-sided, says Bhushan
June 27th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Senior lawyer and civil society representative Shanti Bhushan Monday wrote to union minister Pranab Mukherjee asking him not to release the comparative version of ... Read more...
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Proposed Lokpal members to leave politics, business, have single term
June 24th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The proposed Lokpal bill, according to its draft, envisages an 11-member panel, whose members will have to end their membership of a legislature, political ... Read more...
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Government trying to mislead nation: Hazare
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Slamming the claim that the civil society's proposed ombudsman will be a virtual parallel government, veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare Wednesday accused the government of trying ... Read more...
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Experts script design principles for India
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A nine-member panel of experts under the aegis of the National Institute of Design (NID) has prepared guidelines to help designers and manufacturers tool their ... Read more...
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Lokpal decisions probably pre-decided: Kejriwal (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Civil society member Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said he felt the decisions taken at the meetings on the Lokpal bill were "pre-decided"."We have the feeling that ... Read more...
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Team Hazare set for crucial Lokpal meet
June 20th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Civil society members were Monday set to meet government representatives to iron out differences over the drafting of the Lokpal bill even as Karnataka Lokayukta ... Read more...
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Sonia writes to Hazare, Lokpal panel to meet Monday (Roundup)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A day before the next meeting of the Lokpal bill joint drafting panel, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday replied to reformer Anna Hazare's letter ... Read more...
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No rift with Anna’s team, will attend Lokpal meeting: Hegde
June 19th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, June 19 (IANS) Karnataka's Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) and a civil society member on the Lokpal bill drafting committee N. Santosh Hegde Sunday denied any rift with the Anna ... Read more...
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Will not attend further meetings of Lokpal panel: Hegde
June 18th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde said Saturday that he will not attend further meetings of the Lokpal bill draft panel as he has prior ... Read more...
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Government keen to end dispute with Hazare: Sibal
June 18th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The government is keen to resolve its differences with Gandhian activist Anna Hazare over the proposed Lokpal bill, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said ... Read more...
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Not holding government to ransom with fasts, says Bhushan
June 17th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The government is not being held to ransom with fasts, an activist and civil society member of the Lokpal bill drafting panel said Friday, adding ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate collapses amid acrimony, Hazare to fast (Roundup)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The two-month dialogue between the government and the civil society for an effective Lokpal bill collapsed Thursday amid acrimony, with Gandhian Anna Hazare announcing ... Read more...
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Gas board questioned on Gujarat-Punjab pipeline (Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board on Gas Authority of India Limited's (GAIL) plea challenging the grant ... Read more...
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Hazare to fast again — from Aug 16
June 16th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Gandhian activist Anna Hazare Thursday said he will fast again from Aug 16 because the government had failed to keep its word on drafting a ... Read more...
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Fuming Hazare threatens to fast - again (Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Accusing the government of cheating civil society activists, Gandhian Anna Hazare Thursday vowed to fast here again from Aug 16 in support of a strong ... Read more...
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Split wide open; government, Team Hazare plan own versions (Roundup)
June 15th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The differences between the government and Team Hazare on the Lokpal bill widened Wednesday with the joint drafting committee deciding that the two sides will ... Read more...
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Buy land directly from farmers, says West Bengal’s draft policy
June 15th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Industrialists planning to invest in West Bengal would have to buy all the land they require from land owners and the government would provide ... Read more...
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Deadlock between Team Hazare, government continues (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The deadlock between the government and Team Hazare continued Wednesday with union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal saying the two sides would give their ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel meeting ends; no consensus, says Sibal
June 15th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The seventh meeting of the joint panel drafting the Lokpal bill ended Wednesday but with differences persisting between the government and civil society representatives on ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel meets for consensus amid sharp differences
June 15th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The 10-member panel of government and civil society representatives drafting an anti-corruption Lokpal bill met here Wednesday amid sharp differences, including over whether ... Read more...
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Hazare questions PM, Congress hits back, war escalates (Roundup)
June 13th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A day after Baba Ramdev ended his nine-day fast against corruption, Team Hazare Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh why he was "scared" of ... Read more...
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As Anna fasts, Ramdev faces government heat (Roundup)
June 8th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Gandhian Anna Hazare took on the government Wednesday as he fasted for eight hours amid thousands of supporters at the Rajghat even as Home ... Read more...
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Anna fasts against crackdown, India responds again
June 8th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Gandhian Anna Hazare Wednesday observed a daylong fast here to denounce the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and said a "second independence ... Read more...
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Government scuttling Lokpal Bill, says Hazare (Lead)
June 8th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Gandhian activist Anna Hazare Wednesday accused the government of trying to scuttle the proposed Lokpal Bill aimed at ending corruption in high places.A little over ... Read more...
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