CSR spending not mandatory under new companies bill: Moily
February 6th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Expressing confidence that the new companies bill will be passed in parliament's budget session, Corporate Affair Minister Veerappa Moily Monday said the central government is not ... Read more...
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MPs’ panel wants no anti-Pakistan words on private channels
January 27th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) No one should be permitted to speak against Pakistan in programmes that are aired by private television channels, a National Assembly panel has recommended.The National Assembly's ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP resume trading charges on Lokpal bill (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday resumed trading charges on the Lokpal bill, holding each other responsible for the bill not ... Read more...
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BJP scuttled bill on Lokpal status to snub Rahul: Congress
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not support the bill for granting constitutional status to the Lokpal only because ... Read more...
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Congress blames BJP for non-passage of Lokpal bill (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of obstructing passage of the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha, the Congress Friday said the opposition party ... Read more...
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None of promised four anti-graft bills passed
December 30th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government, at the start of parliament's winter session, had promised to pass four anti-graft laws but none of them saw the light of day ... Read more...
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BJP making excuses not to pass Lokpal bill: Singhvi
December 29th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making excuses not to pass the Lokpal bill, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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China to spend $158 bn in agriculture, rural development
December 29th, 2011 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China's spending on agriculture and rural development projects will exceed more than one trillion yuan (about $158 billion) in the current fiscal year, a minister said.Zhang ... Read more...
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Congress to seek explanation from absentee MPs (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it will seek an explanation from party MPs who were absent without prior information during the voting Tuesday night in ... Read more...
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Saw real face of BJP: Sonia
December 28th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the party had shown "its real face" by not supporting the constitution ... Read more...
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Government has brought ‘brokepal’, says Yashwant Sinha
December 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha Tuesday called the Congress-led UPA government "morally bankrupt" which has brought a "brokepal" bill instead of Lokpal bill.
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AIADMK opposes inclusion of PM in Lokpal’s ambit
December 27th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The AIADMK Tuesday opposed inclusion of the prime minister within the ambit of Lokpal and said the anti-corruption legislation should not impinge on powers of ... Read more...
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CPI-M to move amendments to Lokpal bill
December 26th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Advocating a strong Lokpal outside the control of the government, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said it would move two amendments to the ... Read more...
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`China’s publishing firms must go global’
December 24th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Chinese leader Li Changchun Friday called for greater efforts to build up more publishing enterprises competitive in the international market with the aim to promote Chinese ... Read more...
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BJP open to discussing FDI in multi-brand retail
December 21st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may review its opposition to the entry of foreign equity in multi-brand retail if its "apprehensions" are removed.Party vice-president ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears food bill (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet Sunday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion ... Read more...
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Working on Lokpal bill, Anna should be patient: Government (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The government Friday said it will bring a strong Lokpal bill to parliament next week and asked Anna Hazare to have patience before he ... Read more...
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Special cabinet meeting on Lokpal likely Monday
December 16th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The special cabinet meeting to discuss and approve the contentious Lokpal bill is likely to be shifted to Monday, government sources told IANS.The meeting ... Read more...
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CPM for inclusion of prime minister in Lokpal purview (Lead)
December 15th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Wednesday the government should come with solid proposals on Lokpal bill and emphasised that his ... Read more...
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Want Lokpal in this session, Sushma tweets
December 15th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday her party wants the Lokpal bill to be passed in the winter session of parliament.After ... Read more...
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Committed to effective Lokpal based on political consensus: PM (Second Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Stressing that the Lokpal bill would be passed in the winter session of parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government was "committed" ... Read more...
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Team Anna firm on bringing PM, CBI under Lokpal (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday stuck to its demand for bringing the prime minister and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the anti-corruption Lokpal and indicated ... Read more...
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Committed to implementing effective Lokpal: PM (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Stressing that the the Lokpal bill would be passed in the winter session of parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government was ... Read more...
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Government okays key anti-graft bills to counter Anna threat
December 14th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pushed into a corner by an aggressive opposition and the looming threat of Anna Hazare, the government Tuesday okayed a slew of anti-graft bills ... Read more...
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Hazare again attacks Rahul Gandhi
December 11th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday once again attacked Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of pressurising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to go back on an ... Read more...
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Reject Lokpal panel recommendations, Bedi urges parliament
December 11th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Team Anna member Kiran Bedi Sunday asked parliament to reject the recommendations of the standing committee on the Lokpal bill and urged them to ... Read more...
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Cabinet, UPA to discuss Lokpal Tuesday, all-party meet Wednesday
December 10th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) As Team Anna upped the ante against the government over the Lokpal bill, the government announced its plan of a series of deliberations, including ... Read more...
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Standing committee betrayed country, says Anna
December 10th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Accusing the parliamentary committee on the Lokpal bill of betraying the country, Team Anna termed its report as "weak" and "ineffective" to tackle corruption ... Read more...
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Who said what on Lokpal
December 9th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Who said what on the Lokpal report?Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress, Chairman of Standing Committee): The panel is not a political forum, individual members can ... Read more...
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Lokpal report tabled, ombudsman to have constitutional status
December 9th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Recommending constitutional status for the anti-graft ombudsman but leaving the issue of the prime minister's inclusion to parliament, a standing committee on the Lokpal Friday ... Read more...
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Team Anna reject Lokpal panel’s recommendations
December 7th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday rejected the recommendations made by the parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal Bill, saying these will not have "any impact on corruption" ... Read more...
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Rahul to blame for Lokpal flip-flop, says Anna
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for the Lokpal parliamentary panel, in a sudden about turn, deciding against bringing Group C ... Read more...
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No permission yet to Team Anna : MCD
November 29th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday said Anna Hazare and his team members would have to first produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC) ... Read more...
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Anna likely to protest at Jantar Mantar
November 28th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare is planning to hold a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar here Dec 11 if the parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill does ... Read more...
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Team Anna meets CPI-M over Lokpal bill
November 25th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Team Anna members Friday met Communist Party of India-Marxist MPs to discuss the Lokpal bill.Talking to reporters after the meeting, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said ... Read more...
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