Shifting out of law ministry not a slight: Moily
July 12th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Having lost his job as the country's law minister in the latest reshuffle, M. Veerappa Moily Tuesday said he should not be "hanged for ... Read more...
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Manmohan drops some, inducts some to better UPA image (Evening Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday inducted eight new faces into his government, axed seven non-performers and juggled a few portfolios in a bid to ... Read more...
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Khursheed gets law, Trivedi railways in reshuffle
July 12th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday forwarded to President Pratibha Patil a list of 13 people to be appointed as members of his council of ... Read more...
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Stalemate in solicitor general resignation issue
July 11th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the resignation of Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam, sources said.Though there ... Read more...
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Subramaniam ready to talk on his resignation (Second Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) It is "not a point of no return" for Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam even as he has offered to quit, sources close to the ... Read more...
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Subramaniam adamant on quitting, PM asks him to wait (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday asked Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam, who had submitted his resignation a day earlier, to wait till he consults his ... Read more...
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Solicitor General Subramaniam meets president
July 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam met President Pratibha Patil Sunday, a day after he offered to resign, official sources said.Subramaniam offered to quit Saturday as ... Read more...
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New law to balance farmers’ interests, development: Moily
July 9th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) The central government aims to secure a balance between farmers' interests and development through a new legislation, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said Saturday.The bill ... Read more...
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Maran quits; opposition says too little, too late (Intro Roundup)
July 8th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran resigned Thursday following allegations of involvement in the 2G spectrum scam, becoming the second DMK minister after A. Raja ... Read more...
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2G claims another minister: Maran quits (Roundup)
July 7th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran resigned Thursday following allegations of involvement in the 2G spectrum scam, becoming the second DMK minister after A. Raja ... Read more...
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Krishna Tirath writes to Chidambaram on rising crime
July 7th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has written to Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the rising cases of crimes against women in ... Read more...
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2G claims another minister: Maran quits, DMK crisis deepens (Evening Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday resigned from the union cabinet, the second DMK minister after A. Raja to do so following allegations of involvement ... Read more...
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Maran quits as minister after 2G scam involvement (Second Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday resigned from the union cabinet, ending the speculation on his fate following his alleged involvement in a telecom scam ... Read more...
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Karnataka politics has hit new low: Lokayukta
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) Politics in Karnataka has hit a new low and the politicians' standard response to graft charges against them is to make counter-allegations, the state's Lokayukta ... Read more...
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Mamata for modernising court infrastructure
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday emphasised on the need to revamp the infrastructure in the courts for fast disposal of pending cases.Speaking at ... 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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Ahead of June 30 deadline, uncertainty continues over Lokpal bill
June 25th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) With a few days left before the June 30 deadline for finalising the Lokpal bill, uncertainty continues over the fate of the much-awaited anti-graft ... 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 releases draft Lokpal bill
June 24th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Friday released a draft Lokpal bill that he said included the consensus views of the joint drafting panel comprising ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate ends on conflicting and sour note (Roundup)
June 21st, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Two turbulent months and eight bilateral meetings later, the government and the civil society Tuesday ended their marathon discussions on a Lokpal bill, agreeing ... Read more...
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We can’t have parallel government: Sibal
June 21st, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Picking holes in the Lokpal bill draft submitted by the civil society, the government said Tuesday that the "country cannot afford to have a parallel ... Read more...
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Lokpal meetings: A turbulent journey
June 21st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The journey for the Lokpal Bill joint drafting committee, which ended its meetings Tuesday with an exchange of drafts of the government and ... Read more...
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Differences persist, but meet cordial: Team Anna
June 20th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Civil society activists, led by Gandhian Anna Hazare, Monday described the meeting with government representatives for drafting the Lokpal bill as "cordial", but said ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel meets amid differences (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Civil society members led by Anna Hazare and government representatives met here Monday amid major differences between them on a proposed Lokpal bill."We will ... Read more...
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No rift with Anna’s team, will attend Lokpal meeting: Hegde (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Karnataka Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) and a civil society member on the Lokpal bill drafting committee N. Santosh Hegde Sunday denied any rift with the ... 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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Government lacks clarity on Lokpal bill, says BJP
June 18th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) With the government opposed to bringing the prime minister within the ambit of the Lokpal bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party Saturday slammed it ... 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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Moily rules out two drafts of Lokpal bill
June 17th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday said that if the logjam between government representatives and civil society members on the anti-graft Lokpal bill continues ... Read more...
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Poll panel seeks more powers to rein in errant parties
June 12th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) The Election Commission Sunday asked the central government for more powers to rein in errant political parties and hoped the proposal to bar candidates with criminal ... Read more...
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No backdoor talks with Ramdev: Moily
June 11th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily Saturday said the "government is not engaged in any backdoor talks" with yoga guru Baba Ramdev on the eighth day of ... Read more...
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Fasting Ramdev rushed to hospital; health stable (Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar/Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) With his health worsening, fasting yoga guru Baba Ramdev was Friday rushed to a Dehradun hospital's intensive care unit even as his close aides maintained ... Read more...
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Sri Sri to meet Ramdev, hopeful deadlock will end (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The government Friday got in touch with spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is to meet Baba Ramdev. According to an official, Sri Sri ... Read more...
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Anna, team to boycott Lokpal Bill meeting; fast June 8 (Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Social reformer Anna Hazare said here Sunday that his team of civil society members in the anti-graft Lokpal Bill joint drafting committee will boycott ... Read more...
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Anna to boycott Lokpal panel meeting
June 5th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Anna Hazare and his team of civil society members in the Lokpal Bill joint drafting committee will boycott the next meeting to be held ... Read more...
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