THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012 (As passed by the Rajya Sabha) A BILL further to amend the Copyright Act, 1957 BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:" 1. (1) This Act may be called the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2....
05:52 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which seeks to protect owners of literary or musical works, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha and will be presented to the Lok Sabha before it becomes law, much to the delight of singers, writers and composers. The bill, which is to provide exclusive and moral rights to performers in conformity with the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and performances...
03:27 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon on Tuesday after Opposition uproar over delay in tabling a CAG report on allocation of coal blocks and a statement on a train accident in Andhra Pradesh. The Rajya Sabha witnessed two adjournments before noon as Opposition BJP stood firm on its demand for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the reported Rs 1,80,000 crore loss to exchequer in allocation...
12:05 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will come to an end on Tuesday. Several issues including the BR Ambedkar cartoon row and the 'Kali-Ma' beer rocked the session, that on its second last day, also managed to table the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to make a statement on the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal on Tuesday. On Monday, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance...
09:21 AM, May 22, 2012
Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasami tabled the Bill and announced the proposed amendments. ...
10:27 PM, May 21, 2012
Jalgaon: With the Lokpal Bill once against stuck in the Rajya Sabha, Team Anna on Monday announced that it would to go on a fast again from July 25 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. While addressing a press conference in Jalgaon (Maharashtra) even as the Rajya Sabha was debating whether the Lokpal Bill should be sent to a Select Committee or not, Kejriwal said that Anna Hazare would not...
06:50 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday slammed the government for the proposal of "sending the amended Lokpal Bill to the Select Committee in a haste", saying that the anti-corruption legislation needs a serious discussion. The BJP questioned the way in which the Lokpal Bill was proposed, saying any request for sending the Bill to the Select Committee could be only made by the member in-charge, the minister who introduced the...
06:42 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government tabled the amended Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday evening even as anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare once again criticised the political class of not being serious about the legislation. The Lokpal Bill, which was presented on the second last day of the Budget Session, was sent to a select committee after a heated debate. The motion to sent the Bill...
05:52 PM, May 21, 2012
Whistleblower Anna Hazare has expressed doubt whether the Lokpal Bill would be passed this month, even as the government gets set to table the bill on Monday. ...
02:32 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government has proposed several amendments to the Lokpal Bill which will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Dithering on the Lokpal Bill once again, the government will refer amended Bill to the Select Committee after it is tabled. The proposed amendments are: Lokayukta will be separate from the Lokpal Bill, only government funded NGOs will be under the ambit of the...
01:44 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Time is running out for the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal Bill with just a day to go before the Budget session of Parliament ends. The government will bring the Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday despite opposition from parties like the JD(U) and RJD. The discussions may focus on some key amendments including the removal of the provisions for setting up Lokayuktas in the states....
12:29 PM, May 21, 2012
The Lokpal Bill is expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. ...
12:27 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Signalling that it could bring Lokpal Bill in the current Parliament session in the Rajya Sabha, the government on Sunday night circulated among members of the Upper House a notice for an amendment to the bill concerning the provision of Lokayukta. The notice among other things says that provision of Lokayukta will be applicable in those states where the legislature adopts a resolution to that effect. The amendment...
01:56 AM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Accusing the Government of "hoodwinking" the country by delaying the passage of a strong Lokpal Bill, Team Anna on Sunday said it would be a "great betrayal" if the the anti-graft law is not cleared in the ongoing budget session of Parliament and threatened to launch a nation-wide protest. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the government was "purposely" delaying passage of the Lokpal Bill. "If the...
10:30 PM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, is unlikely to take oath in this session of Parliament. The session ends early this week whereas, the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 5, in which Tendulkar is playing for the Mumbai Indians, ends on May 27. The Delhi High Court had last week issued a notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging Tendulkar's Rajya Sabha...
09:58 PM, May 20, 2012
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