
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government will bring the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday despite opposition from parties like the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The Cabinet is meeting on Thursday evening and is likely to clear the amended Lokpal Bill. The amendments in the Bill include changes in the Lokpal removal provision and on setting up of Lokayuktas. The government...

06:22 PM, May 17, 2012

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11:39 PM, Dec 14, 2011

New Delhi: Under fire for being soft on corruption the cabinet on Tuesday cleared three key anti-graft Bills ahead of the all-party meet on Lokpal on Wednesday. The Judicial Accountability Bill, Citizen's Charter Bill and Whistleblower Bill were cleared by the cabinet. But the Civil Society is cautious about commenting on it yet. While Team Anna has been demanding that the Judiciary, a Citizen's Charter and a Grievance Redressal mechanism...

06:14 AM, Dec 14, 2011

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11:55 PM, Dec 13, 2011

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared three major anti-corruption bills " Citizen's Charter Bill, Judicial Accountability Bill and the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill (Whistleblower's Bill) " in a crucial meeting. The Cabinet, however, met amid reports of clearing four crucial bills, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi's favourite, the National Food Security Bill. However, a decision on the Food Security Bill was...

06:59 PM, Dec 13, 2011

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12:40 AM, May 29, 2009

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12:09 AM, May 29, 2009

The industrialist-politician finally exorcised the oil Ministry ghost. ...

09:46 PM, May 28, 2009

Cabinet follows convention of govt resigning after election results. ...

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