With emotions running high in Tamil Nadu over the issue of war crimes committed against Tamils in Sri Lanka, the UPA government is under tremendous pressure from its ally, the DMK. The DMK has said that unless the UPA supports the amended resolution by the US in the United Nations, it will withdraw its support from the government. ...
09:53 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday lashed out against Indian Army for its reluctance to make amendments to controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. He also questioned the Army on why it was opposed to diluting the Act. ...
09:20 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The new draft of Lokpal Bill cleared by the Cabinet on Thursday saw mixed reactions with those who led demonstrations for a strong Lokpal speaking in different languages. While former IPS officer Kiran Bedi came out in support of the new draft, Aam Aadmi Party member Prashant Bhushan said the core of the legislation was still weak. ...
10:30 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Central Bureau of Investigation will be under supervision of Lokpal, while a public servant facing an inquiry by the Lokpal will be given an opportunity to be heard at the stage of the preliminary inquiry are the part of the amendments made in the new Lokpal Bill that the government cleared on Thursday. The amended draft also leaves the appointment of Lokayuktas to the states. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Indian parliament should reject proposed amendments to its counterterrorism act that could lead to further misuse of the draconian law, Human Rights Watch has said. Parliament should call on the government to withdraw the amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA), which is scheduled for a vote in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. ...
12:31 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Mumbai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government has dispelled the atmosphere of 'gloom and doom' and will soon announce steps to stave off investors' fears ensuing from taxations measures like anti-tax avoidance rule and retrospective tax amendments. "We have dispelled gloom and doom, improved the climate for foreign investment, improved ministry coordination, and are working hard to restore investor confidence and the growth environment," he told captains...
08:09 PM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a slew of legislations and amendments to several existing Acts, which included the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. The Act will now cover audio-vidual media and the Internet too. Violators can now get up to three years imprisonment and will pay a maximum penalty of Rs five lakh. The Cabinet also approved the hike in urea prices by Rs 50 a...
02:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
The proposals were passed by more than three-fourth majority at a Special General Meeting here, virtually paving the way for some of the senior officials to occupy or retain key positions in the Board. ...
06:00 PM, Sep 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet will be meeting on Thursday and Amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act to fight money laundering and terror financing will be taken up. These were approved at the UPA core committee meeting on Wednesday. ...
09:04 AM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: A possible setback may be on the cards for anti-corruption whistleblowers in the country. The government is likely to dilute the Whistleblowers' Bill by moving amendments that will empower government officials to not disclose documents of a sensitive nature. Sources say that the government is planning to move a Cabinet note to make changes in the Bill which is currently held up in the Rajya Sabha. The Cabinet...
08:01 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Cairo: An Egyptian committee tasked with amending the country's constitution has proposed to limit the Presidential term and the use of emergency laws, two of the key demands of the pro-democracy uprising that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak from office. The eight-member committee said it presented its report, which includes suggested amendments to eleven articles of the constitution, to the Supreme Military Council. By virtue of the amendments the presidential...
02:59 PM, Feb 27, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed amendments to the contentious Enemy Property Act of 1968 which will now be introduced in the winter session of parliament. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to introduce the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Second Bill, 2010 to make amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The...
01:28 PM, Oct 20, 2010
The cabinet gave a thumbs up to the nuclear liability bill after accepting proposed changes to a bill aimed at opening up India’s USD 150 billion nuclear power market. ...
08:42 PM, Aug 20, 2010
The Law Ministry wants to make registration of marriages obligatory, but only for the Hindus. ...
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