The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after an uproar over the Constitution amendment bill for SC/ST quota in promotions in government jobs. Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari held an all-party meeting to find a way out of the deadlock. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, BSP leader Satish Mishra, SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and MoS PMO...
03:10 PM, Dec 10, 2012
The US Supreme Court seized center stage in a historic social policy debate over same-sex marriage on Friday by agreeing to review the validity under the US Constitution of a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. ...
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Arvind Kejriwal on Monday formally launched the Aam Aadmi Party amidst loud cheers from the people who had gathered at Jantar Mantar to participate in the inauguration ceremony. Introducing the party, Kejriwal said that it will seek to eradicate corruption at all levels in the country. ...
03:27 PM, Nov 26, 2012
The latest entrant in Indian politics, bureaucrat-turned-anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will be officially launched at Jantar Mantar at 12 noon on Monday, which is also observed as the Constitution Day as the the Constitution of India was adopted on this day 63 years ago, in 1949. ...
01:02 PM, Nov 26, 2012
On the foundation day of the Aam Aadmi Party, it's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal says his party will redeem the pledge in the Constitution of India and re-connect politics to patriotism. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Kejriwal says Delhi Assembly elections would be the party's first battleground. ...
11:41 AM, Nov 26, 2012
The latest entrant in Indian politics, bureaucrat-turned-anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will be officially launched at Jantar Mantar at 12 noon on Monday, which is also observed as the Constitution Day as the the Constitution of India was adopted on this day 63 years ago, in 1949. ...
10:03 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Kolkata: Arvind Kejriwal's new party, to be launched on Monday, is likely to heavily borrow from the Constitution for framing its preamble, a key member of his team said. "Last night, we were writing the objectives of the new party and I said it will be great if we can base it on the preamble of the Indian Constitution. If we can live up to the Constitution there is nothing...
10:51 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Gurgaon: CAG Vinod Rai, whose reports on irregularities in coal block allocations and 2G telecom spectrum had created a major political storm, on Wednesday deprecated the "brazenness" with which the decisions were being taken, calling it "appalling". "The brazenness (with which) decisions were being taken is actually appalling...", he said speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet in Gurgaon. The Comptroller and Auditor General, however, noted that with the...
08:45 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi cannot be accorded the 'Father of the Nation' title by the government as the Constitution does not permit any titles except educational and military ones, the Home Ministry has said. In an RTI response to Lucknow-based student Aishwarya Parashar, the Home Ministry told her that no action was taken on her plea to the President to declare Mahatma Gandhi as 'Father of the Nation' because Article...
04:41 PM, Oct 25, 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 Congress on Monday disapproved of the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on the charge of sedition saying the action was a bit "over-stretched" and "not called for". At the same time, the AICC advocated for "reasonable restrictions" on freedom of speech and called for respecting the national emblems. The remarks by the AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari came as the party-led government in Maharashtra said it was trying...
06:57 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the Maharashtra government and police are facing severe criticism for the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi for mocking Parliament and National Emblem, the FIR against him was registered on the basis of a complaint by an individual Amit Katarnayea, who is incidentally a member of the Republican Party of India. Aseem Trivedi was sent to judicial custody till September 24 by Mumbai's Bandra court on Monday...
06:44 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Now that Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been charged with sedition for his cartoons that 'mocked' the country's political class, Parliament and the national emblem, one has to bear in mind that the word "sedition" does not actually figure anywhere in the Indian Constitution. It is an offence against the state as enumerated in the Indian Penal Code which is an 1860 Act ratified by the British to...
12:07 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Moving swiftly to circumvent a Supreme Court order, government on Tuesday cleared a Bill providing for reservation to SCs and STs in promotions in government jobs and it will be brought in Parliament on Wednesday. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved a proposal to amend Article 16(4) of the Constitution to remove the term "inadequate representation" to justify reservation in promotion...
07:52 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Aurangabad: The Constitution can replace the religious texts in today's times, Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia said in Aurangabad. "The Constitution should be studied by Indians to know about citizens' rights. If you read it, there is no need to read the religious books as you may find God in our Constitution. Gaining knowledge of the Constitution would be a real homage to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar," he said, delivering...
02:54 AM, Sep 02, 2012
The Supreme Court earlier rejected Mayawati demand for quota for promotion of SCs and STs in government jobs in UP. ...
04:06 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: After repeated adjournments in Rajya Sabha and turmoil in Lok Sabha, the government on Thursday agreed to members' demand for bringing a Constitution amendment bill for reservation in promotion of SCs and STs in state jobs. Minister of State for PMO V Narayansamy informed the Upper House that a bill will be brought in this regard on August 22 after an all-party meeting, which will discuss the issue...
02:38 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Cairo: The United States expressed alarm that its proteges in the Egyptian Army were abusing hopes for democracy by ordering more military rule just as the Muslim Brotherhood was claiming victory in the country's first free presidential election. The Islamists' self-assurance was contested by the other candidate in the run-off race, a former general who was prime minister when Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year by an Army anxious to...
03:41 PM, Jun 19, 2012
