New Delhi: Stepping up his anti-graft offensive, Anna Hazare on Sunday made a strong pitch for 'Right to Reject' and said people with criminal cases pending against them should be kept out of Parliament using the clause. "Arvind (Kejriwal) has just said people with cases against them are sitting in Parliament...to stop this, we must use Right to Reject," Hazare said addressing the gathering at Jantar Mantar during the joint...
08:42 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: In what can be seen as an ultimatum to the government, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has calling for FIRs against 14 ministers for alleged corruption. Anna has warned a jail bharo andolan if no action is taken against the ministers by August. Setting a deadline for the government, Anna warned, "By August if FIR's are not filed against tainted ministers then be ready for Jail Bharo Andolan." Speaking...
07:50 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Asking government to take up electoral reforms in the coming session of Parliament, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday said the time has come to consider the Right to Reject proposal. The CEC rejected the suggestion for state funding of elections, saying "this will only further add to the problem and not curb the use of money power in elections". "We hope the government will bring about...
07:54 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Chennai: Madras High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former disciple of controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda and another person, who apprehended arrest in connection with a blackmail complaint. The complaint by one Nithya Atma Prabhananda had accused the duo - Lenin alias Dithya Dharmanantha and K Kumar - of having blackmailed Nithayananda using a video film showing the godman in a compromising position with an actress. Dismissing bail...
10:12 AM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said the 'Right to reject' candidates during election was a "more manageable idea" than the 'Right to recall' an elected lawmaker which was a "difficult" proposition. Referring to Team Anna's proposals on the two issues, Khurshid said some feel that before introducing the "Right to recall" managing the "Right to elect" would be more helpful. "I think the Right to reject is...
02:04 AM, Oct 19, 2011
Bangalore: Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Monday called for a wide debate on electoral reforms similar to the Lokpal Bill and sought to know why measures like 'Right to Recall' and 'Right to Reject' won't work in India. "I think there should be a debate (on electoral reforms) across the country...as is the debate taking place on Lokpal bill...We will have to discuss why it's not practical in our...
03:23 PM, Oct 17, 2011
Washington: Acceptance is fundamental to the well-being and worth of an individual. But its evil twin -- rejection -- spawns ill health and anti-social feelings, which can have damaging consequences. "If you turn on the television set and watch any reality TV programme, most of them are about rejection and acceptance," said Nathan Dewall, psychologist at the University of Kentucky who co-led a study with Brad J. Bushman of Ohio...
11:19 AM, Aug 15, 2011
Panchkula: Swami Aseemanand, an accused in the Samjhauta Blast case, on Thursday denied any role in the incident before a sessions court which rejected his bail plea and extended his custody till May 26. Assemanand's bail plea, filed on the ground that the NIA failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days, was rejected by the Court of District and Sessions Judge Subhash Gehla. Aseemanand denied having made any...
06:49 PM, May 12, 2011
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has rejected the resignation of the doctor who had conducted the postmortem on the body of Sadik Batcha, a close aide of former Union Telecom Minister A Raja. Batcha, who was under the CBI scanner, was found hanging at his house here on March 16 with his wife claiming that he had committed suicide "unable to cope with the 2G probe." The Directorate of Public...
11:40 AM, Mar 25, 2011
Hyderabad: The TRS on Wednesday rejected a fresh appeal from Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to attend the meeting of political parties convened in Delhi on Thursday to discuss the Srikrishna committee report on Telangana, saying he did not reply to its objections. "Chidambaram has sent a second letter. He did not answer our objections that one party should not give divergent views. In the letter, he (Chidamabaram) said five...
01:13 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Adelaide: The return of pacer James Anderson will provide England with a much needed boost as the visitors look ahead to the fourth ODI against Australia at Adelaide on Wednesday. After winning the Ashes comprehensively, England have been at the receiving end of three succesive losses against their old enemy in the seven match one-day series. With injuries ruling out Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, Anderson's return will...
10:13 PM, Dec 03, 2007
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06:39 PM, Aug 07, 2007
Sharif told Mush's emissary that PML-N can't ditch the people of Pakistan. ...
04:23 PM, Jul 28, 2007
Mayawati not only holds key to the country's top post but also to big investments in Uttar Pradesh. ...
08:33 AM, May 25, 2007
UP has expressed its reservation in allotting land for the Anil Ambani-promoted multi-product SEZ project in Noida. ...
03:18 PM, May 24, 2007
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