New Delhi: Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium is finally on his way out with sources claiming that the Government has not asked him to reconsider his resignation. Law Minister Veerappa Moily spoke to Subramanium on Monday but he did not ask the Solicitor General to think against about his resignation. The government is yet to take a decision on Subramanium's resignation, but has taken the matter seriously as the Solicitor General...
05:37 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: Law Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium tendering his resignation over the appointment of a private counsel to appear for the government in a 2G-related case in the Supreme Court. Moily, who was in Bangalore during the weekend, reached Delhi on Sunday night. Though there was no official word yet on the meeting, it is...
01:04 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stepped into the Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium's resignation controversy on Sunday, asking him to withhold his resignation for sometime, sources said. In a major embarrassment to the UPA II, the government's second-highest law officer Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium had offered to resign. Subramanium, sources say, put in his papers, but Law Minister Veerappa Moily did not accept it. Subramanium offered to resign...
07:06 AM, Jul 10, 2011
New Delhi: The second most important law officer in the country Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam has offered to resign from his post, but Law Minister Veerappa Moily has not accepted his resignation, according to sources. Moily spoke to him and asked him to hold on. The offer to resign seems to have come following a host of issues, including the general perception that the Solicitor General has not been able...
08:57 PM, Jul 09, 2011
Decks are being cleared for the much-expected Cabinet reshuffle. The Cabinet reshuffle could see major changes this time as Sonia Gandhi is keen that the reshuffle involves some ministers returning to party work. Will performance be the criteria in choosing who is in and who goes out? Rate the incumbent ministers. ...
06:46 PM, Jul 06, 2011
New Delhi: Government on Friday said the Lokpal bill was not yet ready and it was open to fresh suggestions from civil society before sending the bill to the drafting table. Law Minister M Veerappa Moily also said the government would start drafting the bill after getting a feedback from political parties and chief ministers. "Yes, you can say that the government draft of the Lokpal bill is not ready....
06:34 PM, Jun 24, 2011
New Delhi: A day after the shocking revelation by a fellow judge that former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan could be approached for fixing cases, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief refused to step down, saying that he has not done anything wrong. Balakrishnan has hit back, accusing Justice Shamshuddin of being approachable. While the opposition demands an investigation, the Centre continues to distance itself from the controversy. ...
09:59 PM, Jun 17, 2011
New Delhi: A day after the shocking revelation by a fellow judge that former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan could be approached for fixing cases, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief refused to step down, saying that he has not done anything wrong. Balakrishnan has hit back, accusing Justice Shamshuddin of being approachable. While the opposition demands an investigation, the Centre continues to distance itself from the controversy....
09:59 PM, Jun 17, 2011
New Delhi: The government has distanced itself from the controversial former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Law Minister Veerappa Moily said that a case has to be filed against the former CJI for the government to act. "There is a rule of law, there is a procedure and that procedure needs to be followed. Someone has to file a prosecution, and then procedure will be followed....
08:10 AM, Jun 17, 2011
New Delhi: Taking lessons from the murder of investigative journalist J Dey in Mumbai recently, government on Thursday said it was planning to bring a central law to protect journalists. Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told reporters in New Delhi that he has already directed the Legislative Department to prepare a draft bill to protect journalists and their properties, such as cameras. "Dey's murder is a matter of grave concern....
09:40 PM, Jun 16, 2011
New Delhi: As Baba Ramdev continues his fast for the 8th day in spite of being shifted to the hospital, Sri Sri Ravishankar has stepped in to convince the yoga guru Baba Ramdev to end his fast. Sri Sri Ravishankar visited Baba Ramdev at the hospital in Dehra dun on Saturday. "Baba Ramdev is not in a situation to speak. The issue is sensitive. If the govt wants me to...
04:02 PM, Jun 11, 2011
New Delhi: As Baba Ramdev continues his fast for the 8th consecutive day in spite of being shifted to the hospital, a desperate UPA is now hoping for mediators to convince Ramdev to end fast. The government has refused to come to the talking table for direct talks, but is keen on using other channels to negotiate with the yoga guru. Law Minister Veerappa Moily on Saturday ruled out direct...
12:31 PM, Jun 11, 2011
New Delhi: Ahead of their crucial meeting with Baba Ramdev on his proposed hunger strike from Saturday, several Cabinet ministers on Friday cancelled their scheduled visits, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is leading the government team holding talks with him. Mukherjee cancelled his scheduled trip to Kolkata to take part in the negotiations to persuade Ramdev from going ahead with his indefinite fast, official sources said. Law Minister Veerappa...
11:42 AM, Jun 03, 2011
New Delhi: Congress tonight dubbed as "autocratic" the arrest of its leader Rahul Gandhi, who joined the farmers anti-land acquisition agitation near Greater Noida, and said Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh "is digging its own grave" by taking such action. Senior party leader and Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the arrest of Rahul Gandhi was an "autocratic action and I condemn this". "Arrest is not the answer. Rahul Gandhi...
12:01 AM, May 12, 2011
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was released on personal bond late on Wednesday night, a couple of hours after being arrested by Uttar Pradesh police. He reached Delhi late on Wednesday night. The Congress General Secretary is now back in Delhi. He was held at the Kasna jail along with Digvijaya Singh, Rita Bahuguna, Raj Babbar, Parvez Hashmi and other Congress leaders. Rahul was released on a bond...
11:13 PM, May 11, 2011
Law minister Veerappa Moily insists that farmers' interests are topmost on the UPA's agenda. ...
01:23 PM, May 11, 2011
New Delhi: Eight days after Gandhian Anna Hazare called off his fast demanding a stronger Lokpal law, the joint committee to draft the bill met on Saturday for the first time amid a controversy over a CD allegedly involving eminent lawyer and panel co-chairman Shanti Bhushan. The meeting chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was held at North Block and attended by Ministers P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, M Veerappa Moily...
11:44 AM, Apr 16, 2011
Law Minister Veerappa Moily, who is also the convener of the 10-member committee that will draft the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, says the Government is open to ideas. "Whenever we prepare bill we will get ideas from everywhere. We expect most valuable inputs from them and other civil groups can also suggest through websites and discussions. The idea is to prepare the bill before June 30," says Moily. ...
02:11 PM, Apr 09, 2011
As the Gandhian social activist's fast-unto-death enters the third day, a jittery government has asked Hazare to end his fast and negotiate with the government on the contents of the controversial Jan Lokpal Bill. Should Hazare agree?
12:19 PM, Apr 07, 2011
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday referred the $ 9.6 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal to a group of ministers after sharp differences emerged at its meeting on Wednesday. "It has been referred to a Group of Ministers (GoM)...the GoM will be headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee," Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy said. On Tuesday, the UK-based Vedanta Group had said it has received market regulator...
07:25 PM, Apr 06, 2011
