Government
Parliament clears way for Judicial Appointments Commission
14 Aug 2014
Noted lawyer and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani abstained from voting on the bill while noted lawyer Fali Nariman said the two legislations "hit at the root of judicial independence and may be struck down by the Supreme Court"
Do we have a Right to Service?
13 Aug 2014
Maintenance is not considered a responsibility by most governmental institutions…Be it in the case of road construction, rail services, low-income housing and much more, says well-known quality consultant Suresh Lulla, founder and mentor, Qimpro Consultants
Modi govt gets Lok Sabha nod for judicial appointments bill
13 Aug 2014
The bill that proposes to scrap the collegium system of appointing Supreme Court and high court judges will now be introduced in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP lacks majority
CJI Lodha slams ‘campaign’ to malign judge selection system
12 Aug 2014
Justice Lodha condemned the "systematic attempt being made to project the idea that the judiciary was promoting persons against whom there were allegations."
Modi to revamp rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana
11 Aug 2014
The NDA government is expected to double allocation per house to Rs1.5 lakh and raise the unit size to at least 30 sq mts with toilet and bathing space as its integral part, reports say
Mumbai sets up Ebola centre in Jogeshwari
09 Aug 2014
India opens 24-hour helpline to fight Ebola threat
09 Aug 2014
The emergency centre, at New Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, with helpline numbers (011)-2306 1469, 3205 and 1302, is operational from today
Who is running the show?
09 Aug 2014
In the days ahead the new government will face a multitude of internal contradictions, pressures from self-interest groups, and events outside its control within the country and outside, says senior journalist and political commentator Kumar Ketkar
Criminal cases against MPs can’t be automatically fast-tracked: SC
01 Aug 2014
The Supreme Court today said the Indian judiciary cannot automatically fast-track criminal cases against MPs or treat them as a separate category
Cops to crack down on Delhi’s killer e-rickshaws after HC order
01 Aug 2014
There are around 70,000 battery-operated rickshaws plying on the roads in the national capital
US House of Reps vote to sue Obama
31 Jul 2014
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted for a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, for executive overreach
Sonia didn’t become PM at Rahul's opposition: Natwar
31 Jul 2014
The former minister says his claims cannot be dismissed as outpouring of a man sacked from Congress
CAG slams Modi-era Gujarat government for crony capitalism
26 Jul 2014
The reports said companies, including Reliance Petroleum, Essar Power and the Adani Group, got undue favours from the state government, worth hundreds of crores of rupees
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