Government
SC bars convicted MPs, MLAs from holding office
10 Jul 2013
The Supreme Court has struck down a provision in the Representation of the People Act that protects convicted legislators from disqualification
Lawyer asks SC to declare food security ordinance illegal
06 Jul 2013
Opposition parties have attacked the government for ramming the measure through by decree, saying there has not been enough discussion of its effect on prices and on farmers
SC tells Election Commission to end freebies promised during polls
05 Jul 2013
The SC today asked the Election Commission to frame rules to regulate contents of manifestos that promise "freebies", which amount to bribing the voters, besides being a huge drain on the exchequer
Cabinet approves Food Security ordinance
03 Jul 2013
The ordinance lacks provisions for its implementation, which are yet to be worked out, and is unlikely to be implemented immediately
Government reports to SC on steps taken to free CBI from political controls
03 Jul 2013
The affidavit, which was first cleared by a group of ministers headed by finance minister P Chidambaram, is silent on how to extricate the CBI from its current reporting system in order to make it truly independent
Cabinet to discuss CBI autonomy on Thursday
25 Jun 2013
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar wins confidence vote
19 Jun 2013
Analysts say the Congress support for Nitish Kumar's government is significant as it comes two days after prime minister Manmohan Singh indicated that the Congress could do business with him
UPA govt goes for another makeover; adds 8 new faces
17 Jun 2013
This is the second reshuffle of the UPA ministry since October, which takes the strength of the council of ministers to 77
Coalgate: ex-coal secretary Gupta quits CCI post ahead of grilling
13 Jun 2013
Gupta was the coal secretary between 2006 and 2009, the period which is covered by the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks
Caveat to block unilateral stay on CIC order on political parties
04 Jun 2013
Political parties including those in the ruling coalition and the opposition have strongly criticised the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order bringing political parties under the scrutiny of the Right to Information Act
Political parties refuse to be brought under RTI Act
04 Jun 2013
Political parties including those in the ruling coalition and the opposition have strongly criticised the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order bringing political parties under the scrutiny of the Right to Information Act
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