Parl adopts resolution agreeing in principle with key demands of Anna

Both houses of parliament adopted a resolution on the sense of house accepting key demands of Anna Hazare on citizen charter, lower bureaucracy to be under the ambit of lokpal and establishment of state lokayuktas and power of lokpal to penalise grievance redressal mechanism violators. The house adopted the resolution after closing remarks made by […]

Hurricane Irene hits US, tens of thousands forced out of homes

Packing strong winds of 80 mph Hurricane Irene hit America’s North Carolina coast and was churning its way up the east coast, triggering an unprecedented exodus of tens of thousands of people from their homes. Forecasters said that heavy winds and rains were lashing North Carolina coast. The Miami based National Hurricane centre said that […]

Libya rebels take border post; hunt on for Gaddafi

Libyan rebels captured the Ras Jdir border post on the frontier with Tunisia, which it was feared Muammar Gaddafi might use to escape, as the hunt for the fugitive strongman continued. While fighting was still under way on various fronts, with the insurgents working to consolidate their hold on Tripoli, focus increasingly turned to a […]

BJP supports Team Anna on 3 contentious issues

BJP has said it found considerable merit in three contentious issues raised by Team Anna, including covering the entire bureaucracy and Citizens’ Charter for public grievances under Lokpal and favoured Lokayuktas in the states. However, it said inclusion of Prime Minister under Lokpal should be with the exception of certain areas like national security. These […]

Stop giving bribes, take pledge against corruption: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony has called upon the people to take an anti-corruption pledge and desist from bribing officials to get their work done. “We should take a pledge against corruption,” he said in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday after launching Kerala government’s ‘Poverty-Free’ scheme under which rice at Rs one per kg will be given […]

We will vote in favour of all three issues raised by Hazare team if govt brings a resolution: Sushma Swaraj

Obama declares emergency in four States

President Barack Obama has declared emergency in three States of New York, Virginia and Massachusetts which empowered federal agencies to take all steps required to protect people and properties, as hurricane Irene with a sustained wind speed of 100 miles per hour gushed toward the eastern shores of the United States. While Obama declared emergency […]

Yeddyurappa to appear before Lokayukta court today

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is accused in five private complaints in a lower court of nepotism and land scams, will appears in the Lokayukta court on Saturday. The Special Lokayukta Court on 8th August had ordered issue of summons to Yeddyurappa to appear before it on 27th August, on a private […]

Lok Sabah debate on Lokpal issue underway

Discussion on the issues relating to the setting up of Lokpal is underway in Lok Sabha. Leader of the house Pranab Mukherjee began the discussions with a suo moto statement on the floor. He in his speech outlined at breadth various sequence of events that has happened in the build up to the discussion in […]

Hazare fast enters 12th day; doctors worried

As Anna Hazare’s fast spilled over to the 12th day, doctors on Saturday raised concerns over his health saying they are more worried as the Gandhian’s blood pressure has dipped while heart beat has increased. More doctors have been stationed at Ramlila Maidan to keep a watch on the health of the 74-year-old Gandhian, whose […]