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FAQ: What is Lok Pal Bill? Why the ruckus over it?

The Lok Pal (anti-corruption body) Bill has generated widespread interest in the past few days. The Bill is an attempt by the government, under massive pressure due to corruption charges, to gain......

Sibal should resign from Lok Pal panel: Hazare

Controversy dogged the joint committee set up to draft an effective Lok Pal even before it starts its work with Gandhian Anna Hazare on Monday asking Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal......

Sitharaman, TMC MP Saugata Roy spar over Hindi speech in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday lashed out at Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy for objecting to her speaking in Hindi on a bill, pointing out that the translation technology......

Pawar quits Lok Pal Bill panel over Hazare's jibe

Under attack from social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday quit the Group of Ministers on corruption, saying he does not want to be......

Parl panel on Waqf bill submits report to LS speaker

The joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday. IMAGE: Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment......

Budget session: 72 Bills, very little time

The government has released an ambitious list of 72 Bills to be taken up in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Thursday. However, the absence of political unanimity on most of these Bills......

Government to have two nominees on RBI board

The government has amended its laws to have a bigger say in the decision making of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by having two members on the central bank's board as compared to one now.At a time......

What Manmohan Singh can do about corruption

The Lok Pal Bill and the jailing of the suspects in the 2G scam mean that controlling corruption is back on the radar screen. Two questions merit particular attention today. Is controlling......

Murthy sad over how UPA handled corruption issue

Infosys founder, N R Narayana Murthy, otherwise an admirer of the government, says he's unhappy at the way Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh have handled the Lok Pal Bill issue. In an interview to......

Shanti Bhushan to move SC on I-T deduction

Eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan, who is making headlines as member of the Lok Pal Bill drafting committee, is also busy in something really close to his heart. He has decided to move the Supreme......

True Stars Never Die

'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.' IMAGE: Dharmendra with Sharmila Tagore in Satyakam. When......

'Team Anna is 'selling' a happy ending, a mirage'

Social activist Anna Hazare has gained support from all over, including Bollywood. Celebrities like Anupam Kher, Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan have already come forward in support......

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Satyamev Jayate 2 has a dated circa 1990s script which won't find acceptance with today's generations, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf. I have always wondered why it is called 'Law & Order', not......