Rejecting contention that Lokpal proposed by it was aimed at creating a 'parallel' government, veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he will undertake fast-unto-death from August 16 and would not be go back on his decision even if the government makes any request.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will take a final call on whether to break the tradition of presenting a separate Rail Budget, by merging it with the General Budget.
Arvind Kejriwal, member of the panel drafting the Lokpal bill, responds to criticism that civic society is trying to usurp democracy and also explains the need for stronger Lokpal bill to tackle corruption.
Vicky Nanjappa and Sharat Pradhan ask a few intellectuals on the campaign against the Bhushans and what happens next.
Former Law minister Shanti Bhushan, co-chairman of the joint committee to draft the Lok Pal bill, and his son Prashant Bhushan, also a member of the committee, are likely to be in a new controversy, just a day before the first Lok Pal joint draft committee meeting.
On the eve of the maiden meeting of the 10-member joint committee on Saturday to draft the Lokpal bill, government on Friday said it has an open mind on the issue.
A powerful campaign has been launched against Hazare and the movement he led. 'Anti democratic', 'Fascist' are some of the adjectives hurled at him. There is a less than subtle attempt to paint him a Hindu fundamentalist, writes Colonel Anil Athale (retd)
A powerful campaign has been launched against Hazare and the movement he led. 'Anti democratic', 'Fascist' are some of the adjectives hurled at him. There is a less than subtle attempt to paint him a Hindu fundamentalist, writes Colonel Anil Athale (retd)
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 to resign from it "if he feels nothing will come" out of this institution.
Curtains were drawn on the anti-corruption campaign that drew instant nationwide support with a little girl giving the 73-year-old activist a glass of water at 10.45 am at Jantar Mantar, the nerve-centre of the agitation for a strong legislation to combat political and administrative graft.
An all party meeting to seek views across the political spectrum on the issue of inclusion of the prime minister under the Lokpal Bill is likely to be held in the first week of next month.
Amid a war of words between the government and the civil society members over Lokpal Bill, both sides will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to draft the bill.
Government decision-making may soon become a casualty
The provisions in the FRDI bill do not modify current protections for depositors adversely at all, the ministry held, maintaining that these rather provide additional protections in a more transparent manner.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the statutory joint committee, proposed to be set up to resolve disputes between financial regulators, would come into play only when there was a conflict between two regulators in an area of hybrid products.
Drawing parallel with the Financial Stability Oversight Council in the US, the sources maintained that the proposed FSDC in India will not breach the autonomy of the regulators, a concern which has been voiced by the RBI.
The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy has now been formerly moved in the House of Commons and will be meeting informally before the end of this month.
Hazare, 81, had started his indefinite fast on January 30 over appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.
Muslims should demand reservation on the basis of their socio-economic backwardness and not on the basis of religion, community elders and leaders, who came together to discuss the issue of reservation, said on Sunday.The Joint Committee of Muslim Organisations for Empowerment, which organised the National Convention for Muslim Reservation, demanded that Muslims must be considered as backward and get at least 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education.
The economy is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2010, Al-Mansouri said while addressing at the opening session of the UAE-Azerbaijan joint committee in the UAE capital on Monday.
Interestingly, the decision to develop an indigenous MCA comes alongside the overseas procurement of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for an estimated Rs 50,000 crore.
BSNL, MTNL respond to Vavasi despite advice to the contrary
21-member parliament panel would review the bill.
Many defaults banks have been seen pertain to sectors like steel, infrastructure and power.
The Lords and Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights urged the immigration minister to change the rules to ensure that they apply only to new migrants rather than the 49,000 who have already arrived under the HSMP.
With consensus eluding it, the land bill is unlikely to be presented in Parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning Tuesday and the related ordinance would be promulgated for an unprecedented fourth time, government sources said.
Britain has rejected recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, saying rules changes are required to ensure that the immigration system continues to meet Britain's needs.
The fourth meeting of the United Progressive Alliance and Left Front's joint committee to resolve concerns about the Indo-US nuclear deal ended on a lukewarm note on Tuesday. The committee is scheduled to meet again on October 22. "The fourth meeting of the UPA-Left Committee on the India-United States civil nuclear cooperation was held today. All members of the committee took part in the meeting, which was held in a cordial atmosphere," Pranab Mukherjee said.
The Union cabinet on Saturday recommended re-promulgation of the controversial land acquisition ordinance. The land ordinance will be issued for the third time.
The BCCI president vowed make the event spectator-friendly with low priced tickets for fans in the subcontinent.
"'If the Congress agrees to freeze the deal, then, no country in the world will deal with India in future. Every time you go for negotiations, other countries will ask 'Have the Left parties given you permission to have the deal?'"
An unprecedented decision to form a ministerial-level committee was driven by fears of witch-hunt by investigating agencies.
K Subrahamnayam, strategic thinker and staunch supporter of the deal debates the issue with rediff.com Managing Editor Sheela Bhatt.
The committee comprising three officials from each side would meet for two days to discuss issues, which India terms as the most 'crucial' concerning both countries.
Facing stiff resistance on the Land Acquisition Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government will not re-promulgate the Ordinance which expires on Monday and declared readiness to accept any suggestions to benefit the farmers in the pending bill on it.
Prices may drop by up to 92 per cent with the pharma industry agreeing to a government proposal on capping trade margins.
The legislation was sent to Kalam on August one after Parliament re-enacted it without any changes.
Salaries of the MPs will rise from Rs 12,000 to Rs 16,000 per month.
The minister said the effort of the government is to 'encourage startups'.
In return, Pakistan will withdraw the case from the World Bank,says the South Asia Tribune.
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