Government
Haryana government frames fresh charges against Ashok Khemka
17 Oct 2013
Senior IAS office Ashok Khemka's recent troubles began after he ordered an inquiry into the alleged undervaluation of Robert Vadra’s land deals in four Haryana districts adjoining New Delhi
Seemandhra power crisis resolved
09 Oct 2013
Assembly polls to Delhi and 4 states slated for November
05 Oct 2013
The state asembly election results could portend the shape of things to come at the 2014 elections to Parliament, say commentators
Lalu gets 5-year jail term in fodder scam
03 Oct 2013
A CBI court in Ranchi today sentenced former railway minister and chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad to 5 years' imprisonment and barred him from contesting elections for another six years
Cabinet withdraws ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers
03 Oct 2013
The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to withdraw the controversial ordinance to protect convicted legislators from immediate disqualification
Laloo Prasad convicted in fodder scam, must quit parliament
30 Sep 2013
Laloo Prasad, former Bihar chief minister and railway minister in the previous union cabinet, has been convicted in the fodder scam along with 44 others, and faces three to seven years in jail; the sentencing will take place on 3 October
Put ‘reject all’ button on voting machines, SC tells poll panel
27 Sep 2013
The Supreme Court today directed the Election Commission to provide a button on voting machines to allow voters to reject all candidates contesting an election in a constituency
President signs ordinance to save convicted MPs, MLAs from disqualification
25 Sep 2013
The President has signed an ordinance that revokes the Supreme Court ruling disqualifying members of Parliament and state legislatures convicted by a court of law from contesting elections
SC says `Aadhar’ not mandatory, fears misuse by illegal immigrants
24 Sep 2013
The Supreme Court ruling comes at a time when various state governments are insisting on making Aadhar cards compulsory
PM slams chief minister Akhilesh Yadav for UP riots
23 Sep 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today tried to pin the responsibility for the recent resurgence of communal violence in India on state governments
Parties unite to save criminal politicians from SC ban
07 Sep 2013
The bill having already been passed by the in August, will now become a law after the President signs on it