Government

04 Mar 2013

The opposition was united in demanding a rollback of the recent price hikes in oil-based fuels, particularly the hike in petrol prices over the weekend

02 Mar 2013

26 Feb 2013

22 Feb 2013

The double bomb blast in Hyderabad on Thursday led to an uproar in Parliament and disrupted proceedings in what is just the second day of the Budget session.

21 Feb 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh todaysought the cooperation of all political parties ahead of Parliament’s Budget session, which got under way today

21 Feb 2013

Opening the Budget session of Parliament today, President Pranab Mukherjee said in his address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha that the past year has been a difficult one for the economy

11 Feb 2013

09 Feb 2013

The entire Kashmir valley has been placed under strict curfew as Afzal Guru, convicted for the attack on Parliament in 2001, was hanged in Delhi this morning.

08 Feb 2013

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai said in his speech at the Harvard Kennedy School of government that it was imperative for public auditor to appear objective and trustworthy

08 Feb 2013

05 Feb 2013

The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a petition for an amendment of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, to reduce the legal age of a juvenile from 18 to 16

04 Feb 2013

04 Feb 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday gave his assent to the anti-rape law ordinance to clamp down on crime against women

04 Feb 2013

Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur today framed charges against sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs90 crore to the exchequer

31 Jan 2013

The union cabinet today cleared the new revised Lokpal Bill for a central corruption watchdog even though the law ministry reportedly raised objections to the draft

30 Jan 2013

29 Jan 2013

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to transfer the trial in Delhi gang rape case to a place outside the national capital.

28 Jan 2013

The Supreme Court today decided to examine a plea seeking the prosecution of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the Taj corridor case even without the sanction of the governor

25 Jan 2013

23 Jan 2013

The Justice JS Verma Committee, constituted to suggest amendments to laws relating to crimes against women, has blamed failure of governance for rising crimes against women across the country

22 Jan 2013

22 Jan 2013

Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Singh were today sentenced to 10 years in jail for their involvement in a scam related to the appointment of teachers for state-run school

22 Jan 2013

21 Jan 2013

19 Jan 2013