A year of no polio cases in India: Risks remain
byNew Delhi: India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of…
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PM’s New Year message: Be patient, we shall overcome
byNew Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said his government took some “transformational initiatives” to empower people and fight corruption and listed five…
Cyclone Thane kills 33 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
byChennai : At least 33 people were killed as cyclone Thane that hit the Tamil Nadu coast, with a wind speed of 140 kmph,…
Lokpal bill gets wobbly in Rajya Sabha
byNew Delhi : Two days after the Lok Sabha passed it, the much-awaited Lokpal bill appeared to have hit a political roadblock in the…
BJP making excuses not to pass Lokpal bill: Singhvi
byNew Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making excuses not to pass the Lokpal bill, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in…
Anna ends fast, vows to rally against Congress
byMumbai : A day after the Lok Sabha passed a Lokpal bill he had trashed, an ailing Anna Hazare Wednesday called off his three-day…
Lokpal passed by Lok Sabha is ‘useless’: Team Anna
byMumbai/New Delhi : Team Anna Wednesday described the Lokpal bill passed by the Lok Sabha as “useless” and a “threat to democracy” and also…
Government embarrassed, bill for statutory status for Lokpal defeated
byNew Delhi : In a major embarrassment to the United Progressive Alliance, a combined opposition Tuesday defeated the government move to provide constitutional status…
Manmohan Singh speaks his mind on Lokpal
byNew Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the final decision on the Lokpal should rest with parliament and urged all political parties…