Parrikar seconds CIC ruling on political parties
byPanaji, June 4 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday welcomed the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruling that political parties come under the ambit…
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CIC ruling on political parties most significant: Habibullah
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruling that political parties are public authorities is “most significant” as they would now…
Jayaalithaa resents 10-minute limit, skips CMs’ meet
byChennai, June 4 (IANS) Not wanting to be railroaded in completing her speech in 10 minutes, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has decided…
Zardari resigned to his fate: Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, June 4 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, whose party was trounced in the general elections, is “resigned to his fate”, a Pakistani daily…
Egypt court convicts man for insulting president
byCairo, June 4 (IANS/AKI) A court in Cairo has found activist Ahmed Douma guilty of insulting Egypt’s Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and handed him…
Berlusconi defence denies sexual antics at his villa
byMilan, June 4 (IANS/AKI) Silvio Berlusconi’s defence laywer has denied that erotic soirees took place at the former prime minister’s villa near Milan and…
RTI objectives can’t be allowed to run riot: Khurshid
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) As the Central Information Commission (CIC) Monday held that political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act,…
BJP asks UPA to table Telangana bill in parliament
byHyderabad, June 3 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh has asked the UPA government to table a bill in parliament to carve out a separate…
Government to call all-party meet on strategy against Maoists
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government has decided to call an all-party meeting to fine tune its strategy to deal with the Maoists…
Complaint filed against Dikshit for misusing government funds
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A complaint has been filed in a here court seeking registration of an FIR against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit…