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Lokpal bill put in cold storage

The 42-year-long wait for an anti-corruption law has been stretched further once again.
Section: India  | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:30 IST

Life as President beckons Pranabda

Always rated as good PM material, Pranabda is now coming to terms with the idea that the time has come for him to call it a day and spend the rest of his life as the tenant of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Section: India  | Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:30 IST

Pranab Mukherjee the diarist grieves loss of passages

Mukherjee's speeches in the parliament are also heard with rapt attention. So quite naturally his memoirs are eagerly awaited.
Section: India  | Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:30 IST

Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rules

The draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to annul them in the Rajya Sabha was defeated by the treasury benches on Thursday.
Section: India  | Friday, May 18, 2012 10:00 IST

Lokayukta out of govt’s Lokpal bill

Even as Lokpal’s fate remains uncertain in parliament, a much truncated bill is likely to get the cabinet’s approval soon.
Section: India  | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:00 IST

At 92, Rishang Keishing is nostalgic about the ‘silent era’

Keishing's words of experience and understanding were appreciated by all sections of the house with loud thumping of the desks.
Section: India  | Monday, May 14, 2012 9:30 IST

Rs1,500 crore penalty for faulty data

Cellular operators have been heavily penalised for errors detected by DoT in the subscriber verification data.
Section: India  | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:00 IST

CMs close ranks against the NCTC

Centre’s meeting with state heads fails to break impasse over anti-terror body.
Section: India  | Sunday, May 6, 2012 9:30 IST

Pranab for president! You bet

The Congress-led UPA appears to be ahead of others in the presidential race with even an NDA ally — the Janata Dal (United) — making friendly noises.
Section: India  | Friday, May 4, 2012 9:00 IST

Hope for Telangana? Congress proposes Chandigarh model

The Chandigarh model borrowed from Punjab and Haryana could provide a way out for the Congress which is grappling over the issue of the demand for a separate state of Telangana.
Section: India  | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:00 IST
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