Friday, December 30, 2011

Lokpal Bill fiasco in Rajya Sabha: A caricature, says TMC, 'fleedom' at midnight, quips BJP

Lokpal Bill fiasco in Rajya Sabha: A caricature, says TMC, 'fleedom' at midnight, quips BJP

Lokpal Bill fiasco in Rajya Sabha: A caricature, says TMC, 'fleedom' at midnight, quips BJP

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:26 AM PST

The morning after it dodged a vote on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the government insists that it did not let down either the country or Parliament. And blames the BJP for the Lokpal no-show. N...

Jayalalithaa allots Rs 150 cr for immediate cyclone relief

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:10 AM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures and directed four Ministers to visit the districts which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Thane'.

Kalpakkam nuclear reactors not affected by cyclone Thane

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST

It was business as usual at the Kalpakkam atomic power plants, around 80 km from here, even as cyclone Thane lashed the coastal districts affecting normal life on Friday. The two power plants of Ma...

Sreedharan to retire tomorrow; Mangu Singh to take over

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:48 AM PST

E Sreedharan will retire as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief tomorrow and hand over the reins to colleague Mangu Singh after a highly successful 16-year tenure during which he transformed the capita...

Rajya Sabha ruckus scripted by government: Team Anna

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:48 AM PST

Team Anna lashed out at the government for the Lokpal fiasco. Highlights of the press conference held by Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan: Arvind Kejriwal: Rajya Sabha ruckus scripted by governmen...

Anuj Bidve's family writes open letter to SM Krishna, asking for help

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:28 AM PST

Responding to the plea by Anuj Bivde's family, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has responded promptly by asking the British authorities to release of the body of the 23-year-old student. All expe...

Cyclone Thane hits Puducherry, Tamil Nadu; six dead

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:26 AM PST

Chennai weather: Cyclone Thane has hit the coast of Tamil Nadu, making landfall between Puducherry and Cudallore. Puducherry is currently witnessing heavy rainfall and strong wind. According to report...

I am proud of what I did: Rajniti Prasad

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:55 AM PST

Rajniti Prasad has said he is proud of himself and has no regrets. And he emphatically says that the chaos he started in the Rajya Sabha yesterday was not orchestrated or planned, but "a spontaneous w...

Lokpal farce: Top 10 Comments from ndtv.com surfers

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:33 AM PST

We asked you to comment on the fact that the Lokpal Bill was not put to vote yesterday in the Rajya Sabha. Here are the top 10 responses.

Foreign media on Lokpal Bill fiasco

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:34 PM PST

India's coalition government failed on Thursday to push through legislation to create an independent anticorruption agency, after an exhausting day of parliamentary speechmaking, political posturing a...

Rajya Sabha debates Lokpal Bill: Transcript

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:24 PM PST

The Rajya Sabha debated the Lokpal Bill on Thursday. Here's the transcript of the debate.

Lalu's MP tears paper in Rajya Sabha during Lokpal Debate

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:52 PM PST

Rajniti Prasad of Lalu's Rashtriya Janta Dal walked up to V Narayanasamy in the Rajya Sabha this evening and ripped up papers which he then flung while shouting "Lokpal nahin chalega" (Lokpal would no...

Team Anna attacks govt for failing to get Lokpal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:02 PM PST

After the Rajya Sabha session ended sine die without a vote on the Lokpal Bill on Thursday, Team Anna attacked the government on its failure to get the Lokpal bill passed and said that it had showed t...

Jayalalithaa to hold high-level AIADMK meet today

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:55 PM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will hold a high level meeting with the top brass of her AIADMK party. This would be AIADMK's first brainstorming session after it stormed to power defeating DMK...

Rahul Gandhi to hold rally in Saharanpur today

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:15 PM PST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Saharanpur in Western Uttar Pradesh today. The rally comes after Mr Gandhi's foray into BJP leader Varun Gandhi's territory of Pilibhit and neighbouri...

No Lokpal. Cornered govt ducks vote, BJP alleges conspiracy in chaos

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:55 PM PST

India will not get its anti-corruption Lokpal Bill this year. Minutes ahead of its midnight deadline, the government said the bill would not be put to vote in the Rajya Sabha tonight. The announcement...

Sad day for democracy: Trinamool

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:10 PM PST

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said the adjournment sine die of the Rajya Sabha without vote on the Lokpal bill was shameful and a sad day for democracy. "It is shameful, a sad day for democracy. ...

Cyclone Thane to hit Tamil Nadu coast early on Friday morning

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:12 PM PST

Cyclone Thane is expected to strike India's south eastern coast early Friday morning. The districts of Cudallore, Puducherry and Nagapattinam are expected to receive maximum rain.

Lokpal Bill continues to be a 'jinxed' affair

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:48 PM PST

The Lokpal Bill has always appeared to be a jinxed affair, the history of last 40 years shows. With the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die midnight amid uproar without passing the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bi...

Jethmalani's remarks on black money create flutter in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST

Noted advocate and BJP member Ram Jethmalani created a flutter in the Rajya Sabha today when he made certain remarks against persons having money stashed away in Swiss banks.

Rajya Sabha: Will Lokpal vote happen?

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:07 AM PST

The government is keen to duck a vote tonight on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The BJP will try its best to enforce one. If a vote has to take place, it must occur before midnight when this ses...

Anuj Bidve murder a hate crime, says British police

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:32 AM PST

British police said on Thursday that they were treating the murder of an Indian student in northwest England as a hate crime, as they arrested a fifth person in connection with the shooting.

Tamil Nadu nuclear plant gears up to face cyclone Thane

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:01 AM PST

Cyclone Thane which is due to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday morning has raised fears about the safety of nuclear plants in the state. Although the Kudankulam nuclear plant is at a safe distanc...

Five more babies die in Malda hospital

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:50 AM PST

The infant death toll during the last seven days has risen to 21 with five more new-borns dying today in the government-run Malda Sadar Hospital here, according to acting superintendent of the hospita...
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