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Amendment in Lokpal Bill pending before Parliament, likely to be taken up in March: Govt informs SC
India | Feb 13, 2017, 09:54 PM ISTA proposed amendment in the Lokpal Bill is pending before Parliament and is likely to be taken up in March, Government informed the Supreme Court today.
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Prashant Bhushan challenges Arvind Kejriwal to public debate on Lokpal Bill
National | Nov 29, 2015, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: After terming ruling AAP's 2015 ombudsman Bill "mahajokepal", former party leader Prashant Bhushan today challenged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to a public debate on the Jan Lokpal Bill even as he warned of
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Parliament Panel on Lokpal Bill to seek 2nd extension
India | Jul 19, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill will not submit its report during the upcoming Monsoon session and seek extension for a second time to complete the task.The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on
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CBI objects Lokpal bill provision allowing AG to be final arbiter
India | Jul 07, 2015, 07:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CBI has opposed two provisions in the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which allow the Attorney General (AG) to be the final authority. The Bill allows AG to be the final arbiter
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Parliamentary panel on Lokpal to miss deadline, seeks more time
National | Mar 22, 2015, 11:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal amendment Bill will miss the March 25 deadline for submission of its report and has sought more time to finalise it.The 31-member Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on
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Delhi celebrates Valentines Day with Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila Maidan
National | Feb 14, 2015, 10:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Thousands of supporters flocked at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan for the swearing in ceremony of their beloved leader Arvind Kejriwal.Right from the New Delhi Metro station to venue, enthusiasts swelled in numbers, holding banners
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AAP to introduce Lokpal Bill and anti-corruption hotline in second sitting
National | Feb 13, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: After overwhelming results for AAP in assembly elections, the focus now shifts to Kejriwal 2.0 as the chief minister. The new government is planning to introduce the much awaited Lokpal Bill within weeks
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President dissolves Delhi Assembly
National | Nov 05, 2014, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi Assembly was today dissolved, paving the way for fresh elections that will end the political hibernation since the AAP government fell in February.A notification issued by the Home Ministry said that
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India has institutional arrangements to tackle corruption: Pranab Mukherjee
India | Oct 14, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTOslo: Emphasising that corruption undoubtedly remains a concern, President Pranab Mukherjee today said it must be handled, controlled and eradicated through certain institutional arrangements which have been put in place in India.“Corruption is no doubt
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Lokpal among top priorities of government: PMO
India | Aug 11, 2014, 04:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Setting up of the anti-corruption body Lokpal is among the key measures that are the top priorities of the government, the Prime Minister's Office has said.In its communication to the Ministry of Personnel,
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Abdul Kalam bats for E-elections to bring transparency
National | Jul 09, 2014, 01:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Imagine voters having mobile phones using a secured and an authentic app to vote for the candidate of their choice in their constituency!This is what former President A P J Abdul Kalam visualises
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AAP to move out following neighbours' complaint
National | Jun 08, 2014, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: 41 Hanuman Road off Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital might no longer be the AAP's address as it could move out of the two-storey building that was its home
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Arvind Kejriwal: A politics of articulated angst
National | May 04, 2014, 06:48 PM ISTHe may be a toddler in Indian politics but Arvind Kejriwal is also its "sole symbol of hope, a true aberration to the existing structures, an outsider who has challenged established parties and ideas of
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Sorabjee backs Delhi LG's decision on lokpal bill
India | Feb 15, 2014, 11:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee today defended Lt Governor Najeeb Jung's decision to ask the AAP government to seek Centre's prior permission before introducing the Janlokpal bill in the assembly, saying he was
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Kejriwal says, he will quit if Lokpal bill not passed on Friday
India | Feb 13, 2014, 10:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vowed to resign if the Jan Lokpal bill is not passed Friday in the assembly, which was Thursday crippled by protests by BJP and Congress members."We will try
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Kejriwal unable to run govt, looking at escape route: BJP
National | Feb 10, 2014, 06:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his threat to resign if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed by the state Assembly, saying he is looking at
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BJP has 'hidden agenda' of blocking Lokpal: Congress
National | Feb 05, 2014, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today came down heavily on BJP over its protest against the appointment of a jurist to the Lokpal selection panel saying the Opposition party has a “hidden agenda” of blocking the constitution
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Lokpal Bill gets President's nod
National | Jan 02, 2014, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: The much-awaited Lokpal Bill today got the assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, providing for creation of an anti-graft watchdog which will bring under its purview even the Prime Minister with certain safeguards.The Bill
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Preparations afoot at Ramlila Maidan for swearing-in ceremony
National | Dec 24, 2013, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Preparations are underway at the historic Ramlila Maidan in Central Delhi for the oath-taking ceremony of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is to be sworn-in as the new, and the youngest, chief minister
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BJP accuses Congress of double standards on anti-corruption issue
National | Dec 20, 2013, 10:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of Maharashtra government rejecting a probe report on Adarsh scam, BJP todaysaid while Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi have tried to take credit for passage of anti-corruption Lokpal