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Text of Rahul Gandhi's speech in parliament
Aug 26, 2011
Text of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha Friday on the issue of corruption: ... Read More
I think before I speak: Rahul
Aug 26, 2011
He waited before breaking his silence on the Lokpal bill because he "likes to think" before speaking, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Friday, day 11 of Anna Hazare's fast for a strong ant... Read More
Ways to bypass parliamentary procedures: Prashant Bhushan
Aug 26, 2011
With an all-party meeting rejecting the bypassing of parliamentary procedures for holding discussions on the Lokpal Bill, Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Friday said there are rules that allow Lok S... Read More
Lokpal bill one element in anti-graft battle: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 26, 2011
The Lokpal bill alone cannot eradicate corruption, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said Friday while also suggesting that the institution of the ombudsman be given constitutional status like the Election Com... Read More
108-year-old former prisoner dies
Aug 26, 2011
Over two months after being released on grounds of ill-health at the age of 108, Brij Bihari Pandey, a murder convict, breathed his last in his ancestral village in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj ... Read More
Teacher thrashes boy for leaving classroom
Aug 26, 2011
A Class 12 student of a government-aided school in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district was hospitalised after being beaten by a teacher for leaving the classroom without his permission, police said Fri... Read More
Anna not to end fast till issues resolved: Bedi
Aug 25, 2011
Despite the government having agreed to debate three versions of the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Anna Hazare's key associate Kiran Bedi announced Thursday evening that the social activist wi... Read More
Is tobacco plastic sachet ban being implemented, SC asks
Aug 25, 2011
More than five months after the ban on the use of plastic pouches to pack chewing tobacco and pan masala came into effect, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the government to report how its proscriptio... Read More
Left leaders meet PM, accuse Trinamool of 'reign of terror'
Aug 25, 2011
Left Front leaders from West Bengal Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention over the “reign of terror” unleashed on its workers since coming to power of the ... Read More
Indian MPs slam Sri Lanka for 'war crimes'
Aug 25, 2011
The Indian opposition Thursday accused Sri Lanka of ill treating Tamils even after crushing the Tamil Tigers, while a Communist leader also flayed New Delhi for its silence on "war crimes".... Read More