The controversial draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation issue submitted by senior BJP leader and Public Accounts Committee chairman M.M. Joshi has been returned by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The BJP, which although refrained from a structured response on the issue, used the occasion to attack Congress alleging that it

A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of CWG organising committee’s former treasurer M. Jayachandran, accused in the Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) scam in which a Swiss firm was allegedly favoured causing a loss of over Rs 90 crores to the state exchequer.

A day after the Supreme Court query about the status of `200 crores alleged bribe paid to Kalaignar TV in the 2G spectrum licences deal, the CBI on Tuesday indicated that it will soon write to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach those properties of DB Realty, a company linked to Shahid Balwa, in which the amount was invested after return of the money by the DMK owned TV network.

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed the plea of resident doctors of AIIMS seeking scrapping of the online test conducted by the premier institute for admission to super speciality courses of different medical colleges.

The Indian government has signed a $1 billion loan with multilateral lending agency, the World Bank, to help support the cleaning of the Ganga river.

The income tax department on Wednesday conducted searches at 17 premises of contractors who conducted overlays works worth Rs 140 crores for the Commonwealth Games held here in 2010.

At least three constituents of the UPA — the Trinamul Congress, the DMK and the NCP — have not joined the Congress yet in launching offensive against the civil society group.

The 10-member panel of government and civil society representatives drafting an anti-corruption Lokpal Bill met here on Wednesday amid sharp differences, including over whether to bring the Prime Minister under its ambit.

The death of 34-year-old ascetic, Swami Nigamanand, who died in Dehra Dun after fasting for 115 days to save the Ganga river from pollution and illegal quarrying, has put the BJP government in Uttarakhand in the dock.

In the three months of the Jan Lokpal Bill proposed by the Anna Hazare group, the debate has lately been joined by men of experience who caution us not to undermine the constitutional scheme or degrade elected representatives of the people.