The parliamentary privileges committee has recommended a CBI probe into the appointment of Industrial Finance Corporation of India CEO and MD Atul Kumar Rai. It has also pointed fingers at the role of the then secretary, financial services, Mr Vinod Rai, now the CAG, in this appointment.

Speculation is rife whether or not the Lokpal bill would be passed in the current session of Parliament, which will be concluded on December 22.
While a section of MPs fear that it may not be passed because of several amendments to be moved once the cabinet takes a view on the standing

A five-member Supreme Court Constitution Bench Tuesday criticised the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments for “adding fuel” to the Mullaperiyar dam controversy, asking both to maintain “sanity and sensitiveness” while dealing with the issue.

The trial in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case relating to killing of six persons in cantonment here by a mob allegedly on the provocation of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar resumed on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday undertook the crucial exercise of evolving a consensus on the Lokpal Bill — ahead of an all-party meeting on the subject on Wednesday. Various political parties have a divergent range of views on it, and are unsure of the consequences of creating a strong new power centre outside the executive and the legislature.

Fifty-five Pakistani prisoners, who had been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2007 for illegally staying in India, have been released and are set for deportation.
The prisoners, including 19 women, were arrested in April 2007 when they burnt their passports and visas at Jantar Mantar as they refused to go back to their

Hectic buying of dollars by importers, particularly oil companies, took the rupee to yet another record low of 53.23/24 against the US currency — a drop of 39/40 paise.

Reiterating that it was the government’s duty to provide shelter to the homeless who could not be left in the open in biting cold conditions, the Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the city government to ensure that all temporary night shelters run by it are functional.

Amid inconclusive discussion and subsidy concerns raised by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday deferred a decision on the National Food Security Bill. It, however, approved other major legislation — the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill 2010, the Public Interest

A senior scientist working with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has written to the Delhi police’s crime branch that a Dehradun-based former employee, who was dismissed on charges of misconduct, has been publishing classified information related to the