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January 31, 2013 5:54 PM

Cabinet approves amendments to Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill 2011

The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill 2011. Out of 16 amendments proposed by the select committee of Rajya Sabha, the government has agreed to 14 of them in the anticorruption legislation. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, the Minister of State in Pr...

January 31, 2013 5:17 PM

Suryanelli gangrape case: SC sets aside Kerala HC verdict acquitting 35 accused

Supreme Court has set aside Kerala High Court verdict acquitting 35 accused in the Suryanelli gangrape case. It has send back the case to Kerala High Court for a fresh look at it. The Suryanelli rape case concerns a 16-year-old girl who was sexually harassed and assaulted continuously for 40 days by...

January 31, 2013 5:07 PM

Cabinet approved key amendments to Lokpal Bill draft

The Union Cabinet has approved key amendments to the draft of the Lokpal Bill, the anti corruption legislation expected to be taken up in the forthcoming budget session on Parliament.The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that met at Dr. Singh's residence in New Delhi on T...

January 31, 2013 2:27 PM

Ensur rape victims not denied treatment: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi government to issue a direction to all the hospitals in the capital not to deny treatment to victims of criminal offences, especially those of rape and road accidents.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Murugesan said that victims of gangrape, victims of othe...

January 31, 2013 2:10 PM

Union Cabinet clears amendments to Lokpal Bill

The Union Cabinet today approved key amendments to the draft of the Lokpal Bill, the anti corruption legislation expected to be taken up in the forthcoming budget session on Parliament. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that met at Dr. Singh's residence in New Delhi t...

January 31, 2013 2:08 PM

Cabinet clears revival package for PSU Scooters India Ltd.

The Cabinet today approved the Rs 200-crore revival package for ailing public sector unit Scooters India Ltd, SIL. After the government shelved plan to sell out its entire stake in SIL in 2011, the Department of Heavy Industry had put on hold the strategic sale of ailing public-sector unit SIL and h...

January 31, 2013 1:27 PM

Antony: Pak claim of its soldiers being beheaded by Indian army, baseless

Defence Minister A.K. Antony today termed as totally baseless Pakistan's claim that its soldiers were beheaded by the Indian army in the past. Mr. Antony's statement comes in the wake of a newspaper yesterday reporting that Pakistan has accused India of beheading its soldiers in cross-bord...

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