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August 18, 2011 8:56 PM

Rajya Sabha adopts impeachment motion against Justice Soumitra Sen

The Rajya Sabha created history on Thursday by adopting an impeachment motion to remove the Judge of Calcutta High Court, Justice Soumitera Sen from the post for misappropriation of funds and misrepresentation of facts. The motion moved by Sitaram Yechuri of the CPIM was adopted by more than two-thi...

August 18, 2011 7:26 PM

CBI raids residence, office premises of Jagan Mohan Reddy

In Andhra Pradesh, the CBI officials on Thursday raided the residence and office premises of YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in seven cities across the country. The CBI officials raided Shakshi Telugu Daily, Shakshi TV Channel and Bharti Cement offices in Hyderabad belonging to Jag...

August 18, 2011 5:45 PM

Govt considering proposal to bring legislation on Lokpal’s appointment

The government is actively considering the proposal to bring legislation on appointment of Lokpal. The bill seeks to establish an institution of Lokpal for dealing with complaints of corruption against certain public functionaries in high places. Giving this information in a written reply in the Raj...

August 18, 2011 5:00 PM

Jaitley tears into Justice Sen’s defence, says he has misled House

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday tore into the Justice Somitera Sen's defence, saying that the latter had misled the House. Contniuing his argument Mr Jaitley, said that he had gone through the entire evidence in the judge's case and found it to be in tandem with the inquiry that prov...

August 18, 2011 1:56 PM

SC upholds 10% relaxation on eligibility to OBCs

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC category should be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students. The bench headed by Justice R V Raveendran ruled that the eligibility criteria for OBC category...

August 18, 2011 1:23 PM

SC upholds 10% relaxation on eligibility to OBCs

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC category should be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students. A bench headed by Justice R V Raveendran said that the eligibility criteria for OBC category st...

August 18, 2011 1:04 PM

LS adjourned till 2 PM over land acquisition in Haryana

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 P.M. following uproar over the land acquisition for a trust in Haryana. The House was first adjourned till noon. When it met after the first adjournment, there was no change in the situation with the opposition BJP members raising the issue amidst slogan shout...

August 18, 2011 12:02 PM

CBI conducts raids on residences, offices of Jagan Reddy

The CBI teams have launched raids on the residences and offices of YSR Congress Party President and Kadapa M.P. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in five cities including Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata simultaneously on Thursday. Two CBI teams searched the offices of Jagathi publications whi...

August 18, 2011 10:48 AM

CBI raids on in 5 cities against Jagan Mohan Reddy

The CBI is conducting search in five cities in connection with disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, searches are being carried out in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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