Will the worst-performing Parliament clear 116 pending bills?

On several parameters, the performance of the current Parliament has been worse than that of previous ones. These include the number of sittings, percentage of time lost, passing of bills and......

Soon, Rs 50,000 penalty for Babus failing to deliver

The government on Thursday gave its nod to a Bill aimed at providing time-bound delivery of services like passports, pensions and birth and death certificates, among others, to the citizens. The......

7172 corruption cases pending in courts: Govt

The central government on Wednesday informed that there are 7172 cases of corruption investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation are pending trial as on January 31, 2012 in various courts......

All you need to know about the Citizen's Charter Bill

The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by V Narayanasamy, Minister of State for......

World Bank finances Rs 224 bn worth projects in India

Seven World Bank-sponsored projects, worth about Rs 22,426 crore (Rs 224.26 billion), are being implemented across the country to improve delivery in centrally-funded schemes and meet other......

Public servant tag worries NGO sector workers

Many claim they fear witch hunts for disagreeing with those in power.  Nawshir Mirza, an independent director on the Tata Power board, is planning to sever his association with not-for-profit......

NREGA: PM asks states to improve performance

With some states lagging behind in the implementation of rural job scheme National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked them to improve their performance......

Neglect of 1992 scam led to Mallya, Modi frauds

'The Modi government has been taking credit for improvement in respect of the ease of doing business in India.''But when I look at the scams I cannot help feeling that it is too easy to do business......