SC to hear plea against current practice to appoint CAG

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 17 an NGO's plea seeking that the current practice of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India solely by the executive and the......

SC, EC must take cognisance of Khurshid's remarks: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday termed as "very dangerous" External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's comments questioning the role of the Supreme Court and Election Commission and said the......

Bureaucrats not granting clearances due to CAG, CVC fear: PM

Facing accusations of policy paralysis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday admitted that growth rate had slowed down because clearances were not granted to infrastructure projects for the fear......

Protesting Ramdev to return to Ramlila maidan tomorrow

Fourteen months after he was bundled out of Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi in a midnight police swoop, yoga guru Ramdev will return to the same venue on Thursday for another round of indefinite......

IA, A-I seek a free hand at hiring

The government's decision to allow private airlines to operate in the Saarc countries may have cheered up private operators, which until now accused the Centre of favouring state carriers, but it......

Corruption menace: 4 ways to tackle it

Recently, some political leaders who caused enormous damage to India's reputation because of their involvement in scam-tainted projects were asked to step down by their party's high command. A......

CWG: Auditors fear bonfire of papers

Concerned over reports that crucial documents pertaining to the Commonwealth Games may have been destroyed, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has written to the Cabinet secretary,......

CBI told to use director identification number in notices to bankers

This, said Sitharaman, would remove the possibility of unauthorised communication “and consequent harassment”, which was a cause of concern for bankers. Illustration: Dominic......

Reply on Shunglu's CWG findings sought

The government has sought the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's response on alleged irregularities in executing several contracts which were pointed out in the high level Shunglu Committee......

Kalmadi refuses to follow formalities after ouster

Sacked top OC officials Lalit Bhanot and Suresh Kalmadi, who termed his removal as "illegal and uncalled for", refused to follow the formalities of handing over charge to newly-appointed......

CVC likely to summon officials related to CWG scam

Irked by delay in response to queries raised by it, the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) may summon officials of Union and State governments in connection with alleged financial irregularities......

22 more CWG works under CVC scanner

Widening its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is looking into at least 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government......