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High Drama In Rajya Sabha During Voting On RTI Amendment Bill
The Parliament on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information or RTI Act that gave the government powers to decide salary and service terms of the statutory body head and its members, with Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.
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Blog: Why Do Our Spies Fail Us? Because They Are Not Accountable
Should Indian Intelligence agencies be made accountable? Should the National Security Council (NSC), which advises the Prime Minister and the National Security Advisor (NSA), who heads it, be made statutory or bodies created by law? Should they be made accountable to parliament? Well, these are some of the talking points among the top bureaucracy t...
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Opposition Leader On Statutory Bodies' Panel: Court Seeks Centre's Reply
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea that the leader of the single largest opposition party be treated as the Leader of the Opposition and be included in high-level committees involved in the appointment of heads of statutory bodies.
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Padmaavat Protests Highlights: Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Modify Its Earlier Order On Padmaavat
The Supreme Court today rejected the pleas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh government who had sought a ban on the release of Bollywood period drama, Padmaavat.The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra observed that it was best for the governments and others to abide by the apex court order. It said,''people must understand that ther...
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High Drama In Rajya Sabha During Voting On RTI Amendment Bill
The Parliament on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information or RTI Act that gave the government powers to decide salary and service terms of the statutory body head and its members, with Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.
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Blog: Why Do Our Spies Fail Us? Because They Are Not Accountable
Should Indian Intelligence agencies be made accountable? Should the National Security Council (NSC), which advises the Prime Minister and the National Security Advisor (NSA), who heads it, be made statutory or bodies created by law? Should they be made accountable to parliament? Well, these are some of the talking points among the top bureaucracy t...
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Opposition Leader On Statutory Bodies' Panel: Court Seeks Centre's Reply
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea that the leader of the single largest opposition party be treated as the Leader of the Opposition and be included in high-level committees involved in the appointment of heads of statutory bodies.
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Padmaavat Protests Highlights: Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Modify Its Earlier Order On Padmaavat
The Supreme Court today rejected the pleas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh government who had sought a ban on the release of Bollywood period drama, Padmaavat.The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra observed that it was best for the governments and others to abide by the apex court order. It said,''people must understand that ther...
