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Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed by consultations, consensus: President
(9 March 2010)
Even as the Women’s Reservation Bill could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha, President Pratibha Patil said it would be graceful if the Bill is passed as far as possible by consultations and consensus.
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Further hurdles crop up after high hopes for Women’s Reservation Bill
(9 March 2010)
The euphoria and high expectations raised over the historic Women’s Reservation Bill dwindled as the landmark legislation providing for 33 per cent quota to women in Parliament and state legislatures could not be taken up for consideration and voting, which earned the ruling UPA the charge of being insincere about passage of the Bill.
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Delhi: Cabinet announces 33% hike of minimum wages of daily wagers
(9 March 2010)
The Delhi Cabinet approved a 33% hike in minimum wages of daily wage workers in the city.
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Standard Chartered launch websites for women entrepreneurs
(9 March 2010)
To mark International Women’s Day, Standard Chartered Bank has launched the Women in Business Resource Centre, an online tool designed to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their own businesses.
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Food prices to come down in 2 months: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(9 March 2010)
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia projected that the food prices will come down in next two months which will bring down the overall inflation rate, currently hovering around 8.5 per cent.
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Rajasthan govt. to appeal against HC verdict on youth reservation
(9 March 2010)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the state would file an appeal before the Supreme Court against the High Court’s verdict which quashed the new provision of 20 per cent reservation to youth in civic bodies’ polls but favoured the same for women in proportion to their population.
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Govt not to act against 44 deemed varsities without SC nod
(9 March 2010)
The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any action against 44 C-category deemed universities without permission of the higher judiciary.
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SC warns Raj Thackeray to stop hate speeches
(9 March 2010)
The Supreme Court advised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to stop delivering hate speeches immediately.
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Financial Stability and Development Council will not undermine regulators independence: Finance Minister
(9 March 2010)
The proposed Financial Stability and Development Council will not undermine the independence of regulators, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured.
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Voting on Women’s Reservation Bill put off
(8 March 2010)
With stalemate on the Women’s Reservation Bill continuing, the Rajya Sabha could not take up for voting the controversial and historic legislation that was introduced amidst unprecedented ruckus created by the opponents in the Upper House earlier in the day.
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Need to have statutory regulatory body for media: Rajdeep Sardesai
(8 March 2010)
President of Editors Guild of India Rajdeep Sardesai has said a statutory regulatory body is the only alternative to exercise some control over the media which has failed to have self restraint in its coverage of news.
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Reformation Commission for Universities demanded
(8 March 2010)
Nikhil Odisha Viswavidyalaya Karmachari Mahasangha has demanded constitution of a Reformation Commission to formulate guidelines for the smooth functioning of all the state universities.
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Dalits, Minorities should get due share on Women’s Reservation Bill
(8 March 2010)
National president of All India Backward Association and RJD leader Indra Kumar Singh Chandrapuri requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene into the provision of quota for the dalits, backward and minorities in the proposed Women Reservation Bill.
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JD not to support Women's Reservation Bill sans 4 per cent for muslims
(8 March 2010)
Former MP (Janata Dal) Syed Shahabuddin said his party would not support the Women’s Reservation Bill unless it ensured four per cent reservation for Muslims.
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Press Council of India committee starts hearing on Police excesses
(8 March 2010)
The three-member Assessment Committee of the Press Council of India (PCI) began its hearing on the charges of police excesses against journalists of print and electronic media in the Osmania University campus while covering the lathi charge on the students on February 14 and 15.
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SP to oppose Women's Reservation Bill, says detrimental to dalits, muslims
(8 March 2010)
Out rightly rejecting the present draft of proposed Women’s Reservation Bill, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav said the provisions of the Bill were detrimental to the interests of Dalits, Muslims and Backward Classes.
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Include OBC quota in Women Reservation Bill: JD(S)
(8 March 2010)
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda demanded that the UPA Government include OBC quota into the Women’s Reservation Bill before taking it up for legislation.
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Office of CJI cannot be covered under RTI Act: CJI
(8 March 2010)
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, has once again asserted that the office of Chief Justice of India is not covered under the Right to Information Act (RTI) and the discussions taking place in the Supreme Court collegium on the selection of judges for superior judiciary cannot be made public.
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Wildlife Act will be amended in current session: Minister for Environment and Forest
(8 March 2010)
Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh said to deal with animal poaching and related crimes far more stringently the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 would be amended in the ongoing Parliament session.
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Principal of parity applies when crime is a joint venture: SC
(8 March 2010)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the principal of parity in awarding sentence for an offence to the accused persons in a case is applicable only when crime is a joint venture.
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