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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday night passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 with amendments by a voice vote following a day-long stormy debate in Parliament.   The bill obtained the nod of the Lok Sabha after the government moved a few key amendments to it.  Of the ten amendments moved by the government, seven [...] Full Article

14 Bills (11 in the Lok Sabha and 3 in the Rajya Sabha) introduced during the Monsoon Session The Lok Sabha passes 13 Bills and the Rajya Sabha passes 09 Bills during the session. Full Article

Disposal of cases in the courts is within the domain of the judiciary. However, Government has requested all the High Courts to launch a Mission Mode Programme for reduction of pendency in courts from 01.07.2011 to 31.12.2011. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that the High Courts have also been requested to give priority to disposal of long pending cases pertaining to senior cit.. Full Article

FM Pranab Mukherjee on Friday moved a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Customs Act to validate the showcause notices given by different officials during the past several years. The bill, which seeks to validate notices rendered invalid by the Supreme Court on technical ground, will be taken up for discussion and passage next week. Full Article

The Union Budget 2011-12 proposes to amend the Indian Stamp Act. Presenting the Budget in Lok Sabha Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that a bill will be introduced shortly to amend Indian StampAct, 1899. Full Article

A longstanding wish of millions of NRIs for voting right in India has come true with the Centre issuing a notification to this effect to enable them to exercise their franchise. Parliament had in the monsoon session passed the Representation of Peopl Full Article

The government today said the Reserve Bank is scrutinising IPL related transactions of certain banks to check compliance under the foreign exchange rules. "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has undertaken scrutiny of IPL (cricket matches) related trans Full Article

Forty one NGOs have been banned from receiving foreign contributions due to corruption or irregularities in utilisation of such funds received under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Mullapp Full Article