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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicLokpal Act

Topic: Lokpal Act

Five years on, Lokpal is now ‘god of small things’. It’s been catching ‘tiny fish’

Only prominent names who faced Lokpal probes are TMC MP Mahua Moitra & JMM chief Shibu Soren, whereas there are no details on 3 complaints against PM Modi, 1 already rejected.

3 years since launch, Lokpal is a non-starter. Complaints dry up, questions rise over intent

From ex-judge who resigned from Lokpal to former members of Anna Hazare movement, many say corruption watchdog set up in 2019 is 'toothless' — and this may have been the intention.

The 8 men and women who will find India’s first Lokpal

The search committee, which includes former SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, will recommend the names for the chairperson and members of the Lokpal.

Anna could end his latest hunger strike on 29 March if satisfied with Modi govt assurances

Anna insists he will only end his strike when the government presents a detailed plan to implement his demands.

Panel with PM, CJI meeting to give final push to Lokpal appointment

Top court was mulling contempt proceedings against the govt for its failure to implement Lokpal Act last week, it was told that a key meeting has been proposed.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.