scorecardresearch
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicLokpal

Topic: Lokpal

Punjab wants death for drug peddlers and Malegaon locals save five from being lynched

Front Page Punjab wants death penalty for drug smugglers and peddlers. After an emergency meeting called by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab cabinet...

Anna Hazare’s hunger strike comes to an end, with some assurances and much bitterness

Team Anna members say their leader accepted the assurances because without strong public support, they didn’t have as big a bargaining chip as needed.

Anna Hazare’s second indefinite hunger strike begins, minus the fervour & frenzy of 2011

Hazare cut a much lonelier figure on stage this time. Giving him company were ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, and ex-Haryana Lokayukta Pritam Pal

We, the thieving people

Give us a chosen few of ‘unimpeachable’ integrity,arm them with the most undemocratic law made outside Parliament.

Exclusive: Four years after coming to power, Modi govt set to give green light to Lokpal

Group of ministers led by Rajnath Singh clears proposal to appoint central anti-corruption ombudsman, now just PMO approval required.

Our Singapore fantasy

The upper crust in India do not particularly want a dictatorship, but a more controlled, less noisy, better-managed democracy. This is the new Indian elite's Singapore fixation.

The summer freeze

The paralysis in the government is matched by the confusion in the Congress party.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.