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Arvind Kejriwal unveils Aam Aadmi Party
Arvind Kejriwal launched his "Aam Aadmi Party". He also formally unveiled the party’s constitution, which disallows the relative of a party member in the state executive or national executive councils from getting a place on those bodies.
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
British Tax authorities probing charges against HSBC
The British tax authorities launched an investigation into allegations of money laundering against HSBC. HSBC Bank has been accused of opening offshore bank accounts in Jersey for serious criminals living in Britain. This move from British Tax authorities came after ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal: HSBC Bank running ‘hawala’ (money laundering) transactions
India Against Corruption (IAC) charged HSBC Bank with unning ‘hawala’ (money laundering) transactions. IAC members alleged that Mukesh and Anil Ambani among others, had crores of rupees sitting in Swiss banks. Those named were part of the list of 700 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
DoPT floats EOI Document for engaging agency for self evaluation study of compliance of UNCAC provisions
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited for the assignment of ‘Self Evaluation Study’ of India’s status of compliance of provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption(UNCAC) and preparation of ‘Country Response’ to the ‘Comprehensive Self Assessment ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 passed
Goa : Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 passed Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 (which is a modified version of the Goa Lokayukta Bill 2003) was passed in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Salient features of the bill:- The Bill authorizes the Lokayukta (Ombudsman) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
12th Plan: Full Chapter on Governance
There is a full chapter on governance that has a section on corruption in the Approach Paper to the 12th Five-Year Plan , which says: Measures should be taken to set up new institutions like the Lokpal and Lokayukta, which ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Current Affairs : October 5, 2011
2 new SC Judges appointed by the President President Ms Pratibha Devisingh Patil appointed 2 new Judges to the SC. Justice Dipak Mishra, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Justice Justice ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Current Affairs : August 4, 2011
Single-window Clearance System approved by SEBI for prior approvals Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a single-window clearance system for market entities like stock brokers, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures ..