Cong gets fresh IT notices for Rs 1,800 cr; alleges it's tax terrorism

The Congress Friday said it has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay around Rs 1,823 crore even as it accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "serious violations"......

'Fali Nariman was a fantastic court craftsman'

'He was the best court craftsman that I have ever seen who could modulate his arguments in accordance with the judge and the mood.' IMAGE: Appointed Additional Solicitor General of India in May......

Lok Sabha approves Telecom Bill; allows govt control of communication

A bill allowing the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and providing a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum was......

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?

Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face.Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do......

Jat stir loss pegged at Rs 34k crore

Fresh violence in Haryana; death toll hits 16; Centre directs security forces to use force to clear blockades Violence continued in Haryana on Monday, with stone-pelting mobs attacking security......

Why Modi sarkar must first push reforms in NDA-ruled states

The central government could coordinate its initiatives to make land available for physical transportation, and also upgrade fibre-optic linkages with NDA ruled states which are serially contiguous......

Thanks to Modi's push, GM mustard set to hit Indian markets

Activists are aghast that at a time when the entire nation is concerned with laxity in food safety regulation as seen in the Maggi case, the Modi government is pushing GM food crops without......

SC notice to centre, CBI, Essar on corporate-bureaucrat nexus

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Essar group, the central government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a public interest petition seeking court-monitored......