SC to hear plea next week to stay Rafale deal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M......

Stalin's succession will be smooth, but challenges remain

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin does not face any threat to his full-fledged succession as DMK chief, just now. If he were to face any threat, it would only be over his ‘non-performance’ as......

President signs ordinance on death penalty for child rape

In case of rape of a girl under 16 years, the minimum punishment has been increased from 10 years to 20 years, extendable to imprisonment for rest of life, which means jail term till the......

Labour pangs for surrogacy law

The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides, with criticism that it steps on too many hopes IMAGE: Surrogate mothers rest......

Govt readies plan to bolster PSU bank boards

The central government is looking to strengthen the boards of public sector banks (PSBs) by specifying terms of office and conditions of service for whole-time directors, and also seeking......

Draft e-commerce policy is 'nationalistic'

It is providing preference to Indian players against foreign companies, which might have an impact on investment by large players such as Walmart and Amazon in the country. Illustration: Dominic......

Modi to meet 15 global funds as India seeks investment to lift economy

The main purpose of the meeting is to assess their views on reforms that are required to attract long-term capital into the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet 15 of the......

Govt relaxes norms, allows NRIs 100 pc ownership of Air India

The government on Wednesday permitted NRIs to invest up to 100 per cent stake in disinvestment-bound Air India.  The decision comes at a time when the government has sought preliminary bids......