SC orders speedy disposal of cases against MPs, MLAs

In a significant verdict aimed at fast-tracking trials in more than 5,000 criminal cases against lawmakers, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed high courts to set up a special bench to monitor......

Poll bonds not standalone attempt to curb black money, govt tells SC

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that almost every country, including India, was grappling with the problem of use of black money in elections and the electoral bonds scheme was a......

Will SC's Constitution bench bat for transparency in electoral bonds scheme?

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence a crucial hearing from Tuesday on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme for funding......

Govt for making bribery of lawmakers punishable, SC told, but...

Bribery can never be a subject matter of immunity and parliamentary privilege is not meant to place a lawmaker above the law, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court which reserved its......

Ethics Committee takes up Mallya issue

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said Vijay Mallya was a 'Congress' baby' and accused the previous UPA govt of forcing a bank to provide a loan of Rs 3,100 crore despite his company's poor......

We are moving closer to a cashless society

  While the tech-savvy have reduced their dependence on cash by 30-40%, many are still not using cards because merchants charge them extra Many consumers in metros have seen their cash......

RBI's recipe to avert rating downgrade

Reserve Bank on Thursday said the possibility of India's sovereign rating downgrade by global agencies like Moody's and Fitch can be averted by improvement in government finances. Fiscal......

Tough financial math ahead for Chidambaram

Chidambaram recently asked 13th Finance Commission chairman Vijay Kelkar and members Indira Rajaraman and Sanjiv Misra to suggest a path for fiscal consolidation. Even as Finance Minister P......

What is Jacqueline Doing With Sonu Sood?

Jacqueline Fernandez is currently in Amritsar for a very special reason. She's all set to show a different part of her in her new film, Fateh, which also stars Sonu Sood.   Jacqueline plays a......

Did Saif Like Vikram Vedha Trailer?

The film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted on Wednesday. Saif Ali Khan attends the trailer preview of his new film, Vikram Vedha. He plays Vikram, a righteous cop,......

The Man behind Mumbai Diaries 26/11

'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.' IMAGE: Director Nikkhil Advani with Arjun Rampal and Irrfan Khan on the sets of D-Day, arguably one of......

Are you ready for these NEW RELEASES?

Even as theatres get ready to open their doors, the OTT platform is as busy as ever, churning out new content for its viewers. Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.   Poison......

Ranji roundup: Mumbai facing huge defeat in 500th game

IMAGE: Baroda's Swapnil Singh celebrates after scoring a century against Mumbai on Day 3. Photograph: PTI Mumbai: Swapnil Singh broke an eleven-year jinx as he scored his maiden first class......

Sania to captain India Fed Cup Team

World No 1 Sania Mirza was, on Monday, named captain of the Indian team for next year's Fed Cup while two six-member squads were announced by the AITA selection panel for the South Asian Games. The......

Somdev, Yuki return to squad, Bhupathi, Bopanna ignored

Looking at the future, the national selectors on Saturday drafted three singles specialists in Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri and Sanam Singh in the Indian Davis Cup squad and effectively ended......

Somdev, Yuki may return; Bhupathi, Bopanna unlikely

Top singles players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri are likely to return to the Indian Davis Cup team as the national selectors meet to pick the squad for the tie against Indonesia, in New Delhi......

We had a better chance on faster court: SP Misra

The slow courts were best suited to the players who chose to skip the tie and had V M Ranjeet and Vijayant Malik competed on a fast surface, the hosts would have a better chance of winning the......