Ban porn websites, says Chief Justice

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Sunday suggested that the government should impose a ban on websites that exclusively display pornography and hate speeches. "For local jurisdiction,......

Fighting terror: Banning VoIP is not a solution

The latest communication by the Intelligence Bureau to the government to block all Voice over Internet Protocol Services is an indication that India despite facing the horrific Mumbai attacks is......

Social media: SEBI's new tool against insider trading

Market regulator scours platforms to establish link between traders and those who share info. Pavan Burugula reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters A few months ago, a 65-year-old woman......

A case against merging appellate tribunals

Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase, says Jyoti Mukul. When the regulator for the downstream petroleum sector was set up in 2006,......

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to take over Competition Appellate Tribunal's duties The government plans to dissolve eight appellate tribunals......

Why no one has gone to jail for money laundering

The Enforcement Directorate has managed to sniff out over Rs 9,000 crore as suspected haul from money laundering in a decade, but it has yet to link those against anyone successfully in a court.......