To become developed nation by 2047, India needs stronger army: Rajnath

India needs stronger armed forces with modern equipment to become a developed nation by 2047, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday while underlining the need for effective utilisation of......

Greatest challenge before judiciary is...: CJI on I-Day

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate barriers to accessing justice and make sure that the judiciary is......

HC judge recuses from pleas on suspension of social media accounts

A judge of the Delhi high court on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging suspension and deletion of accounts by social media platforms. Image used for......

Modi's New Target: Digital Media

Particularly the small and independent Web sites that have developed a following in the recent past because the mainstream is seen as totally aligned with the government, points out Aakar Patel.......

Why govt MUST use private healthcare to fight COVID-19

'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.''Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are......

10 economic commandments for Modi

Instead of a consumption stimulus the government must address the NPA issue on a war footing and invest in infrastructure, affordable housing and exports, says Sanjeev Nayyar. Illustration: Dominic......

Unwelcome in India. Modi's message to foreign investors!

One of the biggest ways in which recent government actions have been seen as investor-unfriendly is New Delhi’s decision to unilaterally revisit almost every Bilateral Investment Treaty it......

Ten years on, ICAI probe into GTB auditors' role still not complete

Action against auditors, last of the 276 recommendations of a JPC probing Ketan Parekh scam, is still pending. On December 19, 2002, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on stock market scams......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......

Kalmadi writes to MPs, defends himself

In a bid to clear his name from any possible corruption taint, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi wrote a letter to Congress MPs ahead of the debate in Parliament,......

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......