BJP-AIADMK Gift Stalin An Election Issue

Amit Shah seemingly encouraging AIADMK dissident Sengottaiyan after party boss Edappadi K Palaniswami had removed his one-time mentor from all party posts has not gone down well with party cadres.......

SC tells Centre to grant permanent commission to 39 women officers in Army

In a relief to some Women Short Service Commission Officers (WSSCO) in the Army, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to issue orders granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 39 such......

SC to hear pleas for probe into Atiq Ahmad, brother's killings on July 14

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on July 14 pleas, including the one filed by the sister of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf, seeking constitution of a......

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of......

'NITI Aayog to transform India into a formidable economic power'

The Aayog has been mandated to serve as a policy think-tank for the central as well as state governments and has Prime Minister as its Chairperson. NITI Aayog has a unique innovative framework to......

Lessons for Modi on good governance

Bureaucracy in India is usually blamed for being an obstacle to reform and change. In fact, bureaucracy can be a major driver of change provided the right environment is created for its......

Remarks against Naroditsky land Kramnik in soup!

Naroditsky had faced unsubstantiated allegations of cheating from Kramnik months before his shocking demise at 29 in North Carolina, USA. IMAGE: Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik alluded in a......

Ferdinand faces commission over missed drugs test

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand goes before an independent disciplinary commission on Thursday after a missed drugs test that has caused turmoil in the world's favourite game.Ferdinand,......

Rooney and Scholes lose appeal

Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes for three games after the FA's Independent Disciplinary Commission rejected their claims on Tuesday of wrongful dismissal in a......

A positive from Ferdinand case

One positive to come out of the Rio Ferdinand drugs case was that no player would miss taking a dope test again, Football Association (FA) chief executive Mark Palios said. "After this case, I......

Why 12-point deduction will be applied to Wigan

IMAGE: The points deduction could relegate Wigan Athletic. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Second-tier Wigan Athletic will receive a 12-point deduction after their final game of the......