Should Judges Still Be Called 'Lords'?

'Lawyers don't know if a particular judge would like being addressed as 'Sir', and thus the colonial terms are 'safe' to use.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   'How many times will......

MHA asks Rahul to prove he is Indian in 15 days

In a move that comes in the middle of the Lok Sabha polls, the Centre issued a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi seeking the "factual position" of his citizenship within a fortnight......

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Justice Kurian Joseph, third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court who was one of the four senior judges to have conducted an unprecedented January 12 presser mounting a virtual revolt against the......

Will Veerappan aides' case impact Rajiv killers' freedom?

'A precedent in the Rajv killers' plea for freedom may flow from slain brigand Veerappan’s 2000 demand for the release of 109 associates languishing in prisons in Karnataka for him to release......

Supreme Court okays green levy on trucks entering Delhi

Detailed order, to be passed on Monday, will consider green tribunal’s decisions The Supreme Court on Friday gave an in-principle approval to impose an environmental levy on all commercial......

India is proficient in making laws but lax in enforcing them

The loudest criticism of the new black money law is that while it is meant to prosecute and punish Indians with illegal foreign incomes and assets, the much bigger problem of black money in the......

AI aircraft purchase: SC seeks probe report from CBI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Central Bureau of Investigation to apprise it of the status of its probe, if any, into alleged irregularities in purchase or hiring of 111 aircraft for Air......

Aadhaar project will continue, government tells Supreme Court

758 million Aadhaar numbers have been generated and UIDAI has been asked to cover the entire country by MarchThe Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court it would go ahead with the unique identity......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night.Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :)Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in......

Service tax row: Supreme Court rejects BCCI's plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Board Of Control For Cricket In India's plea against a tribunal order asking it to pay around Rs 18 crore as service tax for video graphing matches and......