5 students on picnic among 9 killed in Kerala bus crash

Nine people, including five students, were killed after a private tourist bus hit a state-run KSRTC bus from behind at Vadakkenchery in Palakkad district, Kerala Road Transport Minister Antony Raju......

At UNSC, India takes veiled dig at China on terror listing

India said on Thursday that it is regrettable that in the United Nations Security Council, when it comes to sanctioning some of the world's most dreaded terrorists, impunity is being facilitated......

Hate app: SC refuses to stay probe in FIRs against creator

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition filed by an accused, who is the alleged creator of the Sulli Deals app, seeking clubbing of FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with......

Zawahiri's killing is a huge blow to depleted Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda's reclusive chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who played a central role in the 9/11 terror attacks and later created the group's regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a US......

How some SC judgements changed the game for corporate India

The 1995 judgment in the Union of India vs Cricket Association of Bengal case emphasised that free speech is essential for a successful democracy and citizens must have a plurality of views and a......

Visionary Budget but devil lies in the implementation

Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters     The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......

The Cinderella of all Budgets

These are days of high expectations in all sectors about the coming Budget and the judiciary is no exception, notes M J Antony. It has been the persistent complaint of the judiciary and the legal......

Blacklisting companies? What the govt must do

Every government and organisation has a blacklist of companies and people whom they would rather avoid. Their reasons could be political or commercial. Some such lists are kept a secret and need to......

Ranveer will play a great Indian hero

Playing the great general will be a challenge for the talented actor. IMAGE: Field Marshal (then General) Sam Maneckshaw with troops during the 1971 War. After signing up to play Kapil Dev in......

Sourav Ganguly has no conflict of interest: BCCI chief

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly pictured during the ICC Centenary History Conference at St Antonys College in Oxford. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for The ICC Board of Control for Cricket in......