Will make process of appointments to SC more transparent, says CJI

Responding to criticism of the Supreme Court collegium, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday asserted it was wrong to say it has no factual data to evaluate the candidates being......

Thackeray group asks SC to overturn Koshyari's floor test order

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of cross-petitions of Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde factions pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis. IMAGE: Uddhav......

Sorabjee, Jethmalani, Salve: Tale Of Three Lawyers

Over the years, a noticeable unpleasantness began to develop between senior and junior, Sorabjee and Salve.Salve gave credit, for his rise in the profession, to Nani Palkhivala, and not to......

Presidential candidates need 50 proposers, 50 seconders, Rs 15,000 as deposit

Setting in motion the process for the 16th presidential election, the Election Commission on Thursday said anyone desiring to contest would need 50 electors as proposers and 50 others as seconders......

SC asks SIT to submit progress report on blackmoney by Oct 7

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to submit the fourth report on the progress of its probe by October 7 and sought to know from the Centre......

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......

Black money is cancer; govt committed to bring it back: Swamy

Terming black money as cancer for society, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said on Thursday that the National Democratic Alliance government was committed to bring back the......

SC keen on bringing back black money

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was more interested in getting the black money stashed abroad back to the country than the disclosure of names of illegal account holders in foreign banks.......

The Power Of The Law... And Hope

Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai reminds us that we haven't run out of instances where even the most vulnerable can secure justice against the mighty, applauds Utkarsh Mishra. The Manoj Bajpayee-starrer......

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai Review: Magnificent Manoj

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai makes the audience feel good that the battle for justice was not in vain, observes Deepa Gahlot. The conviction rate of crimes against women is dismal in our country, so......

'An actor is only a spare part in a car'

'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.''Only then will the film do well.''The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not......

PIX: Elli AvrRam's evening out

After Rustom, there's a new Web series on the 1959 Nanavati case. Ekta Kapoor's The Verdict - State vs Nanavati enjoyed a special screening for its cast and their friends in Mumbai.......

Azad's plea for CBI probe into DDCA dismissed

Judge says court-monitored probe or setting up of a Special Investigation Team is only done "in rarest of rare cases and not because a Union Minister is said to be involved”. The Delhi high......