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'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

Ruma Pal, former Supreme Court judge, slams higher judiciary

Justice Ruma Pal is to be saluted for her courageous dissent of conviction and reminding her peers that they need to put themselves on self-trial. The alternative is for India to sink further into......

'Something unique in the mitti and paani of Bharat'

'There is something in our desh ki mitti that has held us together.''So many conquerors, colonisers, cultures came and went, but we withstood them and rose up again.' IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief......

Durga Puja: Women Break Tradition

Breaking centuries-old custom, for the first time in the history of Durga Puja in West Bengal, women priests Nandini Bhowmik, Ruma Roy, Seymanti Banerjee and Poulami Chakraborty performed rituals......

With Justice Indira Banerjee retiring, SC now has 3 women judges

Justice Indira Banerjee, who was the eighth woman judge in the Supreme Court, on Friday demitted office with Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, terming her as a "jewel" of the legal fraternity.......

No sales tax on telecom: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that states could not impose sales tax on any facilities offered by telecommunication service providers.A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Ruma Pal stated......

Unsolicited calls on mobile? Solution soon

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it will come out with a solution within two weeks to prevent unsolicited calls on mobile phones relating to tele-marketing, which amounts to......

No tax on sale of lottery tickets: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday held that state governments cannot levy tax on the sale of lottery tickets.A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice Ruma Pal, overruling a 1986 judgement of......

Gowda accused of scuttling expressway

The promoter of the Rs 2,250 crore (Rs 22.50 billion) Banagalore-Mysore expressway project alleged on Tuesday before the Supreme Court that former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his son H D......

SC ruling to hit ITC hard

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a judgement giving ITC a relief of Rs 803 crore (Rs 8.03 billion) on account of excise duty, but within minutes recalled its judgement citing that the......

Why Kishore Kumar Stopped Singing For Abhimaan

Ever wondered why Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1973 musical Abhimaan, the story of two singers who happened to be married to one another, has three voices singing for Amitabh Bachchan, but only one......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

'Even today, Pancham is a chart-topper'

'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes......

Review: Sulemani Keeda is slacker comedy at its best

Sulemani Keeda is a delightful, unpretentious indie film, says Paloma Sharma. There are two kinds of people in Mumbai -- there are the filmi ones and the rest. Within this dubious section of the......

Why Hrishida Made HAPPY FILMS

'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.' IMAGE: Sitting on the floor: Rajesh Khanna, Manisha, Jaya Bachchan and Asrani. Right to left: Durga Khote, A K Hangal, Harindranath......

National cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee dies in road accident

Former India cyclist and current National coach Ruma Chatterjee died in a road accident in the wee hours of Tuesday after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The......