SC/STs not homogeneous, observes top court in quota within quota hearing

The Supreme Court, examining whether states can sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for grant of quota inside quota, on Wednesday said all SCs and STs may not be homogeneous in terms......

Tarun Tejpal offers to pay defamed Army officer Rs 10 lakh, issue apology

Journalist Tarun Tejpal told the Delhi high court on Friday that he will publish an apology in a national daily stating that an Indian Army officer, against whom he had levelled allegations of......

Won't arrest Naidu in FiberNet case till Oct 18: Andhra police to SC

The Andhra Pradesh police on Friday told the Supreme Court they will not arrest Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the FiberNet case till October 18 due to the pendency his petition......

New SC bench to hear Chandrababu Naidu's plea after judge recuses

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will not restrain the trial court from dealing with a plea seeking police custody of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu......

Human trial of drugs: SC seeks govts' replies

Taking a serious view of alleged use of human beings as guinea pigs for clinical trials by drug companies, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and various states governments to reply to......

Satyam scam: PwC auditor declined bail

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant bail to PricewaterhouseCoopers auditor Subramani Gopalkrishnan, who was arrested in Rs 7,136-crore (Rs 71.36-billion) Satyam fraud for allegedly......

Now, get ready for the 'one-person company'

The draft Companies Bill, 2007, has proposed a new entity called a one-person company as a measure to provide start-up entrepreneurs and professionals the much-needed flexibility in setting up a......

Vardhan's policy custody extended to June 3

Special CBI Judge Prem Kumar extended the police custody remand of Anurag Vardhan, a 1994 batch Indian Revenue Service officer who had allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 400,000 for getting a transfer to......

Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.......

SC orders deferral of BCCI elections till Jan end

'We are still in the process of hearing which will take some time to conclude,' the Supreme Court observed, while directing postponement of the BCCI's December 17 Annual General Meeting for......