New bill includes digital media in press registration law's ambit

The Centre plans to introduce a Bill to replace the 155-year-old 'Press and Registration of Books Act' with a simplified version that decriminalises various provisions and brings digital media......

JNU MPhil student commits suicide; parents seek CBI probe

The 27-year-old MPhil student was reportedly depressed. A Dalit research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, who was at the forefront of a students’ movement following Rohith......

'Who actually enjoys the fruits of development?'

  For whom is this development?'And who bears the costs of the development?''These questions are not probed beyond the rhetoric.' 'Allegations about being anti-development mean very little......

Madras HC stays cancellation of Greenpeace India's licence

The Madras High Court on Friday stayed a recent order by a registrar of societies in Chennai which cancelled the registration of environmental group Greenpeace India Society. Hearing a petition by......

State FMs to nominate next GST panel chief

The Centre might have little say in nominating the next chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers (EC).Recently, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi refused his nomination......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......

BCCI president Thakur ready to meet Lodha Panel after Nov 9

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has written a letter to the Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha panel, intimating them that he is ready to meet the members any day after November 9. A reliable......

Lodha reforms are illegal and unconstitutional: Justice Katju

IMAGE: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI. The Supreme Court verdict on BCCI reforms came under a sharp attack from former apex court judge Markandey Katju, who termed the......

BCCI to convene SGM before responding to Supreme Court on Lodha report

- While four weeks time was granted to the BCCI to respond to the implementation of the Lodha panel recommendations, the Supreme Court had made it clear that there should not be any difficulty in......

SC to BCCI: Fall in line with Lodha report and save trouble!

'Decks must be cleared for complete reform.' BCCI granted four weeks to respond on the implementation of the recommendations. IMAGE: Justice R M Lodha, chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed......

BCCI on tenterhooks as Lodha Panel to submit Reforms report

IMAGE: BCCI president Shashank Manohar and Secretary Anurag Thakur addressing the media in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Trying to rebuild its tattered image after a spate of controversies, the BCCI is......