The IPL, by giving a large pool of Indian talent the opportunity to compete with the best international players, has also come to be seen as the cauldron that spews out the most exciting talent for not only the shortest format but also the longest and the one in between, says Suveen Sinha.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court's decision to grant bail to Sanjeev Chawla, an alleged bookie and key accused in one of the cricket's biggest match-fixing scandals that involved former South African captain Hansie Cronje, saying when the scenario of a trial taking place was "stark", the liberty of a person "cannot be left in limbo" on the belief that he was a flight risk.
The Indian government today does not care what it does to Indians as long as it can continue on its path, observes Aakar Patel.
The British telecom major has disputed the tax demand over its acquisition of 67 per cent stake in Hutchison, now called Vodafone India, arguing that no tax was due as the transaction was conducted offshore.
While, Mahasabha plea seeks 'limited review' of the verdict, another review plea has been filed by activists.
Tharoor said it was "religious bigotry" of the BJP that disallowed discussion on his private bill.
The WikiLeaks founder has been living in Ecuador embassy in Knightsbridge in central London since 2012 when he was granted political asylum.
Modi's absence from an event to mark the centenary of a definitive moment in Indian history puzzles Utkarsh Mishra.
The IT department had issued a tax assessment order in December 2011 asking Vodafone to add Rs 8,500 crore (Rs 85 billion) to its taxable income, thus raising the tax liability of the company.
"This move will strengthen the unity of the country, which is the requirement of the hour," says Charu Wali Khanna.
The code will apply to companies, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, individuals and any other body specified by the government
The retrospective tax controversy was highlighted by Vodafone, but Cairn Plc's continuing problems point to the impact this law has had on FDI in India's oil and gas sector.
Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta.
British MPs voted in favour of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill after two days of debate by a majority of 384-498 votes in favour to 114 against.
Public-interest litigators Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy, who spearheaded a historic legal battle for LGBTQ rights in India, along with Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani are among the Indians who have been named by TIME magazine in its prestigious list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list also includes Indian-American comedian and TV host Hasan Minhaj.
Timeline of events relating to proceedings on the issue.
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill had its final debate and vote last night to allow the British Prime Minister to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin a two-year period of negotiations for the UK's new deal as a non-member of the European Union by 2019.
Congress on Wednesday sought to demolish Sushma Swaraj's claim of helping Lalit Modi on humanitarian grounds in Lok Sabha, saying she could have done it under a legal framework and demanded response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dollar weakness was a major contributor to the rupee recovery as the skittish investors continued to lighten their long positions.
Probe agency to set up special software to probe money trail in the case.
An Indian-origin British businessman accused of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish wife on their honeymoon, faces extradition to South Africa within four weeks after he lost his last legal battle to block the move.
It's been 15 straight days that opposition parties have created a ruckus, forcing adjournment of proceedings.
Neeraj Shekhar, son of late PM Chandra Shekhar with whom Chandraswami was closely linked, attended the cremation.
England, who have won both the one-day and Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, play a two-day practice match in Colombo before heading to Galle which hosts the first of the three Test matches from November 6.
KK Sinha is a director in 2 firms - Gobinda Tea Trading and Kriti Infrastructures.
Our pledge on this Republic Day must be to use those parts of the Constitution that are still on our side and take back our rights and liberties lawfully from the State, which has usurped them, asserts Aakar Patel.
Govt notification on $8.4 a unit price likely by month-end
In his annual Vijayadashmi address, the RSS chief also spoke about "urban maoism", the Sabarimala row and the need to strengthen the country's borders.
Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's three top women leaders were arrested on the second day of the 'democracy march' on Monday, as clashes erupted inside the supreme court premises between pro- and anti-government lawyers.
He claimed the people of Delhi were facing "injustice and humiliation" since independence because the government elected by them lacked power to work for them.
'It is high time the government of Kerala stops appointing policemen without teaching them the IPC.'
'It would be nice if we could all just take a deep breath and focus on the only feeling that really matters, and for which previous generations worked a very long time at great cost: Freedom,' says Mitali Saran.
Mallya has lived on the edge for long enough to know that his extradition from UK is not a given, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
Moving from pricing control to a free market means stiff competition.
The submission was vehemently opposed by senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, representing deity 'Ram Lalla', who said: "This is totally unwarranted".
The Bombay high court raised some key points before granting bail to actor Salman Khan.
The Congress accused Yogi Adityanath of withdrawing cases of heinous crimes such as rioting in Muzaffarnagar on religious lines.
'He gets scared when he faces someone who says I will not back off, he backs off,' Rahul said about Modi.
'The only reason why these troubling developments are taking place is because of a certain arrogance of power displayed by this government that hopes to clamp down on those voices which have repeatedly pointed out that their bloated rhetoric and grandstanding are not matched by their insipid and tepid response in matters of governance.'
'Why doesn't the prime minister wake up to these social issues?' 'This government is basically saying rape is all right.'
