News for 'Ors Vs Union of India'

Indian garment companies help Bangla tiger roar

Indian garment companies help Bangla tiger roar

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

More than Indian exporters, it is Indian business families based in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong which have exploited the Bangladesh advantage

History backs AMU's claim as a Muslim university

History backs AMU's claim as a Muslim university

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's stand that AMU is not a minority university reveals the anti-minority stand of the political party now in power, says Mohammad Sajjad, outlining the long history behind one of India's premier universities.

When lawkeepers turn abductors

When lawkeepers turn abductors

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

'How can the police, especially the Gujarat police, earn their laurels if they stick to the rule book?' asks lawyer Susan Abraham.

Why it's wrong to hang Yakub Memon

Why it's wrong to hang Yakub Memon

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

The curative petition and other legal remedies still available to Yakub Memon are part of his rights as a prisoner condemned to death. Does the Maharashtra government want to deprive him of these rights, asks Jyoti Punwani.

Why corporates must design projects to involve local populace

Why corporates must design projects to involve local populace

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Businesses that either take local communities for granted or see them as an obstacle to be 'managed' are skating on thin ice.

'There's no free speech; we're in a state worse than Emergency'

'There's no free speech; we're in a state worse than Emergency'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

Senior advocate Kamini Jaiswal speaks to Nikita Puri on what the term means and its implications on freedom of speech in India.

The calculations behind Jaya's opposition to GST

The calculations behind Jaya's opposition to GST

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

With Tamil Nadu's economy getting increasingly debt-ridden with each passing budget, any concession to the Centre on the tax front, the state government has argued, would only help forgotten 'minor parties' to start hoping of a revival, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Should Sanskrit be forced down the throats?

Should Sanskrit be forced down the throats?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

What gets forgotten in the German vs Sanskrit debate is the poor standard of teaching in India.

Initial difficulties likely over GST, says Jaitley

Initial difficulties likely over GST, says Jaitley

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

"To begin with, people could face some difficulties because any changeover has its own problems. But it will settle down and the country will benefit from the new indirect tax regime," Jaitley said at an event organised by ABP News.

When a huge discount is not anti-competitive

When a huge discount is not anti-competitive

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Allegations of predatory pricing may not hold ground in the high-pitch turf battle for consumers' pocket between e-tail and retail.

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because it establishes dharma, righteousness and destroys adharma.

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because it establishes dharma, righteousness and destroys adharma.

Is BJP moving closer to Amma?

Is BJP moving closer to Amma?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Though the 2019 alliance talks, if any, are a long way off, CM Jaya's current state of health and her long hospitalisation maybe a facilitating factor for the AIADMK to consider any BJP initiative favourably at the time, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

354 films in 365 days

354 films in 365 days

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?

'If CBI director bows to government pressure it is because he wants to'

'If CBI director bows to government pressure it is because he wants to'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

'I was at a very senior position in the CBI and what happens is, hints are dropped for you to act upon. But then it depends upon your conscience, to do it or otherwise.' 'I know the rank and file of the CBI, they will bounce back; it is the leadership which has failed.'

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And nobody knows where he is," he continued.

EC may raise expenditure limit for candidates in polls

EC may raise expenditure limit for candidates in polls

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

In a move that is bound to generate controversy, the election expenditure for both Parliamentary and assembly constituencies is likely to jump by one-and-a-half times before the coming Lok Sabha polls. Anita Katyal reports

5 questions for the 'Prannoy Roy Brigade'

5 questions for the 'Prannoy Roy Brigade'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

'While I am personally pained at the raids on Dr Roy's home, I want to ask five questions of those crying themselves hoarse over the attack on the "freedom of the press",' says Sudhir Bisht.

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

'Tell me, who is today's enemy?'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

'There is no remorse over the Dadri lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq or of Pehlu Khan by cow vigilante groups.' 'But should you not have remorse for those who came to kill them?' 'They were Hindus. Do you accept that?' 'That to kill one Pehlu, 20 Hindus have become murderers.' Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Ravish Kumar.

Hail the invisible hand of the State

Hail the invisible hand of the State

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Neither pharma nor IT would have become the stars of the economy without the active but largely invisible hand of the Indian State, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

The Events of 2018

The Events of 2018

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.

With inflation slowing, there is space for monetary easing: Arvind Subramanian

With inflation slowing, there is space for monetary easing: Arvind Subramanian

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian says that he hopes GDP growth will be at the upper end of the 7-7.5 per cent range.

How Aadhaar card can make your life easier

How Aadhaar card can make your life easier

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

Supreme Court allows more instruments to use the biometric card.

When tribunals undermine the judiciary

When tribunals undermine the judiciary

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

The debate on the constitutionality of tribunals has not been set to rest as yet, says Gopal Krishna.

Who killed the ISRO's cryogenic engine?

Who killed the ISRO's cryogenic engine?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Rajeev Srinivasan on the disastrous after-effects of a made-up spying incident

UP should be chopped into 3-4 states: Jairam Ramesh

UP should be chopped into 3-4 states: Jairam Ramesh

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

In a television interview, Union minister Jairam Ramesh claimed that a state of UP's size was ungovernable

'This is not a BJP victory'

'This is not a BJP victory'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2017

'Like 2014, 2017 was also Modi's election.' 'Every voter you met, apart from those who are BJP cadres, everybody said they would vote for Modi, not the BJP.' 'The one and only factor is the Modi juggernaut. He is the one who turned the tide.' 'The wave which he created in 2014, and to maintain it for three years, is a huge task in itself.'

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra, during the 2013 season of cash-rich Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Will Mother Sonia prevail over Politician Sonia?

Will Mother Sonia prevail over Politician Sonia?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

'Sonia is trying to become a politician again. Will she succeed?'

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