The Supreme Court has held that frivolous petitions challenging the election of a candidate can be dismissed at the threshold as otherwise it would inhibit the elected representative from discharging his or her duties to voters. However, the apex court said it would interfere in election disputes to ensure purity of the process if there is flagrant violation of the laws by the candidates.
She wrote this in reply to an article about the proceedings of Bombay high court during the hearing of the stay order plea by the actor's lawyer against the demolition drive of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation at her property.
When the Centre tries to encroach upon the subjects that are under the prerogative of the state, or where the centre tries to evade from any responsibility guaranteed to a state through a constitutional provision/obligation, it poses a threat to federalism.
The Government of India's Department of Biotechnology offers Assocatiateship for Young Scientists 2007-2008
The footage, however, does not give a clear picture of whether the aircraft burst into flames mid-air or whether it blew up on impact of the crash, an official said.
Congress general secretary visited the house of Inspector Francis Induwar in Naxal-hit Jharkhand on Thursday, who was beheaded by Maoists ten days back, and sympathised with his children, saying he had lost his father to a suicide bomber.
According to experts by making CSR spending mandatory, the government has made it into a statutory due like tax but with none of its democratic quality.
The company is withdrawing from the blocks due to delays in clearances.
The students, Eben Murmu of class VII of Lalgar Ramkrishna Vidyapith, Buddhadeb Patra, a student of class VIII and Goutam Patra, a student of class IX, both of Kantapahari Vivekananda Vidyapith were arrested from Bansbar village which is around 40 km away from the site of the blast.
But after over $10 billion investment that yielded mostly natural gas discoveries, the finance ministry has ruled that the tax breaks would be available only to crude oil production and will not be extended to natural gas, sending the seventh NELP round in a tailspin, industry sources said. The petroleum ministry feels that withdrawal of tax holidays when substantial investment has been made in exploration activities is being viewed as the government reneging on its commitmen
Here's a look inside the venue where the two lovebirds will say 'I do' and other details about the wedding, which is being dubbed as the 'event of the year'.
The higher MAT and confusion over whether its gas is eligible for a tax holiday have hurt the stock.
Trouble had erupted in India's financial capital on February 3 when activists belonging to Samajwadi Party and MNS clashed over Raj Thackeray's controversial remarks against north Indians.
The Babur or Hatf VII missile can carry conventional as well as non-conventional nuclear warheads.
This is for the second time that Tata Steel is getting into a take-over battle. It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group after beating rival suitor, CSN of Brazil, through auction.
With a lacklustre workmanship on display, East Bengal on Friday escaped with a 1-1 draw against Mahindra United in a Round VII enocounter of the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan at Salt Lake in Kolkata.
China's First Lady Peng Liyuan mistook a group of students from the northeast as Chinese only to be told by them that they were Indians.
The block was offered to the consortium under New Exploration and Licensing Policy (Nelp VII). RIL has 70 per cent participating interest and BP, which is the operator of the block, holds the remaining 30 per cent.
Oil India chief reveals plans of the upcoming IPO and future investment strategies.
Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh's mansion is located in one of south-west Kensington's most sought after residential addresses.
"The country has taken an important decision with the inspiration of Sardar Patel, to walk a new path to resolve a decades-old problem," Modi said.
The Centre said that the arbitration under United Nation Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), which was instituted on a request from the Republic of Italy has delivered its Award on May 21, 2020.
They remain a popular choice for the young generation and offer numerous job opportunities for graduates from various backgrounds.
National level science talent search examination -- 2008
Once the deal is inked, the two companies will also jointly bid for exploration blocks under the ninth round of auctions in Brazil.
Tata Steel has lost the bidding battle for Vietnam's Vinausteel and SSE Steel after losing a vote on the resolution for its sale and purchase agreement by Vietnam Industrial Investments, the parent company of the two steel makers.
Ahmen Khawaja mistakenly sent a 'Queen is dead' tweet on Wednesday.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram had, in the Budget for 2008-09, announced end to income tax holidays for refineries commissioning after April 1, 2009. The Budget also mentioned tax breaks under section 80-IB(9) would be available for production of 'mineral oil', which was defined as not to include petroleum and natural gas. This created a lot of confusion among investors and a fear of poor response took Petroleum Minister Murli Deora to Chidambaram earlier this week.
The Scindia School, Gwalior, invites applications for its entrance examination test for Classes VI, VII and VIII for the academic year 2007-2008.
The ad industry is constantly creating jobs for highly talented people who can think out of the box and come up with innovative ideas.
Jobs in insurance involve helping people and businesses manage risk, to protect themselves from disaster and losses and to anticipate potential risk problems.
We give you the lowdown on some of the hot industries and job profiles for fresh graduates today, starting with the retail sector.
As graduates complain about a lack of jobs, companies across India see a lack of skilled applicants.
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The shortage of drilling rigs across the world is likely to delay the seventh round of auction of oil and gas blocks, under the New Exploration and Licensing Policy, till October-November this year.
India expects to attract at least $4 billion of investment in oil and gas hunt in the seventh round of auction of acreage under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) which was launched on Thursday.Petroleum Minister Murli Deora announced the offer of 57 oil and gas blocks - nine in shallow water, 19 in deep-sea and 29 onland, in NELP-VII, bids for which will close on April 11, 2008.
Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be insurgents, abducted a Class VII student Rajat Agarwalla from Sonari in Sivasagar district of Assam while the boy was on his way to school along with his cousins at around 8 am on Thursday.
In a bid to attract "big oil" to India, the government is close to finalising an Open Acreage Licensing Policy, which gives companies a round-the-year window to pitch for oil and gas in blocks of their choice.
The abducted 12-year-old Rajat Agarwalla, the Class VII standard student of St Joseph School at Sonari in Sivasagar district of eastern Assam was released by kidnappers on Tuesday.
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