AG Venugopal recuses from TN assembly trust vote case

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday recused himself from a matter in the Supreme Court related to the February 18 trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly won by Chief Minister E K......

No SIT probe into anti-naxal ops, can't undermine federal structure: HC

The Chhattisgarh high court has said anti-Naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by state or Central security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by......

Senior advocate R Venkataramani named Attorney General of India

Senior advocate R Venkataramani was appointed as the Attorney General of India on Wednesday for a term of three years, according to a notification. He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will......

AG gives nod for contempt proceedings against Narsinghanand

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his alleged remarks against the Constitution and the......

Attorney General not in favour of appealing against Voda arbitration award

AG is of the view that there is no point in dragging the matter further when it has already been “struck down” by one international forum, and also by the top Indian court.......

PNB fraud case: Centre, SC at loggerheads

There can't be a parallel inquiry and parallel monitoring by the courts, Attorney General K K Venugopal told the court. The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be a "parallel......

August 27 GST Council meet will be a stormy affair

The 41st meeting of the GST Council, to be held via video conferencing, has just one agenda for discussion -- making up for shortfall in states' revenues, sources said. The GST Council meeting on......

CBI to file charge sheet in Aircel-Maxis deal involving Maran

The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Supreme Court that charge sheet in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal involving former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran will be filed shortly as the......