TN sets up panel headed by SC ex-judge on state autonomy

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the constitution of a panel on state autonomy that will be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, as he made a strong pitch for empowering......

Courts authorised to determine rate of interest: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts were authorised to determine the rate of interest and decide if interest was payable from date of filing a suit, a period prior to that, or from the date of......

'Time ripe for replacing collegium with NJAC or a better system'

The time for NJAC was ripe in 2014-15 when it was first mooted and put to vote. It is certainly ripe today, says former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar. The processes of public opinion are......

'Media Frenzy Has Ruined Justice Varma's Reputation'

'Presumption of innocence must guide all formal actions, but transparency must not be mistaken for pre-judgment.''The cruel irony, however, is that Justice Varma is a fine judge who enjoys a......

Beleaguered Gensol's independent director quits

Gensol Engineering, the beleaguered firm that came under market regulator Sebi's lens for fund diversions and governance lapses, said that its independent director Arun Menon has resigned with......

Payments banks urge FinMin to raise deposit limit to Rs 5 lakh

Payments banks have urged the Union finance ministry to increase their deposit limit for each account to Rs 5 lakh, according to a source who participated in a meeting, chaired by the Department of......

JSW Steel becomes world's most valuable steelmaker with $30.3 bn mcap

JSW Steel, owned by Sajjan Jindal, has emerged as the world’s most valuable steelmaker, boasting a market capitalisation (mcap) of nearly $30.31 billion, according to Bloomberg data.......

This will Likely Shape the Future of Pharma Inc

Indian pharmaceutical companies may have units abroad as part of “distributed manufacturing” across various locations, according to industry veterans. Illustration: Uttam......

'Sudden Hearing Loss Can Happen At Any Age'

'The earlier you get your treatment done, the better the chance of recovery.' IMAGE: Alka Yagnik posted this week: 'A few weeks ago, as I walked out of a flight, I suddenly felt I was not able to......

'I've lost out on parts because...'

'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.''Or I'm older than I really am.''Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'......

Baby feet, nausea: Why Sunita Williams won't feel Earth like home

Seeing astronauts floating around weightlessly inside the International Space Station may be fun but the absence of gravity has its effects on long-duration space travellers, who experience......

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33.   IMAGE: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath......

How Reddy's 'Salaar' Style Celebration Stole the Show at MCG

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy made an unbeaten 105 as India reached 358 for nine in their first innings. Photograph: SRH/X Nitish Reddy loves his tattoos like most 21-year-olds do, and one on his......

Will Day 3 Go India's Way?

Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?......

Ancelotti unfazed despite Real Madrid disastrous start to La Liga season

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe in action vs Las Palmas. Photograph: Borja Suarez Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday he is happy with how new signing Kylian Mbappe is settling......