Bar council allows foreign lawyers, firms to practise in India

Shedding its opposition, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday took a significant decision to permit foreign lawyers and law firms to practise in areas such as foreign law, international......

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister N D Modi......

Jagdeep Dhankhar, once a 'reluctant politician' to VP

Once a "reluctant politician", Jagdeep Dhankhar's reemergence in the political scene in 2019 as West Bengal governor surprised many, so has his rise to the office of the Vice President of India.......

Devas wins plea to seize Indian property in cancelled Isro deal

A French court has ordered freezing of an Indian government property in Paris on a plea by Devas shareholders who are seeking to enforce a USD 1.3 billion arbitration award over a cancelled......

Lenders set to clear Rs 400 crore to give wings to Go First

Go First’s lenders have agreed in principle to support the airline’s request for Rs 400 crore interim funding to restart its operations. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The......

Wadia-owned Go First files for insolvency, suspends flights for 3 days

Wadia group-owned Go First has decided to cancel all its flights for three days starting from Wednesday, extending the suspension of operations by one more day, according to a communication. The......

BharatPe files arbitration to claw back co-founder Ashneer Grover's 1.4% shares

Upping the ante, fintech unicorn BharatPe has filed an arbitration for clawing back it's former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover's restricted shareholding and founder title, sources said.......

Dispute with Amazon: SC slams Future's for adopting 'stalling' tactics

The Supreme Court made it clear on Thursday it will not allow stalling of the arbitral proceedings pending before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) pertaining to the ongoing......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

Halep set for immediate return to tennis after doping ban cut

IMAGE: Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for roxadustat, a banned drug. Photograph: Simona Halep/X Former Wimbledon and French Open champion......

CAS rejects Russia's plea, Olympic ban remains firm

IMAGE: A view of the signage at the entrance of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the day of a hearing on the doping case against Simona Halep of Romania, the former tennis world number......

Halep's doping ban appeal at CAS hearing

IMAGE: Simona Halep, the former tennis world number one, arrives at a hearing on the doping case against her at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday.......

Doping Saga: Russian figure skater's Olympic gold stripped

IMAGE: Kamila Valieva received a four-year doping ban. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year doping ban on Monday, effectively......