SC rejects PIL for inauguration of new Parliament by Prez

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Droupadi Murmu. IMAGE:......

AAP's Satyendar Jain gets interim bail on medical grounds

The Supreme Court on Friday gave jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain six weeks interim bail on medical grounds, the relief coming a day after he collapsed in Tihar Jail due to dizziness and......

Corruption threat to society, must be dealt with an iron hand: SC

Corruption poses a serious threat to society and must be dealt with an iron hand as it not only leads to abysmal loss to the public exchequer but also tramples upon good governance, the Supreme......

Lakhimpur violence: SC grants 8-week bail to Mishra; can't stay in Delhi, UP

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an eight-week interim bail to Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish in the "unfortunate ghastly incident" of violence in 2021 at Lakhimpur Kheri which......

What CEOs fear about 2019

Of the 40 CEOs polled from across the country, 60 per cent identified a fractured electoral mandate as a bigger risk than trade wars, volatile oil prices, and inflation.  Image used for......

Ballooning condom prices bring in regulator, 2 tiers likely

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has decided to have one price for basic utility condoms and the other for pleasure condoms. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has initiated......

The fall of the turnaround tycoon

Industrialist Pawan Ruia's (think Dunlop and Jessop) arrest this month for cheating and criminal breach of trust marked a new low, but the tide had been turning against him for a while now. Ishita......

Sensex hits 28K; Nifty ends at 52-week high on GST hopes

The Nifty ended at 52-week closing high led by banks after a meeting of G20 finance ministers came to a consensus to support global growth amid growing uncertainty post the Britain's exit from the......