President: Make litigation affordable for poor

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday underlined the need for exploring ways to make the litigation in the country affordable for the benefit of poor and downtrodden in society. Inaugurating the......

Sukna land scam: SC dismisses Prakash's plea

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Lieutenant General (retired) Avadesh Prakash challenging the Court of Inquiry ordered against him in the Sukna land scam case. A bench......

No more places of worship on public land: SC

The Supreme Courton Tuesday directed that there shall be no fresh construction of places of worship at public places throughout the country.The restriction would apply to temples, mosques,......

Don't go strictly by the rule book: SC to courts

The Supreme Court has said courts should not go strictly by the rule book to deny justice to the deserving litigant as it would lead to miscarriage of justice. "All the rules of procedure are the......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......

Hockey captain Manpreet added to Khel Ratna winners

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting......

Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it 'silver lining'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chirag Shetty/Instagram Set to be conferred with the Arjuna Award, Indian men's doubles player Chirag Shetty, on Friday, termed it a 'silver lining' amid the COVID-19......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......

Sehwag, Malik in selection panel for National Sports Awards

IMAGE: Virender Sehwag, in picture, along with Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh are part of the 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to......