SC asks poll panel to respond to parties' pleas on SIR in 2 weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought separate responses of the Election Commission (EC) on pleas filed by DMK, CPI-M, West Bengal Congress and Trinamool Congress leaders challenging the Special......

No Full-Stop To Govt Versus Governors Tussle

The Supreme Court's opinion on the presidential reference can impact on any number of cases if and when governors, if not the President, take a literary view of the Supreme Court's 'ppinion' on......

SC asks CBI to probe digital arrest scams nationwide

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out a unified pan-India probe into digital arrest scam cases and asked the RBI as to why it was not using Artificial......

A Nuclear Scientist Who Advocated Disarmament

M R Srinivasan focused on the peaceful use of nuclear power at a time when the popular view among the 'hawks' was that India should build a nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. IMAGE: Dr Malur Ramasamy......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary A Chennai-based group called Young Tamil Nadu......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

Budget 2015: What we need now are difficult decisions

'If we don’t get our acts together in five years, it is going to be tough for the country' 'There is plenty of evidence that shows that disgruntled youth turn to crime, naxalism, etc. So what......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

Will BCCI's Ganguly, Shah get an extension?

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with secretary Jay Shah. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks the applications which have......

BCCI state units set to fully comply with Lodha reforms

There is good news on the anvil for the Indian Cricket Board's affiliated state units as their apex council composition is likely to be increased to 19 members, compared to the nine-member team of......

HC demands MCA response over extra water usage for additional IPL ties

The Bombay High Court on Friday sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for......

Why BCCI's top officials are in trouble yet again...

The Supreme Court expressed displeasure over its directions on the Lodha panel report not being implemented so far by BCCI. The top three officer bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in......