A meeting of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Friday witnessed fireworks with members vociferously opposing certain provisions of the draft legislation, leading to......
Citing a reported observation of an Allahabad high court judge, a Bharatiya Janata Party member in Lok Sabha on Tuesday urged the government to retain provisions on gay sex and adultery in the......
A Bill which aims at regulating the legal profession by a single Act and seeks to target "touts" was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal saying there should......
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Lakhimpur......
In some ways, Jyotiraditya parting ways with the Gandhis was similar to the saga of the Gandhis and the Bachchans, largely a story of friendship that turned sour.A fascinating excerpt from Rasheed......
There are three areas in which the Modi government is moving: making it easier to do business, generating investments and better financial administration. Wednesday was eventful by any standard. In......
Eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan, who is making headlines as member of the Lok Pal Bill drafting committee, is also busy in something really close to his heart. He has decided to move the Supreme......
It is important for corruption to be rooted out, but a slow decision-making process can be an even bigger price for the country to pay, says A K Bhattacharya. The Anna Hazare movement leading to......
India will have to wait until the end of this year to get information about funds stashed in banks in Switzerland where Parliament will take time to ratify the tax treaty signed between the two in......
Putting aside the financial woes that threatened to engulf the automobile industry in a post-Lehman Brothers world, 753 manufacturers are back at the Frankfurt Auto Show 2009 to flaunt their......
Mumbai is not called the City of Dreams for nothing. Ask Vashu Bhagnani. A sari-seller in Kolkata, Bhagnani came to Mumbai to try his luck and ended up making Bollywood hits like Coolie No 1, Hero......