Union cabinet gives go ahead to 'one nation, one poll'

Moving ahead with its 'one nation, one election' plan, the government on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies......

Term of 22nd law panel to end, UCC report pending

The term of the 22nd Law Commission, which is without a chairperson for the past few months, ends on Saturday with its key report on the uniform civil code still in works. IMAGE: Justice (retd)......

Belgian ex-PM backs India's permanent UNSC seat, urges UN reform

Former Belgium prime minister Yves Leterme has strongly advocated for the permanent inclusion of India in the United Nations Security Council, asserting that such a move will enhance the council's......

Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

US manufacturing sector appeals for 'serious policy reforms' in India

Modi's hopeful rhetoric has not yet turned into concrete policy reform The US manufacturing industry on Wednesday said it is ready to invest in India but for this it needs Prime Minister Narendra......

Budget: USIBC seeks reforms in India's healthcare

Observing that India's life science industry is poised for spectacular growth and international participation, Corporate America has sought major reforms in the country's health sector, including......

India's national policy for farmers

The Indian government has unveiled a national policy for farmers to help in rejuvenating the farm sector and bringing lasting improvement in the economic condition of the farmers.Here are the......

Will 2022 see some daunting labour reforms?

Ushering in a big wave of reforms by implementing the four labour codes, setting up the national social security fund to cover over 38 crore informal sector workers and improving the ease of doing......

Lodha reforms: SC may reconsider one-state, one-vote policy

The vexatious recommendation of Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha panel on one-state, one-vote policy may be reconsidered by the Supreme Court which said it may look at the only aspect relating to loss of......

SC postpones AIFF elections by one week

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the termination of the mandate of the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by a former apex court judge, appointed by it nearly two months......

COA chief welcomes SC order on Lodha reforms

IMAGE: COA chairman Vinod Rai. Photograph:  PTI The Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai, on Thursday, welcomed the Supreme Court order on mandatory cooling off period for Board......

12 states have submitted common suggestions to Amicus Curiae: BCCI Secy

A day before Supreme Court's hearing on implementation of constitutional reforms, BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Thursday informed that 12 out of the 37 state units (including North Eastern......