The Normalcy Of Extrajudicial Killings In India

An unofficial and brutal justice system exists parallel to the official one, and it executes many times more of the accused than the official one executes convicts, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE:......

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

In a departure from convention, the Rajya Sabha on Monday allowed leaders of various political parties to speak and pay tributes to five late members, including former finance minister Arun......

A Lok Sabha of contrasts!

It was a changed scenario in the new Lok Sabha with the churning brought out by the elections throwing in contrasts. While the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in full......

CPI to fight on 60 seats, declares 39 names for LS polls

Probodh Panda and Atul Kumar Anjaan are among 39 candidates declared by the Communist Party of India for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the party said that it would fight on 60 seats in 24 states.......

No undue benefit from KG gas, argues RIL

Reliance Industries on Wednesday assailed reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General and expert P Gopalakrishnan, which have alleged the company got undue benefits pertaining to......

'RIL a victim of honey trap'

Reliance Industries Ltd counsel Harish Salve on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the company was a victim of a ‘honey trap’. The government, he said, had lured RIL to explore, develop and......

How the oil ministry justifies KG gas price rise

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Wednesday reiterated before the Supreme Court a rise in the price of gas from the KG basin was necessary to attract investments, saying it was a bona......

No favouritism shown towards Reliance in KG Basin: Centre

The central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court it had not shown any favour to Reliance Industries in the matter of gas exploration in the Krishna-Godavari Basin or pricing, and the......