Jail, not bail, is the rule in today's India

It is not just the weak who are harmed by the judicial process's failure to grant bail.Any high profile person can be made to spend weeks in jail while the arresting authority shouts and preens for......

'Judges are not free of fear'

'Judges have families; they have their future to worry about.''In an atmosphere of fear, the judges are constantly under some kind of psychological pressure.''I have seen this is happening across......

Thackeray group asks SC to overturn Koshyari's floor test order

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of cross-petitions of Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde factions pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis. IMAGE: Uddhav......

Godhra case: Gujarat HC says no POTA on accused

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Central Pota Review Committee's recommendation of dropping Prevention of Terrorism Act charges against the accused in Godhra......

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background,......

Pandering of so-called wilful defaulters is peculiar to India

Despite the Indian government’s recent efforts, anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police......

Tata Steel bags Golden Peacock for CSR

Tata Steel, world's sixth largest steel maker on Wednesday said it has bagged the 'Golden Peacock' award for 2009 for its corporate social responsibility initiatives. "The notion of social......

Your insurance can be rejected if. . .

Concealment of material facts on health and failure to give satisfactory explanation for long absence from duty can be reasonable grounds for a life insurance company to repudiate a policy claim,......

IOA proposes to refer charge-framed cases to Ethics Commission

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday yet again sought to dilute International Olympic Committee's directive to bar charge-framed persons from contesting elections and instead decided to......