Will create chaos: SC refuses to stay appointment of new election commissioners

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the appointment of new election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, saying that doing so would lead to "chaos and uncertainty" as the......

IIM amendment bill proposing powers to Prez triggers autonomy debate

A new amendment bill of the Centre that proposes the President will be Visitor to the Indian Institutes of Management with powers to audit their functioning, order probes and appoint as well as......

SC asks Lokpal search panel to recommend names by Feb end

The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the search committee on Lokpal to recommend by the end of February a panel of names for appointing the country's first anti-graft ombudsman. A bench headed......

SC to hear plea on appointment of 'Lokpal'

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to to hear a PIL seeking appointment of anti-graft ombudsman ‘Lokpal’ and tagged it with a pending plea on the issue. A bench comprising Justices T......