NDA will scrap 'undemocratic' collegium system: BJP ally

Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday expressed hope that upon return to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance will make a fresh attempt at scrapping the......

Should Governors Be Legally Given Time Limit To Act?

Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Shah, Adhir, Azad on 8-member simultaneous poll panel led by ex-Prez Kovind

The government on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state......

A case against merging appellate tribunals

Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase, says Jyoti Mukul. When the regulator for the downstream petroleum sector was set up in 2006,......

Visionary Budget but devil lies in the implementation

Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters     The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......

Judges' salaries to increase three-fold

The salaries of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts are set to rise three-fold with Parliament approving a bill in this regard on Tuesday. The high court and Supreme Court Judges......

FAQs on new Post Office Bill

1. Why is the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 proposed to be amended? The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 is more than a century old. New communication developments have to be taken note of. Competition......