NC's Lone pledges allegiance to Constitution but govt not happy

National Conference leader Mohammed Akbar Lone on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court reiterating his oath as Lok Sabha MP, saying he will preserve and uphold the Constitution and......

SC asks Article 370 petitioner to swear allegiance to Constitution

The Supreme Court on Monday asked National Conference leader Mohammed Akbar Lone to file an affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India and accepting the country's sovereignty......

Arun Goel as EC: SC bench recuses from hearing

Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph, who headed a bench which ruled that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and ECs will be done by the President on the recommendation of a......

NGO Centre for Policy Research barred from receiving foreign funds

The ministry of home affairs has suspended the FCRA licence of prominent public think-tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for six months over alleged violation of laws, officials said on......

How Attorney General defended Sebi chief in SC

The Centre on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court a plea seeking removal of  SEBI Chairman U K Sinha on grounds of alleged irregularities in his appointment, saying the charges against him......

NREGA: Money going to wrong hands, says SC

The government's ambitious rural employment project MGNREGA has come under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court which today said money was not reaching real beneficiaries and in many cases going to......

India says no to Bt brinjal, for now

Giving in to intense opposition from NGOs and several states, the government on Tuesday put on hold commercial cultivation of genetically modified brinjal citing lack of clear consensus within the......

What's common between Baba Ramdev and Tatas?

Baba Ramdev and the Tata Group are poles apart in their area of operations, but they have one thing in common: both have been quick to spot the money-spinning potential of Ayurveda's healing touch.......