I am a member of RSS: Calcutta HC judge in farewell speech

Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta high court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. IMAGE: A view of the Calcutta high court.......

SC collegium recommends new CJs for 5 high courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five judges to be appointed as chief justices of the high courts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati, Allahabad, and......

SC pulls up Manipur HC judge for 'obnoxious' order on quota to Meiteis

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Manipur high court judge Justice MV Muralidaran, saying despite being granted an opportunity he did not correct his judgment on grant of quota to......

Vivek Agnihotri apologises to Delhi HC in contempt case, discharged

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri appeared before the Delhi high court on Monday and tendered an unconditional apology in connection with a criminal contempt case over his alleged remarks against a judge......

Govt clears the deck to restart 26 coal mines

With the state government clearing the decks by extending the lease validity of 26 mines, operations at these mines are set to commence again within a couple of months. Since all the 26 mine leases......

Hike customs duty on ferro alloys

Ferro alloy refers to various alloys of iron, which are used in the production of mild steel, carbon steel, special alloy steel and stain less steel. India's steel production is increasing every......

HC rejects Vedanta expansion bid plea

In a setback to Vedanta Aluminium Limited's plan for expansion of its refinery and captive power units in Kalahandi district, Orissa high court on Tuesday upheld the Centre's decision of stalling......

Blow to Vedanta! Varsity land buy illegal: HC

The proposed Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) Vedanta University Project in Orissa suffered a setback with the Orissa high court on Tuesday holding as illegal the state government's land......

Drama marks IHF elections

Amidst high drama, the Indian Hockey Federation completed its election on Monday, with a group of three dissidents, led by Narinder Batra, forcing the incumbent president K P S Gill face voting in......