Govt sets up dedicated desk on Ayodhya

The government has set up a dedicated desk, headed by an additional secretary, to look after all matters related to the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya issue. In an official order, the Union......

A crucial fortnight for Supreme Court. And for India

Security has been put on high alert across the nation as the Supreme Court is all set to deliver its verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, Sabarimala case and a host of other legal......

That inept 'Saint Antony'

'It was almost as though there was widespread relief that the defence bureaucracy, and the minister, could find someone willing to shoulder the blame for everything that had gone wrong with the......

Panama Papers: New data shows about 2,000 Indian links

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has published a massive trove of ‘Panama Papers’ information on detailed offshore holding of companies in various tax haven......

Fraud: 5,200 railway employees booked

The Indian Railways has ordered departmental action against more than 5,200 officers for their alleged involvement in various fraudulent practices in an attempt to check corruption and bring in......

Unravelling India's innovative streak

This was the high noon of the shortage economy. Necessity, the old cliche goes, is the mother of invention. That must make scarcity the father of innovation. India had to make do with very little,......

What to do if you face tax scrutiny

"I am proud that I pay my taxes." This is what the government wants us all to say, and, in fact, is what all of us ought to say. But that's not how it works here.First, in a country of a billion......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......