When India got her first female Supreme Court judge

It was in 1989, 39 years after the setting up of the Supreme Court in 1950, that Justice M Fathima Beevi was appointed a judge in the highest court in the land.28 years on, only six women have been......

Ban on polygamy, child marriage: U'khand UCC draft

A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths and enforcing similar grounds and procedures for divorce are understood to be among the major......

U'khand assembly to pass bill on UCC in Feb: Dhami

The Uttarakhand assembly will pass legislation on the Uniform Civil Code during its session beginning February 5, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. Photograph: @pushkardhami/X "It is a......

Big blow to Siddaramaiah as Guv sanctions his prosecution

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday accorded sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment......

When will you return and face the law? HC asks Mallya

Mallya's lawyer said he wants to return, but a British court has prohibited him from leaving the UK without its permission. The Bombay high court on Friday asked fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya......

Black money: SC irked with Centre for not implementing orders

The Centre on Tuesday faced the ire of the Supreme Court for failing to implement its three-year-old directions, including setting up of a SIT to probe all cases of black money and disclosing......

Supreme Court happy with SIT probe into black money

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said ‘some progress’ has been made by SIT which has initiated steps for bringing back black money stashed away by Indian citizens in foreign banks.......

Black money: Court rejects Centre's plea against setting up SIT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Centre's plea to recall its order for setting up a Special Investigation Team to probe all cases of black money, saying it stepped in as for over six decades......

Hyderabad masala

An upcoming film on Mohammad Azharuddin promises to be a potboiler, though not a true biopic, says Shakya Mitra. In December 1984, Kapil Dev was dropped for the Kolkata Test against England because......

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning......

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,......