Lawyers go on strike in Bihar over colleague's arrest

Hundreds of lawyers in Bihar on Wednesday abstained from court work to protest the arrest of one of their colleagues on April 19. The Bihar State Bar Council gave a call to advocates across the......

Bihar: Lawyers to strike work to seek justice

Thousandsof lawyers in Bihar will go on strikeon November 15 in protest against the killing of an additional public prosecutor last week.The Bihar State Bar Council gave a strike call to......

Five new SC judges to take oath on Monday, 2 short of full strength

The Supreme Court is all set to get five new judges, taking its strength to 32 against the sanctioned strength of 34, on Monday when three chief justices-- Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay......

Delhi: NBWs against Raj, Parkar for non-appearance

The court also rejected their plea for exemption from personal appearance in the case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Devendra Kumar Sharma issued NBWs against Thackeray and Parkar......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

Centre may drop veto from GST Bill

Amid opposition from the states, the Centre may smoke the peace pipe by dropping the contentious provision in the Constitutional Amendment Bill on a Goods and Services Tax (GST) that proposed to......

Showcasing Gujarat, abroad

Rajiv Shah's appointment as Barack Obama's Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics reminds us that there isn't any comprehensive study of the Gujarati diaspora. Though Shah's news......

Corporates turn to rural India for growth

Coca-Cola India doubled the number of outlets in rural areas from 80,000 in 2001 to 160,000 in 2003, which increased market penetration from 13 per cent to 25 per cent.It brought down the average......

Lodha FAQs: Cooling off period for Ganguly, Shirke can't attend BCCI meet

Come June 2017, Sourav Ganguly will have to go for a compulsory 'Cooling off' of three years having completed three years at Cricket Association of Bengal as secretary and president. Sacked Board......

SC wraps up hearing on passing directions for reforms in BCCI

IMAGE: Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed committee for reforms in Indian cricket Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha is flanked by Justice Ashok Bhan (left) and Justice R V Raveendran at a press......

SC to BCCI: Fall in line with Lodha report and save trouble!

'Decks must be cleared for complete reform.' BCCI granted four weeks to respond on the implementation of the recommendations. IMAGE: Justice R M Lodha, chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed......

Supreme Court pulls up BCCI over reluctance to accept Lodha panel recommendations

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Board of Control for Cricket in India for its reluctance to comply with the recommendations of the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha panel, including the one to......

Why BCCI's IPL spot-fixing probe panel was declared 'illegal'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's panel to probe spot-fixing and betting charges in the Indian Premier League was declared "illegal" as it was set up in violation of its own rules, said......