SC frees man jailed for 25 years, finds he was a juvenile at time of crime

The Supreme Court on Wednesday found a man, who spent 25 years imprisoned in a murder case, and had exhausted all his legal remedies including a Presidential pardon, to be a juvenile at the time of......

Himachal mayor disqualified because of 'male bias': SC

The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the fresh election for the post of the mayor of Solan in Himachal Pradesh as it termed the disqualification of the incumbent, Usha Sharma, "a case of......

Lawful surveillance data destroyed every 6 months, govt tells HC

The ministry of home affairs has told the Delhi high court that lawful interception-related records are categorised as highly classified documents and minimal data is maintained for such classified......

Bangladesh on the boil over Prez remarks on Hasina's resignation

Several hundred protesters on Tuesday tried to storm the presidential palace, demanding President Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation for his recent comment on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.......

Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0 will start from Oct 1

The government has notified October 1 as the starting date for direct tax dispute resolution scheme Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vivad Se Vishwas scheme 2.0 was......

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

The GST Council on Saturday decided to tweak tax rates on items, including accommodation services for students and solar cookers, and took a host of taxpayer-friendly measures including waiver of......

Surging markets: CJI Chandrachud urges Sebi, SAT to be cautious

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday advised market regulator SEBI and the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to exercise caution amid a significant surge in equity markets and......

GST@7: Challenges But Collections Surge

Average monthly GST collection rose from Rs 90,000 crore during the first year of its implementation -- 2017-2018 -- to Rs 1.68 trillion during 2023-2024, representing an 87 per cent rise.......

BCCI finally brought under RTI

The CIC, the top appellate body in RTI matters, went through the law, orders of the Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, submissions of the Central Public Information Officer in the......

Rajasthan Royals "intend" to appeal ED order

Rajasthan Royals on Monday stated that it "intends to launch a full appeal" against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) order to slap a penalty notice of approximately Rs 100 crore against the IPL......

IPL: ED slaps Rs 98.5 crore notice on Rajasthan Royals

IPL team Rajasthan Royals was slapped with a penalty notice of approximately Rs 100 crore by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged violation of forex laws, a move which comes barely two......

Lalit Modi withdraws plea from Delhi HC in passport case

Sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi withdrew from the Delhi High Court his plea seeking expeditious hearing before the Ministry of External Affairs against revocation of his passport, saying an......

Balbir's search for missing memorabilia remains incomplete

In 1985, Balbir Singh Sr had donated his medals and memorabilia to the then SAI Secretary on being told that they would be displayed in a show window at the proposed National Sports......