Why can't Centre call all-party meet on 'serious issue' of freebies, asks SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the Centre call for an......

OROP: Parrikar 'pressurised' in cabinet to obstruct pension plan, claims Jethmalani

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in favour of granting One Rank, One Pension to ex-servicemen but pressure was exerted on him by his cabinet colleagues on the issue, legal luminary Ram......

Rahul's Rajasthan dilemma: Gehlot or Pilot?

'Sachin Pilot should be credited with the revival of the Congress and for building it into a fighting machinery.''What goes in favour of Ashok Gehlot is his experience, connect and relationships --......

SC to examine law validity for prior approval to probe bureaucrats

Seventeen years after the first plea was made, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the hearing to examine the constitutional validity of the law which makes it mandatory for the Central......

NTC land gets Rs 284-cr bids

Debuting on a buoyant note, the state-owned National Textiles Corporation's 2.39-acre mill land at Worli in Mumbai has received bids as high as Rs 284.4 crore (Rs 2.84 billion) on day one on......

Harsh Lodha thanks Priyamvada Birla for his success

As different members of the Birla family waged legal battles to challenge the will of 1999, Lodha became a familiar face in the Calcutta High Court; the total number of cases reached 110 at one......

'Ultimately, the markets should function as normal'

'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.''Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.''This is positive for the market in the long run.'Anup Roy and......

'Gurgaon, Mumbai property prices likely to fall'

Image: The Primus, Gurgaon. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, DLF Gurgaon and Mumbai -- two of India’s largest real estate markets -- are set to witness a correction in property prices, say......

It's for the benefit of the game and the game will flourish: Lodha

'Administrators come and administrators go but ultimately it's for the benefit of the game and the game will flourish, I'm very sure.' After the Board of Control for Cricket president Anurag Thakur......

BCCI elections on October 22

'We sincerely believed a democratically run elected body should run cricket in the country.' The Committee of Administrators announced that the much-awaited elections of the Board of Control for......

Justice R M Lodha: Law is in his DNA

Justice R M Lodha's attribution of guilt to the owners of IPL teams, rather than to individuals, has laid out the law of command and responsibility, responsibility by virtue of ownership of......

'Neither the court nor CoA should run cricket'

'It is for the cricket organisers to do it and these organisers are the elected bodies. Now the reforms require that they associate cricketers also. They take care of the game that's all. I think......

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......