Term of 22nd law panel to end, UCC report pending

The term of the 22nd Law Commission, which is without a chairperson for the past few months, ends on Saturday with its key report on the uniform civil code still in works. IMAGE: Justice (retd)......

Speaker recognises Rahul as LOP; his first constitutional role

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognised Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition on Wednesday, a day after the Congress communicated its decision to name him for the position to the Lok Sabha......

Ex-bureaucrat who oversaw Article 370 abrogation picked as new EC

Former Indian Administrative Service officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as election commissioners, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls.......

Former SC judge AM Khanwilkar sworn in as Lokpal chairperson

Former Supreme Court judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was administered the oath of office as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on......

Public servant tag worries NGO sector workers

Many claim they fear witch hunts for disagreeing with those in power.  Nawshir Mirza, an independent director on the Tata Power board, is planning to sever his association with not-for-profit......

Shabana: Why Indian actors can't speak out like Meryl

'A pact was made between the government and 12 producers that I would be restrained from speaking on the Babri Masjid issue.''After Meryl spoke out she got the wholehearted support of the entire......

Review: Anna fails to inspire

Actor-director Shashank Udapurkar's biopic Anna, is a sad linear sketch of the man who brought the Delhi establishment on its knees, feels Prasanna D Zore.  Kisan Baburao Hazare, aka Anna......