SC overturns bail for 8 PFI members, cites national security

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a verdict of the Madras high court which had granted bail to eight alleged Popular Front of India members and office bearers, saying national security is......

Separatist ideology 'dead' in J-K, people reaise it as futile: Sajad Lone

The ideology of separatism is "dead" in Jammu and Kashmir as people realised it is futile, separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Lone said. IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference......

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women constituted only eight percent of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that......

We Won't See The Likes Of Him Again

His legacy will endure through the countless lives he touched, the legal precedents he set, and the principles he upheld.K T S Tulsi pays rich tributes to Fali Nariman, the doyen of the legal......

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary A Chennai-based group called Young Tamil Nadu......

Slump hits real estate lawyers hard

The heady days of the real estate boom are over for most lawyers who made quite a packet dealing with clients on the lookout for purchasing land, with most of them having to deal with petty cases......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

Will BCCI's Ganguly, Shah get an extension?

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with secretary Jay Shah. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks the applications which have......

BCCI state units set to fully comply with Lodha reforms

There is good news on the anvil for the Indian Cricket Board's affiliated state units as their apex council composition is likely to be increased to 19 members, compared to the nine-member team of......

Three members to represent BCCI at ICC meeting, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stated that the three-member panel of Vikram Limaye, Amitabh Choudhary and Anirudh Chowdhury 'enjoy the same status' and will represent the Board of Control for......

Srinivasan apologises to Supreme Court, says won't preside over March 2 AGM

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanswami Srinivasan tendered unconditional apology to the Supreme court for presiding over the Board's working committee meeting in......