'Why should we disclose classified information. to satisfy those who doubt our Hydrogen Bomb capability?' IMAGE: Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, at the 'Machined to......
The government refuted the charge that the Nuclear Liability Bill was being brought under foreign pressure and said it is willing to refer the measure to a Parliamentary Standing Committee for......
The country's atomic establishment on Wednesday threw its weight behind the civil nuclear liability bill in the face of the stand-off between the government and the Opposition and said there is a......
In this third and concluding part ofan ongoing series, Manoj Kumar and Lydia Powell, in an Oriental Research Foundation study, highlight some national nuclear liability frameworks. Read Part 1:......
Liability caps can be raised without affecting the bill. Local suppliers will be the worst hit if there is no liability cap, G Balachandran observes. It is useful to keep in mind that the proposed......
If the lawmakers periodically review old laws, the court's burden would be lighter, says M J Antony. The rate of road accidents in India is so high that the chances of getting run over by a motor......
While horror and anger transcend all other emotions about Mumbai's Black Wednesday, eventually they will also raise issues of liability and damages. That the losses were occasioned by forces beyond......
If the court order is implemented, it will lead to an increase in the insurance outgo for car owners by a minimum Rs 50,000 for car and a minimum of Rs 7,000 for two-wheeler owners. IMAGE:......
Other than breach of contract, a case for criminal negligence can also be made out in such a situation An ‘Act of God’, force majeure in legal parlance, is a term for forces that......
A wedding insurance cover for L N Mittal! You might wonder, but it is true indeed. The steel baron's daughter Vanisha, in June last year, got married to a London-based banker, Amit Bhatia, in a......