Rich-poor gap still enormous: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

"The inequality in income and wealth and the growing gap between the rich and the poor is still enormous," Supreme Court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia said on Tuesday. IMAGE: File image of Supreme Court......

Justice V R Krishna Iyer passes into the ages

Justice V R Krishna Iyer, a Left-leaning intellectual who had stood for the rights of the downtrodden and reinterpreted bail jurisprudence as a Supreme Court judge, died on Thursday, December 4.......

Will SC drop 'secular, socialist' from Preamble?

The Supreme Court on Friday observed the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms 'socialist', 'secular' and 'integrity' to the Preamble underwent judicial reviews and it cannot say whatever......

Explained: Supreme Court's Property Judgment

'A rigid or overly broad interpretation could lead to a chilling effect on investments and growth in sectors traditionally driven by private initiative.' 'Entrepreneurs may fear that their assets......

Ex SC judge bats for Reliance in Kerala

Former Supreme Court Judge V R Krishna Iyer has said that Reliance should be given a chance to do business in Kerala and suggested that the business house operate through existing retailers.At a......

PM draws flak for 'indifference' to endosulfan

Noted Jurist V R Krishna Iyer criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his "unfeeling indifference" to Kerala's request for a country wide ban on endosulfan, even as Left MPs held a protest in......

Call to boycott Pepsi, Coke, HLL products

An anti-war group in Kochi on Monday called for a boycott of products of US soft drink majors -- Coca-Cola and Pepsi and the multinational giant Hindustan Lever Ltd -- in the state from next month......

'Ayurveda under threat from western exploitation'

India could lose over $130 billion annually, if western countries were allowed to exploit and dilute ayurveda, one of the trusted age-old Indian medicine system, experts say. Expressing this......