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'I do not know any Anna Hazare, have no comments on him'

Almost nine months after their first open letter, the group of 14 eminent Indians on October 3 dashed off a second open letter to the government. Apart from being more elaborate than the previous......

A crying need to restore public confidence

Just because the 14 elders spoke for us is not enough; each of us needs to add his voice and convert it into a clamour to be heard across the length and breadth of the country, says Mahesh......

SC judge clarifies on call from 'someone'

The Supreme Court judge, who was approached by 'someone to change' a judge involved in fodder scam case trial, on Thursday clarified that the caller from the Patna high court had enquired whether......

'No one can browbeat judiciary'

The government said on Wednesday that itwill not allow anybody to "browbeat" the judiciary. Thereference was toa revelation by a Supreme Court bench that someone in Patnatried to influence the......

Judge's statement finds echo in LS

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour seeking prime minister's response to a Supreme Court judge's......

Jet Airways faces turbulence ahead of launch as 3 senior executives quit

Jet Airways has been hit by three top-level resignations ahead of its relaunch. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters The three senior executives who have resigned include Captains Niraj Chandan......

Tata Sons asks Sivasankaran to pay back Rs 700 crore loan

Siva group defaulted on payment in 2016 and is also facing CBI investigation Tata Sons has made a claim of Rs 6.99 billion, with interest and costs, against C Sivasankaran and his company Siva......

Bharat floorings: The floor beneath India's feet for 95 years!

Nikita Puri finds out what makes the company, which has tiled palaces, homes, restaurants and even railway stations, relevant for millenials, too. IMAGE: Besides places like Mumbai's Bhau Daji Lad......

Why the eminent citizens wrote the letter

In a few weeks, the 14 eminent citizens who wrote 'An Open Letter to our Leaders' this week will propose concrete suggestions how 'our leaders' can tackle the problems of governance deficit and......

SC tells UTI to pay Rs 3.35 cr to unit-holders

Holding UTI accountable for non-delivery of cheques of maturity amount to its unit-holders, the Supreme Court has upheld the orders of various consumer forums for payment of around Rs 3.35 crore......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

Team India not Team BCCI: SC

In what could run counter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's claim that there is "nothing official" about the team selected by it, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the manner......

Show proof of 'recognition', BCCI tells govt.

The telecast rights dispute before the Supreme Court saw the Board of Control for Cricket in India daring the Union Government to show proof of grant of "recognition" to it as the apex body......

SC upholds BCCI's autonomy

In a major judgement upholding the autonomy of all private bodies regulating sport in India, the Supreme Courton Wednesdayruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India isnot a 'State' within......

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