The arrest of a former top official of the Badminton Association of India for sexual crimes exposes the murky underbelly of an organisation that controls a sport which has given India two Olympic meda...
The apex court recently admitted a PIL from NGO Naz Foundation and asked states to bring a notification for giving compulsory education to children living with or affected by HIVThe spread of educatio...
Despite the state government refusing to handover the account books of Vyapam for scrutiny, the CAG report has added fuel to the admission and appointments scam that has been hounding Chief Minister S...
A ruling has asked auto manufacturers to stop selling BS-III vehicles from April. They have only themselves to blame as enough time was given to switch to BS-IV norms
~By Ramesh MenonHold your bre...
The assault on an airline employee by an MP led to carriers banning the politician from their flights. But is this legally tenable and should India have a blacklist like some western nations?
~By S...
The Law Commission’s Bill to amend this Act has led to protests and a sense of grievance among sections of the judiciary
~By Venkatasubramanian
In a normal situation, a Bill proposed by the Law ...
Competition Commission of India indicts two powerful film bodies
Veteran Malayalam actor, Thilakan, would have felt vindicated by a landmark order had he been alive. The order, passed by the Compet...
The overwhelming victory of the BJP in the UP assembly elections fuels expectations that the party would use its electoral majority to build the Ram temple on the site of the Babri Masjid
~By Parsa...
The new policy announced by the government is tilted in favour of this sector providing universal health coverage. This is a clear departure from the established norm that the state is central to prov...
A directive by the Bombay High Court to Maharashtra to construct more jails by June-end this year could alleviate overcrowding of prisons there
~By Ramesh Menon in PunePrisoners housed in jails in...