In view of the growing number of absconding defaulters, the government has tabled the Fugitive Offenders Bill in the Lok Sabha. But is it serious about getting them back?
~By Kingshuk Nag
With ...
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 aims to make India a preferred seat for resolving commercial disputes, quite on the lines of such centres in Singapore, London and Hong Kong, and ma...
Above: Students protesting on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in 2016. Photo: Anil Shakya
The student unrest across university campuses is due to a resource crunch initiated by the UGC which...
Above: Indian Army jawans taking position near the site of a gunbattle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir
The annual budgets for the armed forces have shown declining outlays for modernisation, th...
Above: (Left) ASG Tushar Mehta and Senior Advocate Anand Grover
~By Vinay Vats
The government’s decision to appoint Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as Special Public Prosecutor in the...
Above: Prisoners at Tihar jail enjoy a concert on the premises/Photo: Anil Shakya
Questions pertaining to diet plans, medical records and case files are being routinely asked by Tihar inmates throu...
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The craze for greyhound racing in pockets of Punjab has made it into an underground sport, facing the wrath of animal lovers. A first-hand account of how it operates
~By Dilip Bo...
Above: The CBI has filed a case against Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd whose deputy general manager is the CM Amarinder Singh’s son-in-law/Photo: newsheads.in
In a shocking development, Capt Amarinder Singh’...
Above: Thomas Chandy is accused of encroachment related to his Lake Palace Resort/Photo: t-ec.bstatic.com
In a move that has raised many questions, some judges of the Supreme Court have recused the...
Amid speculation over general elections being advanced, the last budget seems like a poll manifesto aimed at the electorate
~By Puneet Nicholas Yadav
It has been a sorry tradition for governmen...