Reforms will continue; industry needs to spend more on R&D, shed protectionist instinct: NITI MemberNITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba urged Indian industry to boost R&D investment and shed protectionism to become a global production hub. He em...
12 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has ripple effects for Trump, US conservativesThe defeat of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has drawn attention in the U.S. due to his close alignment with Donald Trump and his in...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
Rent an adviser, boards: How firms can tap bureaucrats’ wisdom without boardroom conflictsFormer government officials and regulators are increasingly joining private companies. This practice raises concerns about potential confli...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Maharashtra government consulting stakeholders on Uniform Civil CodeThe Maharashtra government is embarking on an important dialogue with stakeholders about the potential introduction of a Uniform Civil Code...
20 Mar, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Kapil Sibal alleges bias in handling of Justices Varma, Yadav casesKapil Sibal has accused Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of bias for intervening in Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's case while allegedly...
11 Jun, 2025, 07.33 AM IST
Extraordinary attack on judiciary: Congress on Dhankhar's Kesavananda Bharati case verdict remarksEarlier, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Dhankhar is "wrong" in stating that Parliament is supreme and his views should warn ever...
12 Jan, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Dhankhar slams 'one-upmanship' from judicial platforms, says cannot have 'Ostrich-like' stanceVirtually censuring the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said "one-upmanship and public posturing" from judicial pla...
11 Jan, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Parliament passes bill to increase number of SC judgesRavi Shankar Prasad said, "I would urge the House to consider the Bill"
07 Aug, 2019, 01.59 PM IST
Opposition’s impeachment motion against CJI is not politics: Kapil SibalLet the Rajya Sabha chairman take a call on that, then we will determine our course of action. But I don’t believe the chairman would take ...
23 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Leave governance to those elected by people: Ravi Shankar Prasad to judges"Of late, I am seeing a great propensity of certain courts to take over governance. They must hold accountability to their power," law mini...
22 Sep, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Bar Council of India seeks 'stringent' amendments to Advocates ActLaw Minister Gowda said in the Lok Sabha that the Bar Council is looking for "stringent amendments" to the Act to prevent malpractices by l...
03 Mar, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Over 1 lakh lawyers abstain from work in BiharDue to the one-day stir, over 10,000 lawyers in Patna High Court did not attend courts today while the situation was similar in district co...
15 Jul, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
Over 1 lakh lawyers abstain from work in BiharMore than one lakh advocates across Bihar abstained from work today in support of their demand to allow state vigilance in subordinate judi...
15 Jul, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Certain provisions in Trademarks Act unconstitutional: Madras High CourtMadras High Court declared asunconstitutional a sub-section of Trade Marks Act, 1999 whichqualifies a member of Indian Legal Service to the...
12 Mar, 2015, 02.55 AM IST
Bar Association opposes Markandey Katju's views on CJI appointmentKatju felt the convention of appointment of CJI at present is often leading to "undesirable results" causing great harm to the judiciary.
28 Aug, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
US House opens first immigration hearingThe Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the U.S. immigration system is ``in desperate need of repair'' as he opened C...
05 Feb, 2013, 10.25 PM IST
- Let's have quota in SC too, says parliamentary panel
Parliamentary panel has suggested that the government consider bringing the higher judiciary - Supreme Court and High Court- under the ambi...
18 Aug, 2007, 01.30 AM IST