Objection Milord: Four SC judges publicly critique CJIJudge Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, had died in 2014. A PIL on the matter is currently being heard in t...
13 Jan, 2018, 06.21 AM IST
Outgoing CJI questions Centre over transfer of HC judgesThe Centre had told the court that it has cleared 34 names out of the 77 recommended by the collegium for appointment as judges in various ...
02 Jan, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to accept rejection of Collegium recommendations"We have reiterated 43 names for the appointment as judges of high courts which were rejected by the government and have been sent back for...
18 Nov, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
24 high courts have a total of 43% judicial vacanciesBetween June 2014, when the NDA government assumed office, and now, the combined approved strength of the 24 HCs increased from 906 to 1,07...
02 Nov, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
Supreme Court raps government for delay in appointments to higher judiciaryReferring to the deficiency of judges in various high courts, it said that in Karnataka high court, several court rooms were locked because...
28 Oct, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Government-Supreme Court strain on new judges: Opposition sees larger plotThe current conflict is the fallout of the October ruling of the Supreme Court, striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission...
17 Aug, 2016, 01.50 AM IST
SC Collegium likely to reject government plea for greater powers in appointment of judgesIn the revised draft, the government has reiterated that it should have the power to reject any name recommended by the Collegium.
14 Aug, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Strive to find common ground with judiciary on appointments: Ravi Shankar PrasadAsked if he will be meeting Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Law Minister should surely meet the CJI and he ...
06 Jul, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
43% of High Court posts vacant, backlog may hit 1-crore mark by year-endWith trial courts having around 2.75 crore pending cases, the total backlog of the judiciary mounts to 3.25 crore cases.
07 Jan, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
- BPC sets high fresh price of $535/tonne for potash supply in SE Asia
Belarus Potash Co. or BPC, the marketing armm for Uralkali and Belaruskali, has set a high fresh price of $535/tonne for potash supply in S...
18 Aug, 2011, 10.17 PM IST
- Indian Potash to buy 1.2 MT MoP at $490 a tonne
Some three months after an industry lobby declared a self-imposed import holiday, Indian companies have struck deals for 1.87 million tonne...
05 Aug, 2011, 03.36 AM IST
- Potash Holiday over, Indian cos sign major breakthrough import deals
Indian Potash Ltd has struck a deal for the import of 1.2mt of MoP deliveries in the period August 2011-March 2012 with the Belaorusian Pot...
04 Aug, 2011, 11.23 PM IST
- Fertiliser price rise makes crude oil blush
The spectacular rise in prices of crude oil and some food items may have hogged the limelight the world over, but the increase in prices of...
26 Jun, 2008, 02.35 AM IST
- Nutrient-based pricing no answer to fertiliser woes
The government has taken some steps since May to make the fertiliser subsidy, a huge burden on the fisc, more useful for the intended benef...
16 Jun, 2008, 05.25 AM IST
- Fertiliser scarcity may nip Rabi crop
In a fresh blow to food security, there may be an impending shortage of fertilisers in the coming rabi season if India is unable to immedia...
20 Sep, 2007, 02.24 AM IST
- Centre fails to make good fertiliser shortfall
The government is playing a mute bystander to a critical fertiliser shortfall.
29 Nov, 2006, 01.19 AM IST
- Higher foodgrain output leads to fertiliser shortage
On the back of an early announced Rs 700 per quintal minimum support price, wheat has netted 17% more acreage this year compared to last Ra...
28 Nov, 2006, 12.09 AM IST