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'Not an inch lost to China': Ex-Army Chief Naravane stands firm, urges nation to keep defence forces out of politicsFormer Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane breaks his silence on his memoir "Four Stars of Destiny". He firmly defends his position th...
UN concerned with Pakistan’s constitutional amendments and immunity provisionsUnder the changes adopted on 13 November, a new Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has been given powers over constitutional cases, replaci...
Executive meddling in judicial affairs won't be tolerated, Pak Chief Justice tells PM ShehbazCJP gave this statement after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Supreme Court on Thursday, attended by Federal Minister for Law ...
Six Pakistan high court judges allege intelligence agencies' interference in judicial mattersThe six judges who signed the March 25 dated letter include Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sa...
India serves demarche to Germany following comments on Kejriwal’s commentsWhile a demarche was issued by the Indian Embassy in Berlin, the German Deputy Ambassador to India was summoned by MEA on Saturday to lodge...
For a new judicial professional classOpposition down the decades has been on three grounds: one, barrier to local language(s); two, disincentivising members of the lower judici...
We were not trying to build a farm house or bungalows for politicians: Sanjay Raut“The opposition party (BJP) has made it (the car shed issue) political. The courts should not interfere in this. The land belongs to the st...
India's economic, political systems yet to mature: Arvin Subramanian"Our economic and political system has still not developed the maturity to have finely calibrated interventions for problems," he said.
PM Narendra Modi rues Rajya Sabha not passing GST, says states would have benefited"Bihar would benefit from GST, Uttar Pradesh would benefit from GST. Barring one or two states, all states would have benefited from GST," ...
Lack of political will key reason for judicial delay: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal also said that if there is political will, the judicial system can work faster and it will benefit justice seekers.
Centre's interference weakening states: Delhi CM Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal accused the NDA regime of doing politics in allocation of funds and "arm-twisting" the states by using agencies like CBI.
Markandey Katju has triggered unhealthy debate on selection of judges, says Hans Raj BharadwajIt had provoked an "unhealthy debate" on the collegium system of choosing judges, he said, denying that he had ever interfered in selection...
- Pakistan's new chief justice takes charge
Nasir-ul-Mulk, who recently cautioned against "undue interference" in the functioning of Pakistan's state institutions, was sworn in as chi...
Government never interferes in any probe: Ashok GehlotAshok Gehlot today said the government never interferes in any probe either by police or any investigating agency including the CBI.
- Congress defends Salman Khurshid’s remark on businessmen
Congress on Monday defended Law Minister Salman Khurshid’s statement that locking up businessmen was adversely affecting investment climate
- We need a clean man in black robe: CJI S H Kapadia
Chief Justice S H Kapadia said there was a need for "clean man in black robe" and asked the political class not to protect corrupt judges.
- Hong Kong has best judicial system in Asia: business survey
Regional financial centres Hong Kong and Singapore have the best judicial systems in Asia, with Indonesia and Vietnam the worst, a survey o...
- Apex court shows the way
A series of steps and observations, which have emanated from the Supreme Court vis-a-vis various unrelated cases over the past few days, co...
- SC again asks judiciary to show restraint
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday frowning upon judicial activism said the judiciary should maintain restrain for the prop...
- SC overturns 'judicial overreach' verdict
The SC has buried a two-judge bench’s order on ‘judicial over-reach’ saying that it was not binding on the court.