It’s easy to attack judiciary, tough to build system, says CJI Dipak Misra"There may be some elements who try to weaken the institution," but the judiciary will refuse to succumb, Chief Justice Misra said in an ap...
16 Aug, 2018, 05.59 AM IST
PIL to cap air fares: High Court seeks centre, DGCA replyThe activist, Bejon K Misra, in his plea, has claimed that capping of air fares was necessary as airlines often charge more than 10 times t...
09 May, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to CJI on Karnataka judge issuePrasad’s letter states that a complaint of sexual harassment against a district Court Judge in Karnataka was not handled according to guide...
10 Apr, 2018, 07.35 AM IST
Prasad questions SC collegium decision to elevate K'tka judgePrasad's letter comes days after Justice J Chelameswar, wrote to the SC judges alleging that the government has stalled P K Bhat's elevatio...
09 Apr, 2018, 07.37 PM IST
Government, judiciary, bureaucracy must work for new India: PM Narendra ModiModi said frequent elections affect decision-making ability as the model code of conduct comes into force and also entails huge expenditure.
26 Nov, 2017, 11.21 PM IST
Government cleared 106 appointments of HC judges this year: Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad shared the story of Karimul Haq, a common man who had won the Padma Shri award last year for ferrying people to the hospital free of...
10 Nov, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
Contempt plea filed in NGT against Sri Sri over his remarksIn a statement Ravi Shankar had blamed the government and the NGT for permitting AOL and said his foundation had obtained all necessary per...
26 Apr, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
13 cities with aerodromes told to go online for building plansThese 13 cities are among the 15 cities for which the Airports Authority of India has already evolved Colour Coded Zoning Maps for accordin...
16 May, 2016, 11.24 PM IST
Patna High Court to get free wi-fi facility by April endUnion Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Patna High Court would get free 'Wi-fi' facility by the end of April this year.
13 Mar, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Visit the land of the Taj for some Hindustani music & danceThe state of Uttar Pradesh is the land of the great sages and hermits. The basic tradition of music was laid down by the singing of ancient...
10 Mar, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
States agree to comply with environmental guidelines for urban construction projectsState governments have broadly agreed to comply with the proposed environmental guidelines for construction projects in urban areas.
22 Sep, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
TRAI Bill gets President Pranab Mukherjee's assentAirports Economic Regulatory Authority and SEBI do not have such provision which made the government to amend the law to bring parity.
18 Jul, 2014, 08.41 PM IST
Legal hurdles cleared for Nripendra Misra's appointment as Narendra Modi aideThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, passed in Lok Sabha yesterday, was approved in Rajya Sabha today by voice vote.
15 Jul, 2014, 06.25 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes TRAI Amendment Bill, paves way for Nripendra Misra's appointmentThe Telecom Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill was passed after a debate during which the government came under sharp attack for the mea...
14 Jul, 2014, 09.08 PM IST
TRAI Bill to clear legal hurdles in appointment of principal secretary to PMBill is to replace an ordinance issued on May 28 to change a clause in the TRAI Act by which Misra could not have been appointed after reti...
11 Jul, 2014, 03.52 PM IST
Bill to replace TRAI ordinance in Budget session of ParliamentBefore the Ordinance was promulgated, the TRAI Act prohibited its chairman and members from taking up any other job in the central or state...
18 Jun, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
- Fearing government change, UP bureaucrats pack bags
If bureaucratic movement can be any reflection of changing times, there's frenetic activity gripping UP's government offices.
05 Mar, 2012, 09.55 AM IST