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Land acquired for Tata's Singur plant won't be restored to firms operating prior to acquisition: SCThe Supreme Court ruled that land acquired for Tata Motors' Nano project in Singur will not be restored to industrial entities. The court c...
Home dreams collapsed for these home-buyers: Here are 10 must-do checks before you buy a house to avoid same fateFrom stalled projects to missing approvals, homebuyers across India are learning the hard way that the dream of ownership can quickly turn ...
If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumersPresident Trump's imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is facing legal challenges, with courts rulin...
As Tesla tanks, Musk’s chosen board chair stands strong as a badass woman in business worldElon Musk faces criticism over right-wing causes and cuts to the U.S. federal workforce, affecting Tesla's sales and stock. Robyn Denholm, ...
Realignment or not, we're in a new era of American politicsAmerican politics has shifted significantly since Donald Trump won his party's nomination. The Republican Party has embraced a new brand of...
We persist in ways we deal with our wealth, not checking if it can be made betterWe live a personal finance life that is enabled by our choice of practices and habits, preferences and attitudes, honed by time and strengt...
- PM Modi calls for reforms to ensure easy, affordable, accessible and speedy justice
PM Modi underlined that there should be greater use of technology to reduce delay in justice delivery. He said Information and Communicatio...
Bibek Debroy decodes the curious case of tax on pizza toppingsWhat is the GST rate on pizzas? There isn't one. That's the point. The GST rate on pizza bread - note the expression - is 5%. But if it is ...
Congress has been reduced to a family jagir, still doing politics of 1960s and 70s: Ravi Shankar PrasadCongress, unfortunately, cannot think beyond the (Gandhi) family. And, regrettably, in 2017, they are still busy doing politics of the 60s ...
PILs flourished during Justice Krishna Iyer's time, says new bookIt chronicles the life and career of the former apex court judge whose judgments were a rich mix of law and literature.
Top judges to look into setting up commercial courts to ensure speedy settlementIndia’s top judges will look to draw up a roadmap for establishing commercial courts to ensure speedy settlement of high-value business dis...
Budget 2016: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speechJaitley presented his third budget which took on the fiscal and physical health of the nation by setting the fiscal deficit target at 3.5% ...
Poke Me: Why the Supreme Court is not the Bulwark of the Constitution it is made out to beThe performance of the Indian legal system and the Supreme Court is unlikely to improve unless we develop a new empirically rooted approach...
DLF-Vadra story: Why real estate in India has become synonymous with bribes & black moneyET looks beyond the allegations against DLF & Robert Vadra & deeper into the relationship between builders & politicians.
- Social media defamation rules: People have to be careful about what they post on social media websites
Under the IPC and the law governing information technology , those found guilty of defamation can be asked to pay a fine a serve up to 3 ye...
- Will the new competition law lead to slowdown in India's corporate deals?
Corporate deals in India may slowdown if the changes proposed to the competition law regime in India go through. Ornamental fish next money...
- New trade mark rules challenged in HC
The Centre's new trade mark rules, giving powers to authorities to search premises of any person suspected of violating the Trade Mark Act,...