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Maharashtra government's 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' a beneficiary scheme for women, not discriminatory: HCThe Bombay High Court upheld Maharashtra's 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' as a non-discriminatory beneficiary scheme for women. The court dismissed a...
Dollar or other currencies? How the US is daring the world to find a dollar alternativeThe United States is challenging its own foundations as the world's reserve currency with attacks on the legal system following Donald Trum...
Delhi under President's rule? AAP's Atishi alleges BJP is plotting a conspiracy against Kejriwal's governmentAam Aadmi Party leader Atishi accused the Central government of plotting to impose President's rule in Delhi to overthrow the elected gover...
Not James Bond movie with sequels: HC deprecates repeated pleas for Kejriwal's removal as CMA bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan pulled up petitioner Sandeep Kumar, a former AAP MLA, who sought Kerjiwal's ouster from the...
Pegasus case: Supreme Court appoints expert panel to probe snooping allegationsFinding material that "prima facie merits consideration", a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohl...
Governor not 'guide' or 'mentor' to assembly speaker: SC in 2016 verdict in Arunachal caseIn 2016, the apex court had held as unconstitutional the decision of Arunachal Pradesh governor J P Rajkhowa to advance the floor test.
When ex-RBI governors get political, it impacts autonomy cause: FM Arun JaitleyFinance minister Arun Jaitley asserted that when former RBI governors join political battles, they hurt the cause of RBI autonomy.
In 2010, High Court gave Babri dome area to HindusThe Allahabad High Court allotted the dome of the demolished Babri Masjid, under which the makeshift temple currently stands, to the Hindus.
Parliamentary Panel: Tackling black money needs political willThe panel has pitched for simplification, rationalisation and reduction in taxes, cutting regulations and curtailing discretionary powers o...
Are our Speakers as impartial and apolitical as they should be?In two recent cases, the Speakers in both assemblies had helped ruling parties keep their flocks together by using their powers to disquali...
Governor must keep clear of any political horse-trading: SC"The Governor must remain aloof from any disagreement, discord, disharmony, discontent or dissension, within individual political parties,”...
Arunachal Governor can't embroil himself in 'political thicket': Supreme CourtThe apex court held that there can be no interference at the behest of the Governor as long as democratic process in the assembly functione...
Arunachal Pradesh crisis: President's rule may be revoked, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi tells Supreme CourtRohatgi told the Supreme Court that President’s Rule imposed on January 26, 2016, on Arunachal Pradesh may be revoked and a new government ...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley outlines the ideal civil servantFinance Minister Arun Jaitley said civil servants need to be fearless in decision making keeping distance from political thicket.
Clear tax laws, superior infrastructure, better investment climate will help re-route FDI to IndiaIndia has all the necessary elements for an economic renaissance, but the new government can help boost growth to the levels that are requi...
- Review calls a sign of court-executive tussle?
The government has given vent to its disgust over repeated judicial encroachment into areas which fell squarely within the executive’s doma...
- Arun Jaitley lauds Narendra Modi for riot-free decade
In an article 'Gujarat - Ten Years After 2002', BJP leader Arun Jaitley praised the role of the Modi government.