Irom Chanu Sharmila, the ‘iron lady’ of Manipur, is back in the limelight. For a few weeks now, in fact. Certain media houses and public intellectuals resurrected her ever since Anna Hazare went on a fast at the Ramlila Grounds.
At a recent function in New Delhi, Amartya Sen observed that it wouldn’t be right to say there has been a decline in our democracy because “we have enormously more power to make society better than we are led to believe”.
The 71-year old former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela, who was the textile minister in the UPA-I government but lost elections in 2009, was on Friday given the reigns of the Congress campaign in the Gujarat Assembly elections slated ne
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of Maharashtra government against the acquittal of two accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam, however, made it clear to the state government t
The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi Police to trace the source of money used to allegedly bribe some parliamentarians ahead of a confidence vote in Lok Sabha in 2008. While asking police to trace the source of the funds, a bench
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea challenging the August 16 arrest of Anna Hazare hours before he was to begin his fast demanding a strong Lokpal. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan said it would not
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today refuted Madhya Pradesh home minister Umashankar Gupta`s claim that the activities of banned outfit SIMI had increased during his tenure as chief minister of the state. "The home m
The appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta created turmoil in Parliament today with Opposition BJP forcing several adjournments of both the Houses demanding recall of Governor Kamala Beniwal for what they alleged was a "dictatorial" act.
Calcutta high court judge Soumitra Sen resigned on Thursday, four days before the motion for his impeachment was to be taken up by the Lok Sabha. The impeachment proceedings were slated to be taken up by the Lok Sabha on Monday and Tuesday
Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen`s impeachment proceedings are slated in the Lok Sabha on Monday and Tuesday and he has been informed that he can defend himself or through any lawyer before the motion, as passed against him by the Ra
A fresh attempt is being made to build consensus within the Government to amend the controversial Armed Forces Special (Powers) Act (AFSPA), home minister P Chidambaram indicated on Thursday. "I am trying to revisit AFSPA but as you k
The Bharatiya Janata Party`s MP and spokesman Tarun Vijay, a former editor of RSS mouthpiece `Panchjanya`, was on Thursday questioned by police in connection with the broad daylight murder of Bhopal-based RTI activist Shehla Masood in front of her
Bombay High Court has held that an estranged wife can seek maintenance from her husband for and on behalf of her major daughter or son so long as the child is dependent on her. "A daughter may have attained majority but so long as she
National Advisory Council member N C Saxena on Thursday termed as "unconstitutional" a key clause in the proposed land acquisition Act which binds private firms buying 100 acre or more to follow the rehabilitation package, as suggested i
BJP MP Tarun Vijay will be questioned in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood`s in Bhopal on August 16, police said on Thursday. A Madhya Pradesh police team will soon visit New Delhi in this regard, they said.
Even as food inflation entered into double digits, the prime minister`s Economic Advisory Council on Thursday exuded confidence that the rate of price rise of food items will moderate on account of a good monsoon and bountiful harvest. &qu
Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its orders on the maintainability of the Centre`s plea for recall of its July 4 order appointing an SIT to probe the black money issue. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and S S Nijjar said it would pass
Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Delhi`s private hospitals, built on subsidised government land, to provide free treatment to the poor, saying they cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility. A bench of justices R V Raveendran
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare was accorded a hero`s welcome when he arrived at his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra`s Ahmednagar district with supporters staying awake till late in the night to receive him. After landing in Pun
West Bengal government is mulling amendment of labour laws to prevent strikes on "trivial issues", while also checking unfair labour practises. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had recently sought an end to the `bandh culture` in t
