Poll impasse: Governor Vajubhai Vala holds key in Karnataka

According to experts, the Governor is free to exercise discretion to invite anyone, especially in cases which don’t involve a pre-poll alliance staking the claim.

16 May 2018

Ordinance to criminalise Triple Talaq in the making

With the controversial new legislation seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) stuck in Parliament because of Opposition obstruction, the government is considering taking the ordi

03 May 2018

Recommendation not meeting parameters: Government on not approving Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph

 The government on Thursday justified its decision of not approving the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph, saying the proposal was not in accordance

27 Apr 2018

Reconsider recommendation on Justice K M Joseph's elevation, Centre tells Supreme Court collegium  

The move comes a day after government cleared appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as Supreme Court judge and kept in abeyance a decision on Joseph,  who heads the Uttarakhand High Court.

26 Apr 2018

Most states, Union Territories poorly implement SC/ST Act

Only four states—Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh —have special police stations. 

25 Mar 2018

Budget 2018: Aviation ministry gets Rs 4.4k crore for VVIPs’ take off

C4,469.50 crore is meant for purchase of two new aircraft for special extra section flight operations; AAI’s allocation has been cut by half.

02 Feb 2018

‘Won’t be business as usual in Supreme Court from now on’

Judges can rise to the occasion and resolve their differences through dialogue, say legal experts; allegations will severely hit CJI’s credibility

13 Jan 2018

2 G verdict: For seven years, I religiously waited for someone to give 2G evidence, but in vain, says Special Court judge

Special court judge Saini acquits all, including DMK’s A Raja and Kanimozhi, says prosecution miserably failed to prove the scam.

22 Dec 2017

Law Commission wants betting, gambling legalised

The Law Commission is set to recommend legalising betting in sports and gambling. It will soon submit its report, a draft copy of which has been accessed by Express, to the government and the Supreme

17 Dec 2017

Make match-fixing criminal offence: Law Commission Panel

The panel studied the practices in many countries before preparing its report. While recommending that the businesses should be licensed, the commission wants match-fixing and sports fraud to be made

17 Dec 2017

Few Indian Muslim women opt to go for Haj unescorted

For the first time ever, Indian Muslim women above 45 will be allowed to travel in groups of four or more without a male guardian following recent changes in the national Haj policy.

11 Dec 2017

18 months to go but we’ll create one crore jobs: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Muslim face of the BJP, in an interview with The Sunday Standard, dismissed charges of the BJP playing divisive and communal politics.

10 Dec 2017

IndiGo, AAI play blame game over passenger’s fall from wheelchair

A blame game has erupted between the Airports Authority of India and budget carrier IndiGo, over a woman passenger falling off her wheelchair at the Lucknow airport on Saturday night.

14 Nov 2017

No more Haj subsidy, focus now on minority education

Haj subsidy is set to be scr­a­p­p­ed from 2018 with the Centre de­ciding to go ahead with the re­commendation for its immediate abolition by a special committee set up in January this year.

03 Nov 2017

No reserved quota in new Haj policy

Haj subsidy is set to be scr­a­p­p­ed from 2018 with the Centre de­ciding to go ahead with the re­commendation for its immediate abolition by a special committee set up in January this year.

03 Nov 2017

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