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Chief Information Commissioner to have same status as CEC, rules Supreme Court

Court issues directions to Modi government to bring greater transparency in appointment of CIC and Information Commissioners.

SC blow for Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi govt, rules Centre controls anti-corruption bureau

Two-judge Supreme Court bench delivers split verdict on key issue of transfer and control of the bureaucracy.

TN lawyer moves SC against ‘double life’ ban, says being punished for exposing court graft

The Tamil Nadu lawyer claims to have evidence to suggest the judge who acquitted the accused in the 2004 Sankararaman murder was bribed.

SC held ex-CBI interim chief M. Nageshwar Rao in contempt — and told him to sit in a corner

M. Nageshwar Rao and CBI's director of prosecution, S. Bhasuran, were held in contempt for transferring joint director A.K. Sharma against SC orders.

Top CBI officer Nageswara Rao fined Rs 1 lakh for disobeying Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Nageswara Rao for transferring CBI joint director A.K. Sharma who was probing the Bihar shelter home sexual assault cases.

No cooling-off period for retired judges, Modi govt tells Parliament

In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, the government simply says legislations allow appointment of retired judges.

After CBI row, Modi & Mamata govts spar over Calcutta High Court bench in north Bengal

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court last week, at an event with no West Bengal government representative.

UP officials’ kids don’t go to govt schools, so chief secretary gets SC contempt notice

Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice against UP chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey for failing to implement the 2015 Allahabad High Court order.

No relief from court for ex-CM Virbhadra Singh in Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case

The Delhi High Court refused to stay the trial court order to frame charges against the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister.

Prashant Bhushan receives contempt notice for tweets on interim CBI chief’s appointment

Prashant Bhushan, in his tweets, alleged that the Centre misled the Supreme Court on the issue of M Nageswara Rao's appointment as interim CBI chief.

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.