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TopicArun Shourie

Topic: Arun Shourie

Politicians, editors, a retired Major General: The petitioners taking on sedition law in SC

Supreme Court suspended Section124A after hearing a bunch of petitions challenging various aspects. Petitioners range from Lok Sabha MP to journalists facing sedition charges.

Today, RSS cadres available to be Modi-Shah instruments, says former BJP minister Arun Shourie

Discussing his new book at ThePrint's Off the Cuff, Shourie spoke to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta about importance of studying RSS & his great 'errors of judgement' on PM Modi & V.P. Singh.

A ‘skeleton bent like a bow’, Sri Ramakrishna’s battle with cancer made him child-like

In ‘Preparing for Death’, Arun Shourie traces Sri Ramakrishna’s battle with cancer and his pleading with the doctor to lessen the unbearable pain.

Arun Shourie, crusader against corruption faces corruption charge — it happens only in India

Arun Shourie, who was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982 and the Padma Bhushan in 1990, is an outstanding Indian change-agent and leader.

This is the 2002 hotel sale case in which CBI court wants FIR against Arun Shourie

A CBI court has asked the agency to file criminal cases against Shourie & four others as allegations against them in the corruption case prima facie appeared to be true.

Shourie, Bhushan, N Ram withdraw plea filed in SC challenging validity of criminal contempt

Petitioners’ lawyer tells Supreme Court bench that issues raised in plea are ‘important’ but they would not like to raise them at this stage.

Shourie, Bhushan, N Ram challenge validity of criminal contempt in SC, say it curbs free speech

Their petition states that Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Court Act has the effect of threatening dissenters and critics, and silences legitimate criticism and dissent.

Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie demand CBI probe into Rafale deal, say SC verdict clears way

Stating Justice K.M. Joseph's judgment that the CBI can still take lawful action, Bhushan and Shourie said the agency should launch an independent inquiry.

SC’s Rafale verdict shocking and disappointing, say Shourie, Yashwant & Bhushan

Petitioners say Supreme Court has taken ‘dangerous step in condoning total disregard of procedures’.

Arun Shourie leads the charge against Modi government at Supreme Court hearing on Rafale

Apart from raising questions on the procedure followed, Shourie squarely laid the blame on Narendra Modi for the Rafale deal.

On Camera

A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

Budget 2026 pushes mountain trails for tourism. It will be a challenge for state govts

The projects announced by Nirmala Sitharaman are likely to be routed through existing Ministry of Tourism destination development schemes, including Swadesh Darshan 2.0.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.