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Friday, March 29, 2024
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.

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move SC seeking review of Rafale verdict

On 14 December, Supreme Court dismissed all PILs alleging irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.

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’.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.