Venugopal, 91, was appointed by the President as Attorney General in July 2017 and has agreed to continue following a request by the central government.
Keeping in mind the high-profile cases Venugopal is handling in the Supreme Court and his experience at the Bar, the government has decided to extend his tenure for one more year, said sources.
Venugopal had requested a one-year tenure. The govt decided to it to him extend keeping in mind the cases he is handling in the Supreme Court and his experience at the Bar.
The apex court in June last year had approved the schemes of the CBSE & CISCE for cancellations of remaining examinations scheduled from 1 to 15 July last year due to the pandemic.
Activist Saket Gokhale had sought consent of Attorney General KK Venugopal to initiate a case against former CJI who had reportedly said that the judiciary is 'ramshackled'.
New Delhi: Attorney General K K Venugopal Friday gave consent for initiating contempt proceedings against stand-up comic artist Kunal Kamra for his 18 November...
AG K.K. Venugopal gave consent to 8 persons to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Kamra for his 'objectionable' tweets on SC order granting bail to Arnab Goswami.
Last month, CM Jagan Reddy had written to the CJI S.A. Bobde, alleging the Andhra Pradesh HC was being used to 'destabilise and topple my democratically elected government'.
Perhaps the present crisis and trauma can force our country into something resembling that special moment we found in the sixties. Perhaps we can radically alter our business environment.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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