Attorney-general's arguments on definition of 'material resources of community' in Constitution, a long-running legal conundrum, are significant amid political debate over redistribution.
R. Venkataramani, 72, will take over as the Modi government’s top law officer on 1 October. Junior colleagues describe him as ‘apolitical’ and a ‘true jurist’.
Venkatamanani, 72, will succeed K K Venugopal whose term ends on 30 September. Last week, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi had declined the offer to be Modi govt’s top lawyer.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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