After the union government agreed to the holding of a floor test of the Congress government’s majority in the Uttarakhand assembly, the Supreme Court stipulated that the nine disqualified MLAs will not be allowed to vote

HC allows eating beef in Maharashtra, but slaughter ban stays

06 May 2016

The Bombay High Court ruled that prohibiting possession of beef brought from other states violated the right to privacy and the right to choice of food and was therefore unconstitutional

Gold, laptops, freebies galore in AIADMK poll manifesto

06 May 2016

CBI summons Uttarakhand ex-CM Rawat to Delhi

06 May 2016

Lok Sabha passes bankruptcy bill, over to Rajya Sabha now

05 May 2016

Uttarakhand: ‘seriously considering’ floor test, Centre tells SC

05 May 2016

Uttarakhand: SC suggests floor test under its aegis

04 May 2016

Netaji files: Morarji Desai had doubts about Bose’s death

30 Apr 2016

While previous governments concluded that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died in a plane crash, former Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai had questioned the veracity of reports of Netaji's death

Bombay high court orders demolition of scam-tainted Adarsh building

29 Apr 2016

The Adarsh Housing Society, a 31-storey building in the posh Colaba area in South Mumbai meant for housing war widows and personnel of the Indian Army, is mostly occupied by politicians and their kin

Gujarat accedes to reservation demand, announces 10% quota

29 Apr 2016

PAC faults govt for lack of precision in public private partnership agreements

29 Apr 2016

The tricky question of VVIP visitors

28 Apr 2016

Budding IAS officers, returning to their training academy for the final polish after a year in the field, were asked how they coped with VVIP visitors. Their replies make interesting reading. By Vivek K. Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India

SC defers floor test in Uttarakhand assembly, questions central rule

28 Apr 2016

Fire destroys National Museum of Natural History in Delhi

26 Apr 2016

SC to hear Jairam Ramesh plea against Aadhar Act

26 Apr 2016

Delhi HC directs J&K govt, centre to protect lands abandoned by Pandits

25 Apr 2016

India cancels visa to Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa

25 Apr 2016

Emotional chief justice of India appeals to PM to appoint more judges

25 Apr 2016

Squarely blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the paucity of judges in the country, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur broke down as he made an impassioned plea for delivering justice to the vast number of under-trials languishing in jail