The Indian rupee on Friday depriciated to an all-time low of 50.69 against the US currency in early trade on continued capital outflow by foreign funds and increased dollar demand from importers.At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the d ..
NEW DELHI: Taking note of several cases of tourists being fleeced and harassed by touts, a parliamentary committee has strongly recommended enactment of a specific law to ensure their safety.Expressing surprise at the absence of any specific law to d ..
New Delhi: Lawyers across the country will observe 'black day' on February 27 to protest against the police lathicharge in the Chennai High Court premises last week.The decision was taken by the Bar Council of India which condemned the February 19 in ..
The Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended that a Monroe County, N.Y., Family Court judge be censured for repeatedly requiring her secretary to perform personal chores, including baby-sitting her children and typing documents and corresponden ..
Concerned over the plight of exporters due to a shrinking market, the government on Thursday offered succour to the industry to pull through this phase by speeding up refunds and easing curbs on raw material imports.It also threw in a Rs 325 crore pa ..
Satyam Computers have decided hold back the two months' salaries of its employees. There have been rumours that Satyam will sack over 10,000 workers in the coming weeks.Even though Satyam denied holding back the salaries of its employees, the PTI quo ..
Inflation declined to about a 15-month low of 3.36 per cent mainly due to fall in the prices food articles like fruit and vegetables, pulses, and some manufactured items, raising hopes of cuts in the key policy rates by the RBI.Wholesale price based ..
The Supreme Court on Thursdayappointed a committee headed by retired judge B. Srikrishna to inquire into the clashes between lawyers and police in the Madras High Court on February 19.A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan asked the commit ..
NEW DELHI: In a major boost to freedom of press, a Delhi court has ruled that the publication of a document merely labelled ``secret'' shall notrender the journalist liable under the colonial relic, Official Secrets Act 1923 (OSA).Additional sessions ..
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court resumed its functioning on Wednesday, five days after it was ordered to be closed by acting Chief Justice S JMukhopathaya following a clash between lawyers and police in the court premises.But, lawyers including governm ..