New Delhi: The live coverage of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and the subsequent events by the media, in particular television news channels, drew critical observations from Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan here on Saturday.Speaking at a confe ..
The Government would soon bring in a medical devices Act in a bid to regulate prices of healthcare equipment.Stating that 30 to 40 per cent of healthcare costs comprised diagnostic kits and other medial equipment, Union Science and Technology Ministe ..
he Supreme Court issued notice to the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) on a petition challenging the decision of the Haryana Government to conduct preliminary examination for recruitment of Haryana Civil Judges in the state.A bench comprising ..
The Ministry of Minority Affairs has almost finalised a draft Wakf Amendment Act which if enacted would place the state wakf boards under central monitoring, and make encroachment of wakf property a cognisable offence.The move is aimed at checking co ..
The Government has taken various steps towards amending the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The National Consultation for amending the Act was initiated in June, 2006 with the fi ..
The Law Commission of India in its 209th Report (July 2008) on “Proposal for omission of section 213 from the Indian Succession Act, 1925” has observed that there is discrimination in respect of wills made by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jainas or Parsi ..
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed all proceedings pending in the Delhi High Court regarding construction of 1,100 flats for Commonwealth Games village near the Yamuna river bank.The High Court had earlier on November three refused legal sanction and ..
Student gets Rs 20 lakh for delay in marksheet15 Oct 2008, 0556 hrs IST, TNNLUCKNOW: The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Lucknow, has awarded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to a student who waited for five and half years to obtain his mar ..
The Supreme Court has held that retirement benefits like pension and gratuity cannot be attached by authorities for recovery of dues.The apex court passed the ruling while quashing a Rajasthan High Court ruling which had ordered attachment of the ret ..
The Delhi High Court directed the Defence Ministry to pay compensation to a young man who lost his hand five years ago while on duty and reinstate him in his job immediately.Lashing out at the Colonel Commandant of Remount Training School and Depot i ..