Is UPA government devaluing law officers?
May 1, 2013
Coal-Gate: yes, Attorney General tried to interfere, claims Additional Solicitor General
Apr 29, 2013
NDTV exclusive: Did Law Minister water down CBI report on coal scam?
Apr 16, 2013
We Mean Business: Is auctioning of all natural resources practical?
May 16, 2012
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 11, 2013
Eminent lawyer Ashwani Kumar's career as Law Minister ironically came undone following a legal tangle of elephantine proportions, which put him in trouble at his place of work. Mr Kumar lists as his profession, 'Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Indi...
Coal scam: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should own up 'responsibility' and step down, says BJP
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the "public spat" between the Attorney General and the Additional Solicitor General reinforces its view that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should own up "responsibility" in the coal scam and step down.
Harin Raval resigns as Additional Solicitor General after Coal-Gate letter bomb
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday April 30, 2013
After scripting a mega scandal for the government, Harin Raval has resigned as Additional Solicitor General. Sources say that his exit may soon be followed by that of Attorney General GE Vahanvati, who Mr Raval accuses of lying to the Supreme Court.
Coal-gate: Supreme Court hits out at CBI over sharing of report - Who said what
Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Coal Scam: The Supreme Court has castigated the CBI sharply today for showing a report on its coal investigation to the government before submitting it to judges last month. The court says their first exercise is to free the CBI from political interf...
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Coal scam: Attorney General GE Vahanvati will not represent the government at a crucial Supreme Court hearing today on whether the government tried to influence the CBI's investigation into the coal scam.
Coal scam: Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval's explosive letter to Attorney General
NDTV.com | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Hours before a crucial Supreme Court hearing on whether the government tried to influence the CBI's investigation into the coal scam, new and grave allegations have surfaced from one of the government's top legal officers.
Coal-Gate: yes, Attorney General tried to interfere, claims Additional Solicitor General
Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Hours before a crucial Supreme Court hearing on whether the government tried to influence the CBI's investigation into the coal scam, new and grave allegations have surfaced from one of the government's top legal officers.
Coal-Gate: Law Minister changed report but to correct grammar, say sources
Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday April 17, 2013
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Coal-gate: sources close to Law Minister offer detailed defence
Reported by Sunil Prabhu; edited by Mala Das | Wednesday April 17, 2013
A meeting called by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, where he allegedly made changes to a report that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would submit three days later to the Supreme Court, could prove to be perilous for the government and the inves...
NDTV exclusive: did Law Minister change CBI's report on coal scam?
Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, A Vaidyanathan; Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday April 16, 2013
At a meeting last month held at his office, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar made written changes to a report that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would submit days later to the Supreme Court on its coal investigation, say sources.
Mohan Parasaran appointed as the Solicitor General of India
Edited by Samira Shaikh (with PTI inputs) | Friday February 8, 2013
Mohan Parasaran appointed as the Solicitor General of India
Norway custody row: After eight months, mother gets custody of children
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday January 8, 2013
Eight months after her children returned to India after a lengthy legal battle in Norway, Sagarika Bhattacharya will be able to take them home. The 30-year-old had been granted custody of her son Abhigyan and her daughter Aishwarya by the Calcutta Hi...
Profound anger on the streets, protests over Delhi gang-rape reach Rashtrapati Bhavan
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Friday December 21, 2012
There were dramatic scenes of Raisina Hill today as hundreds of women tried to enter Rashtrapati Bhavan to express their outrage over Sunday night's gang-rape of a young woman on a bus. Shouting "we want justice", the protestors tried to force their ...
Babri demolition conspiracy case: Supreme Court slams CBI for delay
A Vaidyanathan | Thursday December 6, 2012
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a hearing of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case and asked why the Additional Solicitor General was not present to argue on behalf of the agency.
Lease for Delhi's Taj Mansingh Hotel extended by a year
Friday September 28, 2012
The NDMC decision to extend the lease for one year came even as Additional Solicitor General Rakesh Kumar Khanna has reportedly adviced the civic body to go for auction as it will determine the "fair market price".