By removing the bar on women in the 10-50 age group entering the shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala, the 4-1ruling of a five-member bench
Month: September 2018
Open court justice | Business Standard Editorials
The excitement surrounding the Supreme Court’s judgment on Aadhaar last week overwhelmed another apex court judgment with equally important long-term implications. This was the decision to permit
Labour’s grand plan to empower workers – The Hindu BusinessLine
The strategy is to shake up the way Britain’s corporates are run and nationalise overburdened industries Earlier this week, John McDonnell, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor (spokesperson
[Published in August 2018 ] All’s not well with UK’s healthcare system – The Hindu BusinessLine
The recent Bawa-Garba case points to biases against ethnic minority doctors practising in Britain When things go tragically and fatally wrong in a medical case
Think big: on import duty hike – The Hindu
The Centre’s decision to increase customs duty on imports of 19 “non-essential” items amounts to tinkering at the margins to address a structural macro-economic issue. Using tariffs
Across the Aisle: Good Aadhaar, Bad Aadhaar | The Indian Express
Aadhaar was intended to be a unique identification number. So that, it will not — and cannot — be fabricated, duplicated or misused. Welfare States hand
Drug Policy–Surgery needed, not band-aid–Economic Times
By Dhvani Mehta The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) recently issued apublic notice inviting suggestions for achange in its name to reflect its expanding
Numetal says will match Arcelor bid if latter held eligible – The Economic Times
Numetal told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it would match any offer made by ArcelorMittal should it be held eligible to bid for ailing Essar Steel in
Trimming current account deficit: Duty hikes to have marginal impact – The Financial Express
Some experts have called for long-term solutions to address the current account deficit instead of band-aid solutions like targeting “non-essential imports”. The government’s move to
Essar Steel IBC case: SC reserves verdict; timeline of twists and turns in race between ArcelorMittal, Numetal – The Financial Express
One of the top 12 bankrupt companies identified for immediate resolution was Essar Steel. One of the top 12 bankrupt companies identified for immediate resolution
Price of each product must be lowered in case of GST rate reduction: Profiteering regulator – The Hindu BusinessLine
In what could be a clear message to industry, the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) has said the GST rate cut benefit should to be passed
Oil portents: Are we headed for another price shock and economic shake-up? | Business Standard Column
Brent crude was ruling near $120 per barrel when Narendra Modi became prime minister in mid-2014. It fell to a low point of $29 in
Adultery–Supreme Court Decision–Ending a patronising, patriarchal law–Economic Times
The Supreme Court has, in a welcome move, decriminalised adultery. Declaring Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional, because it was paradoxically skewed
Adultery–No moral policing: SC does well to decriminalise adultery, emphasise that husband is not master of wife–Times of India
Continuing a week of weighty judgments, the Supreme Court of India said yesterday that while adultery can be a ground for divorce it just does
No GST on residential programmes to promote religion, spirituality, yoga – Check what revenue department has said – The Financial Express
As per the circular, residential programme or camps where the fee charged includes cost of lodging and boarding shall also be exempt as long as
Modi government plans more NLCT benches in the next 2-3 months – All you need to know – The Financial Express
Currently, about 9,000 cases are pending before NCLT benches in the country for insolvency and other routine matters. In bid to deal with the rising
FED RATE HIKE–Tightrope walk | Business Standard Editorials
The United States Federal Reserve’s decision to raise policy rates for the third time in 2018 was expected. However, it will mean a perpetuation of
Saaf niyat’s Aadhaar shaken | Business Standard Column
Someone recently asked me why James Bond always insists on his drink being “shaken” and “not stirred”. I would concede that even though I have
Govt plans 8 special courts under NCLT to deal with rising insolvency cases | Business Standard News
The government plans to set up eight special courts under the National Company Law Tribunal to handle rising number of cases under the insolvency law,
RBI relaxes SLR rules to ease liquidity fears – The Hindu BusinessLine
To help banks overcome any possible liquidity constraints, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said they can avail of higher liquidity with effect from
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