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Ram Jethmalani will now try to persuade God in heaven

There are no disputes in heaven and therefore no opportunity for lawyers to practice their craft.

09 Sep 2019 12:56 AM

Who killed liberal Islam? By Hasan Suroor Rupa, Rs 599.

Can instinct, instruction be combined to fashion a new liberal Islam?

Having said that the author proceeds to examine a variety of situations and reaction of Muslims as indeed of other people.

01 Sep 2019 3:19 AM

There is another whisper in the corridors of power reviving thinking about the Presidential form of government.

One nation, one poll: Simplistic solutions not always the best

Early indications are that most opposition parties are sceptical but some stray voices, including in the Congress have been more receptive.

23 Jun 2019 2:34 AM

From emancipation to liberation

SC judgements in several cases bring hope to women facing circumstances that undermine their dignity and their fundamental right to equality.

23 Dec 2018 12:00 AM

Painting a rosy picture of our foreign policy accomplishments for domestic audiences cannot be a substitute for reliable progress on the ground.

Need of the hour: Gandhiji, a Second Coming

For decades, we have become accustomed in India to relative calm even as the rest of the world suffered shocks and jolts.

31 Dec 2017 3:14 AM

Romeo jihad a weapon? It’s a stretch!

The right to practice one's religion includes the right to propagate it but of course any form of allurement or coercion is and must be prohibited.

20 Aug 2017 6:43 AM

Man serving lifer for murder granted bail

The Bombay high court granted bail to an accused serving life imprisonment awarded to him by a lower court in the 2010 Dhobi Talao murder case in which jewellery shop owner Alpesh Jain was murdered and booty of almost `1 crore was recovered later.

07 Oct 2013 4:24 PM

All civic bodies under one ambit

With a view to improve the pothole-ridden state of roads in the city and neighbouring areas, the Bombay high court on Friday suggested that all municipal corporations and public authorities like PWD, MMRDA, MSRTC and others be brought under one ambit/authority having statutory powers.

05 Oct 2013 4:18 PM

Pay teachers pension, interest on dues, HC tells civic body

Pulling up the Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC) for withholding its teachers’ dues for the past 30 years and paying pension after deductions, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the civic

02 Oct 2013 3:36 PM

HC: Complaint against SR Kunfounded, unsubstantiated

Calling the complaint filed against actor Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri for sex determination of their third child “unfounded”, the Bombay high court Monday said that the couple was affluent and could

01 Oct 2013 1:53 PM

Mumbai hc: Case on SRK unfounded

Terming the complaint filed against actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri for sex determination of their third child as “unfounded”, the Bombay high court on Monday said that the affluent couple cou

01 Oct 2013 12:29 PM

HC lauds Kolhapur pollution board

Appreciating the efforts of Kolhapur’s Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials in bringing down pollution levels in Panchganga River, the court said that they should come to Mumbai and he

30 Sep 2013 11:52 AM

HC upholds lifer for rapist father

The Bombay high court upheld a sessions court order, which convicted a man for reportedly raping his own minor daughter and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

29 Sep 2013 3:07 PM

‘Take steps to manage traffic around school’

Acting upon a public interest litigation (PIL), the Bombay high court on Friday called the traffic flow at a prime intersection in city the “Brahmaputra of traffic”.

28 Sep 2013 11:43 AM

8 forest officers hurt in crossfire

In a heavy exchange of fire between forest officials and timber smugglers, eight forest officials were injured, two critically, at a forest in Gadchiroli on Wednesday evening.

22 Feb 2013 1:08 PM

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