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The Supreme Court verdict, last week (July 27), upholding the validity of inquiry, arrest and bail provisions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), could not have come at a more appropriate time when as many as 122 sitting and ex-legislators are facing money laundering cases in the country. The apex court upheld the power of ED to arrest under the PMLA saying that the procedure for arrest is not arbitrary. A three-judge bench heard for more than 23 days well over 100 petitions challenging various provisions of the law.

The day has finally arrived: today on July 31, my teacher, colleague and dear friend Mr Keval Arora superannuates after 44 years of an illustrious teaching career, all of which he devoted to Kirori Mal College. He has enthralled generations of students in the classroom with his teaching, incisive comments, pervasive wit, critical thinking and a lived experience of theatre. He has transformed lives the way he transformed the printed texts into live performance in the classroom. He has taught students with a zeal and commitment which would be unmatched by anything else. He has invested on students like nobody else: by always giving a patient hearing to their queries (however naive they are) before addressing them with utmost care and attention. In a nutshell, Keval is a teacher not just of the subject but of life; he has taught students across generations and disciplines how to lead a life of principle, conviction and commitment.

Forget about the 56” chest; forget about ‘vishwaguru’, answer just this one question: “What was the National Security Advisor of the Prime Minister of India doing at an inter-faith meet talking national security matters with a bunch of clerics, asking their permission to ban the radical Popular Front of India, if at all?

LUCKNOW: Enthused by the success in Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha by polls, BJP is now making serious attempt to make dent in Yadav and Muslim support base of Samajwadi Party.

Making a strategic shift, from accomplishing its mission to create a “Congress Mukt Bharat” the BJP ironman Narendra Modi ably supported by his mentor RSS has embarked on the path to obliterate the opposition and particularly the regional parties from the political map of India.

Economic growth in India has never been inclusive. There still exists a wide gender gap. The female labour force participation (FLPR) has remained low, oscillating between 16 and 23 per cent in the last few years. They are facing numerous challenges including structural barriers that prevent them joining workforce, and even when they join, they have to undergo tremendous social and occupational bias.

New Delhi: Dominating India reduced the match to no contest as they walloped lowly Ghana 11-0 in their opening match of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Mizoram teenager Jeremy Lalrinnunga, smashed two Games records to help India and his weightlifting squad win their second gold as men hockey and women Cricket teams posted victories while world champion Nikhat Zareen commenced her boxing campaign with a dominating win at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Sunday.

New Delhi: Mizoram teenager Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who did India proud by winning country's and the weightlifting squad’s second gold in the 67kg his first Commonwealth Games (CWG) at Birmingham,says that he was thrilled with the response he received from everyone around him “I couldn’t do as much as I expected myself to do in clean and jerk but I am very happy for all the love that I have received from back home. There were so many who came to see me here in the stadium as well and I just want to say thank you to everyone.”

Mamallapuram (Chennai): There was no stopping India as all their six teams in fray in both sections won their matches to maintain a clean slate at the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Sunday.