A salve for a taxing moment: The Vodafone story

A salve for a taxing moment: The Vodafone story The court hearings had gone on through all of August. On September 8, 2010, the Bombay High Court was packed to the rafters with newspaper reporters of all hues. There was a battery of lawyers representing the Government of India and telecom giant Vodafone. There were two judges who had been hearing the famous Vodafone tax case: DY Chandrachud and JP Devadhar. Though Devadhar was in Nagpur that day, he...
01:18 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Sibal wants dialogue, not censorship: Khurshid

Sibal wants dialogue, not censorship: Khurshid New Delhi: Defending the Telecom Minister's comments over screening web comments, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that Kapil Sibal has nowhere suggested of a censorship. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Khurshid said, "Sibal hasn't spoken of censorship, but he has only suggested negotiation with the service providers like Facebook, Google and others, about what would be appropriate given the context of our country." He said that there was no...
06:44 PM, Dec 06, 2011
The Last Word: the 2G note controversy

The Last Word: the 2G note controversy

Experts discuss whether the crisis in the UPA has deepened over the 2G scam note, even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee denies any differences with Home Minister P Chidambaram. ...
11:56 PM, Sep 30, 2011

2G: Kanimozhi, A Raja appear in court

2G: Kanimozhi, A Raja appear in court New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi and former Telecom Minister A Raja appeared in the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi on Saturday. She along with Kalaignar TV MD and CEO Sharad Kumar was taken into judicial custody and spent Friday night in Tihar jail after the court refused her bail in the 2G spectrum scam. Jail authorities said that no special treatment was provided to the...
08:33 AM, May 21, 2011

SC to hear plea for probe into Banda rape case

SC to hear plea for probe into Banda rape case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition by senior lawyer Harish Salve seeking a judicial inquiry into the alleged rape of a Dalit girl by Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Purushottam Dwivedi. The court will hear the petition on January 21. The court will also look into the role of policemen who where involved in incarcerating the girl for four weeks in jail on charges of theft. The...
04:41 PM, Jan 17, 2011

Aarushi case: Top lawyer slams CBI's report

Aarushi case: Top lawyer slams CBI's report New Delhi: Top lawyer Harish Salve slammed the CBI's closure report in Aarushi double murder case, saying that such investigative agencies have become incompetent. Talking to CNN-IBN, Salve said, "They have filed a chargesheet in the garb of a closure report. I don't understand this, willing to wound but afraid to strike attitude. This is today becoming the order of the day." Slamming the premier investigative agency, Salve said that...
07:42 AM, Jan 04, 2011
Is the asset declaration by ministers a farce?

Is the asset declaration by ministers a farce?

On India at 9, CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to a panel of experts on the issue. ...
11:52 PM, Sep 10, 2010

Lalit Modi consults top lawyers in Delhi

Lalit Modi consults top lawyers in Delhi Supended IPL chairman Lalit Modi held consultations with eminent lawyers Harish Salve and Ram Jethmalani. ...
07:02 PM, Apr 28, 2010

Impact: Note sounding tigers' death knell withdrawn

Impact: Note sounding tigers' death knell withdrawn Amicus Curiae to the SC Harish Salve has now withdrawn the note. ...
09:08 PM, Jan 22, 2010

December 13 revives Afzal's death debate

December 13 revives Afzal's death debate London: England's Test cricketers may be re-interviewed by the police as the Crown Prosecution Services prepares its case against the three Pakistan players banned for spot-fixing by the ICC early this month, according to a report. They could even be asked to appear as witnesses to events on the field, and in particular the three no-balls at the center of the scandal, during the fourth Test at Lord's in August...
04:17 AM, Dec 14, 2007

SC seeks Guj's reply on CBI probe plea

SC seeks Guj's reply on CBI probe plea SC has told the Gujarat govt to respond by April 5 to a suggestion that four riot cases be handed over to CBI. ...
10:54 PM, Mar 23, 2007
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