The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that the CBI should not share any information with the government on its investigation into alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks for min

The CBI on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the Centre’s recommendations on making the agency autonomous and free of political influence in its response filed before the Supreme Court.

A special court on Friday dismissed the CBI’s plea seeking to place on record a CD comprising 62 tapped conversations and transcripts of 50 additional conversations of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with certain influential persons, apparently pertaining to allocation of 2G spectrum in 2008.

The Centre on Friday sought more time from the Supreme Court to formulate a policy to block pornographic websites in the country, saying it needs to hold wider consultations with various ministries as it is difficult to block international porn sites.

The Supreme Court on Thursday barred persons lodged behind bars from contesting polls to legislative bodies, its second consecutive verdict in the direction of cleansing the nation’s politics of people with criminal antecedents.

In a hugely significant ruling that could cleanse Indian politics of legislators with criminal antecedents, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held unconstitutional a provision of the law that provides protection to elected representatives who have been convicted of criminal charges but have sought relief from the higher courts.

Coming down on the Centre for failing to cooperate with the CBI in its probe into alleged irregularities in allocations of coal blocks for mining, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit justifying the allotments of all 164 blocks which are under the scanner.

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, main accused in the 17-year-old fodder scam, got partial relief Tuesday as the Supreme Court restricted the trial court from delivering its verdict next week.

The CBI has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech Ltd who is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on the grou

Changes in CBI chief selection
Ridhima Malhotra
New Delhi, July 3