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The Reserve Bank of India clearly rejected bankers' suggestion to slash policy rate by 25-50 basis points, in its half yearly monetary policy review. Five out of six banks actually wanted the central bank to cut the policy (repo) rate by 25-50 basis points. Lenders felt the urge to arrest the...

Court dismisses Raja's plea on cross-examining witnesses Raja made the plea minutes before Special Judge O P Saini commenced formal trial, beginning it with the recording of first prosecution witness, Reliance Capital Ltd vice president Anand Subramaniam's statement. The court, however...

The difference between plea-bargain and trial sentence is not so great that people will willingly opt for the unpleasantness of imprisonment, lifelong stigma, a criminal record, etc.

Opposing a Mercy Killing plea in Supreme Court on behalf of Aruna Shanbaug The Supreme Court yesterday pronounced a landmark judgment allowing for passive euthanasia in certain cases, though it rejected Pinki Virani's petition to allow mercy killing for KEM hospital nurse Aruna Shanbaug...