Month: November 2018

Mizoram CEO to leave for Delhi on a summons by EC

Aizawl, Nov 7  :  Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank, whose removal has been demanded by the chief minister and several NGOs, said he would leave for New Delhi on Wednesday after being summoned by the Election Commission. Shashank said he would meet the poll panel Thursday […]

Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres, govt tells SC

New Delhi : The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”. The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or guidelines […]

SBI fraud: 8 bank officials, Harshad Mehta’s brother acquitted

Mumbai, Nov 6  : A Mumbai court has acquitted nine people, including Ashwin Mehta, brother of 1992 securities scam kingpin Harshad Mehta, in a case of duping the State Bank of India (SBI) to the tune of Rs 105 crore. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, who presides over the special […]

NGT forms committee to decide if 2 pvt Agra colleges fall within Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

New Delhi :  The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to decide whether two private engineering colleges have been constructed inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel set up the committee on October 30 comprising the Principal […]

NGT forms committee to decide if 2 pvt Agra colleges fall within Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

New Delhi :  The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to decide whether two private engineering colleges have been constructed inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel set up the committee on October 30 comprising the Principal […]

SC collegium remits several names sent for appointment as judges of Orissa HC

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court collegium has remitted as many as six out of the eight names sent to it for appointment as judges of the Orissa High Court, where judicial work has been hit by lawyers’ strike since August end. The apex court collegium, headed by Chief […]

Asian Corp Consultancy settles case with Sebi

New Delhi :  Asian Corporate Consultancy along with one Dilip Anantrai Desai has settled a probe by markets regulator Sebi into alleged violation of portfolio managers norms on payment of Rs 7.4 lakh towards settlement charges. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) agreed to settle proposed adjudication […]

India seeks greater market access in China

New Delhi : India has sought greater market access for areas like agriculture products, pharmaceuticals, IT services and tourism in China, with a view to bridge the widening trade deficit with the neighbouring country, the commerce ministry said Tuesday. The issues were discussed during the meeting between Commerce Secretary […]

Higher demand, lower clean energy generation push power prices up in Sep

New Delhi, Nov 6 : After three months of decline, short-term power prices increased in September, mainly driven by higher demand and lower generation from renewables, said India Ratings and Research in its report Tuesday. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) in its October edition of credit news digest on […]

Up to eight feared dead in Marseille building collapse

Marseille, Nov 6 :  As many as eight people were feared dead Tuesday after two dilapidated apartment blocks collapsed in the southern French city of Marseille, where a first body was pulled out of the wreckage. Rescuers worked throughout the night looking for victims in the rubble of two […]

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