Day: January 31, 2019

HC discharges contempt rule against school service commission

Kolkata : The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) has been discharged from contempt proceedings by the Calcutta High Court in connection with the publication of a merit list of candidates to recruit teachers for 12,905 vacancies. The contempt proceedings were initiated against the SSC on a petition alleging […]

SDMC shifting responsibility to trap, translocate monkeys, Delhi govt tells HC

New Delhi :  The AAP government told the Delhi High Court Tuesday that the South Delhi Municipal Corporation was shifting the responsibility of trapping and translocating monkeys from the city. The Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) of Delhi government said the civic agency cannot abdicate its responsibility on the pretext […]

NCLT admits insolvency plea against Emaar MGF Land, appoints resolution professional

New Delhi : The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has asked to initiate insolvency proceedings against real estate firm Emaar MGF Land after two home buyers filed petition against the company for a huge delay in delivery of their housing units. Admitting the pleas of two of its home […]

Don’t play around with the law, says SC, asks Karti to deposit Rs 10 crore for travelling abroad

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore with its registry but asked him to cooperate with the probe in the INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases, saying “don’t play around with the […]

Man gets 20-year RI for raping minor girl in Maharashtra’s Palghar

Palghar :  A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six- year-old girl, observing it as a “heinous crime” against a child. Additional Sessions judge R R Bhosale, in his order pronounced on Tuesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 […]

Coca-Cola enters 5-year partnership with ICC

Gurgaon : Beverages major Coca cola Thursday announced a partnership with the International Cricket council (ICC) for next five years, till 2023. The cola major is entering into the cricket space to be the worldwide non-alcoholic partner for the global cricketing body. The move would help the company, which […]

BHEL bags 2 orders worth Rs 97 crore from NPCIL

New Delhi, :  State-run engineering firm BHEL Thursday said it has bagged two orders worth Rs 97 crore from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to manufacture and supply primary side heat exchangers. “Cumulatively valued at around Rs 97 crore, the orders envisage manufacture and supply of four […]

Govt christens DIPP as Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

New Delhi :  The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade with a mandate to deal with matters related to start-ups, facilitating ease of doing business among others, an official order said. The newly-named department under […]

Fitch warns of fiscal slippage if govt goes for populist interim budget

New Delhi : Ahead of BJP-led NDA government presenting the final budget of its tenure, Fitch Ratings Thursday warned of a second consecutive year of fiscal slippage in the event of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal resorting to populist spending to win over lost vote base. The interim budget to […]

Sensex jumps over 200 pts on firm global cues

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Thursday rallied over 200 points on positive cues from global markets after dovish comments by the US Federal Reserve as it left key policy rates unchanged. The 30-share index was trading 213.32 points, or 0.60 per cent, higher at 35,804.57. Similarly, the 50-share […]

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