Day: March 8, 2019

India, Pakistan should turn the page, transform crisis into opportunity: Chinese Foreign Minister

Beijing, Mar 8:  India and Pakistan should quickly turn the page after the Pulwama terror attack, meet each other halfway and transform the present crisis into an opportunity for a long term and fundamental improvement in their bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. He […]

SC refers Ayodhya land dispute for mediation, gives panel 8 weeks to complete process

New Delhi, Mar 8: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kallifulla and gave it eight weeks to complete the process. The other members of the […]

Maker of film ‘#Me Too’ moves HC against censor board order to change movie name

New Delhi :  The producer of the film ‘#MeToo’, which portrays kidnapping of a girl with the motive of committing a sexual crime, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the order of censor board asking it to change the title of the film and make several cuts. The […]

Responsibility of bar to maintain dignity of judiciary: SC

New Delhi :  It is the responsibility of the Bar to ensure that “dignity of judiciary” is maintained, the Supreme Court said Thursday while hearing activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s application seeking recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from adjudicating contempt plea filed against him by the Attorney General. A bench […]

49 out of 119 Jet Airways aircraft are grounded, says DGCA official

New Delhi : More aircraft of beleaguered private carrier Jet Airways have been grounded, mainly due to non-payment to lessors, taking the total number to 49, senior DGCA official said Thursday. “At this moment, they (airline) have 70 aircraft that are operational. At early December, they were operating 100 […]

Lupin gets USFDA nod to market its cholesterol lowering drug

New Delhi :  Drug firm Lupin Thursday said it has received nod from the US health regulator to market its generic Atorvastatin Calcium tablets, used for lowering cholesterol, in the American market. The company has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market its […]

Advanced braking system made mandatory for large vehicles

New Delhi :  Advanced braking systems have been made mandatory for vehicles with nine or more seats to curb accidents and improve road safety, the government said Thursday. The existing vehicles will be required to adopt the new provisions with effect from April 2021, while all new vehicles rolling […]

Govt clears Rs 31K cr for power projects, approves policy on hydro, stressed assets

New Delhi :  The government has cleared investment of around Rs 31,560 crore in four power projects of total 3,760 MW generation capacity and approved two policies to boost hydro power as well as revive stressed assets in the sector, Union Power Minister R K Singh said Thursday. However, […]

Sebi exempts family trust linked to Suprajit Engineering from making open offer

New Delhi :  Markets regulator Sebi Thursday exempted a private family trust related to the promoter group of Suprajit Engineering from the obligation of making an open offer following its proposed acquisition of 38 per cent stake in the firm. Supriyajith Family Trust had sought exemption from the obligation […]

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