New Delhi, Aug 6: Parliament on Tuesday approved a new bill to revamp the process of administration and settlment of consumer disputes, with strict penalties including jail term for adulteration and misleading ads by companies. The Consumer Protection Bill 2019, already passed by Lok Sabha, was approved in […]
Mumbai, Aug 6: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from granting permission for slaughter of animals this Bakr-Id inside residential flats. A bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and G S Patel said it could not completely prohibit such slaughters within the compounds or […]
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to revoke special status for the disputed Kashmir region is a bold gamble to end a three-decades old armed revolt and draw the territory closer to the rest of India, the country’s media said on Tuesday. The Hindu nationalist-led government […]
New Delhi, Aug 6: A change in terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission on division of funds between the Centre and state was on Tuesday opposed in the Rajya Sabha, with a member saying it was an attempt to occupy more fiscal space. BJD leader Amar Patnaik […]
New Delhi, Aug 6: Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday withdrew his petition from the Delhi High Court seeking direction to a trial court not to pronounce order on his anticipatory bail plea without hearing his other pending applications. He is […]
Kolkata/Darjeeling, Aug 6: The Centre’s decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hope among the major hill parties, which want that Darjeeling should also be a separate Union territory with a legislature. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Darjeeling, Raju Bista, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5: As heavy rains pounded several parts of Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a Red Alert in Idukki, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts on August 8. “These districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall of over 240 mm in 24 hours and may […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5: As heavy rains pounded several parts of Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a Red Alert in Idukki, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts on August 8. “These districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall of over 240 mm in 24 hours and may […]
Jaipur, Aug 5: The Rajasthan legislative assembly on Monday passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to those convicted in cases of mob lynching leading to victim’s death. ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019’ was passed by […]
Kohima, Aug 5: Following the abolition of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, there are apprehensions in Nagaland about the possibilities of a similar action against its special provisions that are enshrined in Article 371A. Political parties and tribal organisations, however, said they were confident […]
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