New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) has served a notice on technology major Samsung India for allegedly not passing on the benefits of GST reduction to its customers and in…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Amid poll season, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction that misquoting judicial orders by political leaders during the poll campaign should constitute a corrupt practice….
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The TIME magazine in its list of 100 most influential people of 2019 has included two Indian women lawyers — Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju — who spearheaded the legal…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The diary of Anne Frank, a young chronicler of the horrors of the Nazis’ genocide of the Jews, offers a beacon of hope – and humanity -…
Bangkok, April 18 (IANS) An American investor and his Thai partner could face the death penalty for allegedly violating Thailand’s sovereignty by building a floating house off the coast of the country. Chad Elwartowski and…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Astrology has come in the way of preventing closure on a missing person’s case in the capital. In a bizarre turn of events, a probe into the disappearance of Air…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Harvard postgraduate has launched a social enterprise, on a data-driven approach, to strengthen governance in rural areas by involving policymakers and elected representatives. Swaniti Initiative, has…
New York, April 18 (IANS) New York City is set to fight climate change with a plan that would make thousands of high-rises, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower, to sharply reduce their…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Wednesday arrested three Myanmar refugees for impersonating as Indians to secure Aadhaar and other identity cards. The refugees, known as Rohingyas, also obtained voter card, ration card and…
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision redeeming the honour of martyr Bakshish Singh was a “tight slap on the faces…
By Sumit Saxena Chennai, April 17 (IANS) The Madras High Court has recommended that the Centre should amend the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, to cover internal injuries suffered by employees. Justice N. Kirubakaran said:…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has declined to stay the apex consumer commission’s order, which held that home buyers in Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) can move the consumer forum…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Two Telugu television actresses were killed in a car crash in Telangana’s Vikarabad district on Wednesday, police said. The actresses identified as Bhargavi (20) and Anusha Reddy (21) were returning to…
Paris, April 17 (IANS) France no longer has trees big enough to replace the ancient wooden beams that burned in the massive Notre Dame fire, according to a French cultural heritage expert. Bertrand de Feydeau,…
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government at the Centre, which has been highly vocal about women security and empowerment, has failed to spend even half of the Nirbhaya Fund…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of late Congress leader and former Chief Minister of UP and Uttarakhand N.D. Tiwari, died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday at south Delhi’s Max Hospital, police…
Shillong, April 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court to call off the rescue operation to evacuate bodies of 13 coal miners trapped…
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) A nine-year-old Indian girl on Tuesday won a $1 million jackpot in Dubai Duty Free’s Millennium Millionaire, six years after she had won a luxury car McLaren Coupe in the same…
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) Indian expatriates across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated spring time harvest festivals and ushered in traditional new years, the media reported. Keralites, the largest group among more than 3.3 million-strong…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 16 (IANS) High school and college students of Himachal Pradesh are daily getting tips on ways to strengthen democracy through ‘Walls of Democracy’ set up in 7,681 places, poll officials…