File photo: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties on online business directory Justdial and Sunrise Foods for violations involving consumer safety and misleading product claims.While it slapped a Rs 10 lakh penalty on Justdial for allowing listings of ammonium nitrate, a regulated explosive substance, on its…
File photo: Central bureau of investigation NEW DELHI: CBI is learnt to be probing inward remittances made by at least four foreign entities to an activist in Arunachal Pradesh in violation of the FCRA provisions.According to an FIR filed by the agency in Aug, the entities are based in the Philippines, Ireland and the UK,…
File photo: HSNC University Logo MUMBAI: For the atomic capital of India, Mumbai, it was a significant nuclear leap on Thursday.During the inauguration of the Indian Nuclear Society conference at HSNC University in Worli, Mumbai’s first School of Nuclear Science and Technology of the six-year-old university went “critical.’’In layman’s parlance, going “critical’’ means it has…
File photo: Jammu and Kashmir high court SRINAGAR: In a setback to J&K govt, the high court (HC) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Thursday struck down the 2010 Water Resources Act, ruling that water usage charges levied on hydropower projects amounted to a tax on electricity generation, a subject beyond the erstwhile state legislature’s…
File photo: Election Commision of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana, Telangana, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi, extending the deadline for final publication of voter lists.According to separate letters issued by the commission on October 29, the…
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu asserted that the situation along the LAC remained normal. NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said transgressions along the India-China border were not new, asserting that the situation in the state’s border areas remained normal and that Indian armed forces were guarding the frontier effectively.“Transgression has…
The university has also decided to hold students’ union elections within six weeks of the commencement of the next academic session NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has set May 15, 2027, as the deadline for approving and implementing its students’ union constitution and decided to revoke disciplinary action against protesting students. The university has also…
Banerjee alleged that several police officers had been targeting TMC workers to secure favourable postings NEW DELHi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday warned police officers allegedly targeting party workers to please West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. He added that those responsible would face consequences when his party returned to…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his call for the November 1 “Chalo Delhi” march to Ramlila Maidan and urged student groups across political affiliations to join the opposition’s protest against alleged vote theft and voter irregularities.In a social media post on X, Rahul termed the march “the soul…
As Delhi-NCR braces for Diwali celebrations, concerns over firecracker emissions and worsening air pollution put the spotlight on the festival’s environmental cost. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was not inclined to impose a complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, but warned authorities against pushing it to take a “very harsh stand”…
