NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of conspiring to get the state assembly elections cancelled and get President’s rule imposed after seven juducial officers were taken hostage in Malda by the villagers. She slammed the Election Commission for failing to control the law and order in the…
NEW DELHI: Centre has notified amendments to Plastic Waste Management Rules, making it mandatory for producers, importers and brand owners to use recycled plastic in packaging and carry a label and marking indicating the use of recycled content.The new rules, notified by the environment ministry on Tuesday, have provisions for stricter compliance, making the system…
NEW DELHI: Food moving through India’s bulk supply chain will no longer travel without a clear identity.In a key overhaul of labelling norms, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has brought non-retail and bulk food packs under mandatory disclosure rules, closing a long-standing gap in the system. The changes will take effect…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious notice on Malda incident where seven judicial officers engaged in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise were held hostage for several hours. The court also issued showcause notices to top West Bengal officials, including the chief secretary and DGP.The strong response came after reports that the…
NEW DELHI: The SC’s recent judicial attempts to sensitise HC judges against reserving verdicts in order to avoid delaying justice delivery and causing anxiety to litigants appears to have had little impact on some of its own judges.Take for instance two judgments delivered by Justice Manoj Misra on Wednesday. One pertained to a criminal case…
For the Indian art market, a big shot in the arm has come from Cyrus S Poonawalla, industrialist and founder of Serum Institute of India. His landmark price for Raja Ravi Varma’s painting Yashoda and Krishna has made it the most expensive work of modern Indian art ever sold at auction, fetching Rs 167.2 crore…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a fresh FIR against Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications, besides some yet-to-be-identified bank officials, on an LIC complaint alleging wrongful loss of Rs 3,750 crore.The case was registered on April 1 for offences of conspiracy, cheating, misappropriation and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.“It…
NEW DELHI: The SC slammed the govt for clogging courts with needless appeals and imposed Rs 25,000 cost for challenging a well-reasoned Punjab and Haryana high court order that had quashed the Centre’s decision to terminate a CISF official who helped a couple elope . The official was removed from his job in 2010 on…
NEW DELHI: The first citizen of India, President Droupadi Murmu, on Wednesday participated in Census 2027, which kicked off with the initial houselisting phase.Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on X, “The President self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of home secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General of India and Census…
As GLP-1 generics flood market, govt intensifies surveillance NEW DELHI: With prices of GLP-1 drugs crashing and their generic versions flooding the market, govt has cracked down on their misuse, inspecting 49 businesses and issuing notices while also flagging risks of unsupervised consumption in a detailed advisory.To ensure ethical pharmaceutical practices, Drug Controller General of…
