China completes drafting e-commerce law
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) China has completed a draft version of the country’s first e-commerce law, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The draft will be submitted as early as possible to the Financial and Economic…
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US auction house official guilty of smuggling ivory, rhino horn
Washington, March 10 (IANS) An official of a California-based auction house pleaded guilty of smuggling carvings and other items made from protected wildlife worth $1 million. Joseph Chait, a senior auction administrator of the I.M….
Crimes against women due to lack of good values: Raveena Tandon
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Actress Raveena Tandon says that it is important to teach children good values as lack of it leads to crime against women. “In current circumstances when domestic violence against women is…
SC seeks reports from states for sterilisation/vaccination of stray dogs
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the chief secretaries of states and administrators of union territories to file status report on the sterilisation and vaccination of the stray dogs as…
PM, CM stand on same footing in federal polity, centre tells SC
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday opposed restricting use of the prime minister’s photographs in government advertisements, while telling the Supreme Court that in a federal polity, the position of chief…
No wrong in land allotment to Anandiben’s daughter: Gujarat
Ahmedabad, March 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing in sale of land to a private firm with links to Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s daughter Anar Patel as “figment of imagination”….
Art of Living slapped Rs.5 crore ‘green’ fine, but event on
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Faulting every concerned government agency over a cultural event on the fragile banks of Yamuna this weekend, a green court has slapped a Rs.5 crore fine on its organisers, Sri…
Now Maharashtra service tax after Mallya for dues
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Adding to the woes of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya, the Maharashtra sales tax department on Wednesday filed a plea in Bombay High Court seeking recovery of dues amounting…
Delhi braces up for mega AOL event, despite opposition
New Delhi: Preparations for spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival underway in New Delhi on March 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) As one looks from the Delhi Noida…
SC extends bail of Teesta, her husband till April 28
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday extended, till April 28, the interim bail granted to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the alleged misuse of funds…
AOL event near Yamuna ‘disaster’: Delhi HC
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday said holding the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain appears to be a disaster from the ecological point of view. “It’s (event) a…
SC told Mallya has left country, issues notice
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice…
Junior medicos in Britain strike work for 3rd time since last month
London, March 9 (IANS) Thousands of junior doctors in Britain on Wednesday struck work for the third time since last month in relation to a dispute with the government. The strike began at 8.00 a.m….
NGT slaps Rs.5 crore fine on AoL, allows event to go ahead
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped an initial fine of Rs.5 crore on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living foundation, but declined to stay the holding of the…
No role of Water ministry in Art of Living event: Uma
Bhopal: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti during a press conference in Bhopal on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma…
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia begin closure of Balkan route
Zagreb, March 9 (IANS) Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia on Wednesday started implementing border restrictions to reinstate the Schengen rules, which means the effective closure of the Balkan route against refugees. This measure does not entail…
China to draft first law to boost film industry
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) China is set to draft its first law to boost the country’s film industry, a growing sector in the world’s second largest movie market, National People’s Congress (NPC) chairman Zhang Dejiang…
Hospital deaths in Britain to be examined by second doctor
London, March 9 (IANS) All deaths in Britain’s hospitals will be examined by a second doctor unconnected to the patients treatment, the media reported on Wednesday. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told The Guardian he will…
Indian student attacked in Russia dies
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An Indian medical student, who was in a state of coma after being attacked by unidentified miscreants in a Russian city, has…
Ukrainian pilot attacks ‘farce’ of Russian trial
Moscow, March 9 (IANS) A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists addressed the court on Wednesday and said she would continue a hunger strike she has been on for…