Gehlot's Dilemma: 1,813,302 Jobless Workers

The state's joblessness is three times higher than the national average of 7.8 per cent. IMAGE: Ashok Gehlot being felicitated during the Congress Guarantee Yatra in Kotputli. Photograph: ANI......

Illegal part of home razed of man accused of urinating on tribal youth

A man accused of urinating on a tribal youth in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district was arrested on Wednesday and amid outrage over the incident and targeting of the BP from across the political......

SC agrees to hear plea against provisions of places of worship law

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 9 a plea challenging certain provisions of the 1991 law which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in......

What is Places of Worship Act and what does it say

Fresh litigations to claim ownership and prayer rights at historical sites of Gyanvapi masjid at Varanasi and of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid in Mathura by Hindu parties have brought......

Has Amazon actually broken India's e-commerce laws?

Objections from the competition regulator and powerful retailers’ associations could prompt a tightening of foreign direct investment rules for online sellers. Peerzada Abrar reports. IMAGE:......

Over 8.5 lakh bank employees to get 15% pay hike

Over 8.5 lakh employees, majorly from public sector banks (PSBs), will get a 15 per cent hike in pay, with the conclusion of the 11th Bipartite Wage Negotiations on Wednesday. After three years of......

Amazon, trade bodies' courtroom battle may impact e-commerce policy

The case may drag for a few years, experts say, as CAIT and DVM have said they will appeal against the interim relief granted to Amazon. The courtroom battle between e-commerce giant Amazon and......

Why anti-trust watchdog turned screws on online retailers

What seems to have changed over the last two-three years is that earlier the CCI considered online as another channel for retail sales, while it now seems dividing the retail market into two --......