The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the unabated attacks on Indian students in Australia. It also directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about the steps taken by it to ensure their safety. "The safety and security of Indian students in Australia is paramount," a bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Ganguli said.
The apex court passed the direction in response to submissions made by the petitioner D K Garg, an advocate, who had accused the Central government of inaction in dealing with the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia and Canada.
From 50 stores Vimal Textiles aims to have 150 in 3 years.
Banks should know that their conduct would adversely affect the faith of the public in banking institutions, a bench comprising Justices Tarun Chatterjee and Dalveer Bhandari while dismissing Bank of India's appeal against a construction company observed. In the present appeal, a beneficiary of the bank guarantee had moved the court seeking a direction to BoI to extend the bank guarantee till the disputes were finally adjudicated upon by arbitration between the parties.
Globally, most headhunters are down 40-50 per cent in revenue. But India, it seems, is ahead of the curve.
Madhav Kumar Nepal was sworn-in on Monday as the Prime Minister of Nepal along with two cabinet ministers, capping the three-week long political crisis in the country that eased Maoists out of power after a confrontation with the army.
Globally, Perfetti Van Melle ranks third in the confectionery sweepstakes after Mars and Cadbury. But in India, it leads the pack with a 25 per cent share of the Rs 3,000-crore (Rs 30 billion) per annum market
'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'
The scenic mountainous valley, which earlier bustled with presence of foreign tourists, now wear a deserted look. Kunal Dutt reports
Delay in issuance of income tax refunds has topped the list of complaints received by Income Tax Ombudsman (North West Region) within three months of setting up of its office in New Delhi.
Rajat Gupta's lawyer Rishi Bhandari said suit was filed in order to ensure that there was a designee on the board.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the charges under Prevention of Terrorism Act against 134 accused in the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat shall be dropped and the trial can resume against all the accused under the provisions of the IPC.
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday issued show cause notices to the Centre and the Rajasthan government for allegedly not taking any action on the information available in relation to the May 13 serial bomb blasts in Jaipur last year. A division bench, comprising Justices R C Gandhi and M N Bhandari, served the notices on the state and the central authorities seeking explanation on the same.
The Bench was referring to the provision of the law, which requires that the burden of proof lies on owners to show that they have the title to ad have been in possession and were dispossessed within a period of 12 years from the date of filing the suit. The court's observation came while dismissing an appeal filed by a person who had illegally taken possession of a land from its original owner.
"It will be the team I choose to have with the approval of the board. It is really our call on how to run the business. Certainly, the growth will be higher and so will be the size and scale of the investments. You will see a lot more aggression in terms of leveraging opportunities for the next few years," says Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Mohan Singh.
At Delhi's markets, cardamom, pepper selling at double their recent rates
"We have repealed 1,200 laws. There were so many laws," the PM said.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has promised to make every Sikkimese a 'crorepati' if he or she votes for his Sikkim Democratic Front in the April 12 Lok Sabha election, inviting criticism from his opponents.
The Sports Ministry will depute an observer for the much-awaited elections, scheduled for September 25 in Mumbai, to constitute a new Boxing Federation of India.
We are hoping to have an exposure of over $300 million over the next two years. We would also evaluate opportunities to invest in other asset classes including equity and structured products.
The selection of the Indian team for the World Boxing Championships has run into a controversy with three pugilists, including Arjuna awardee Dinesh Kumar, threatening to take the panel to court even as Olympian Akhil Kumar vowed to sue one of them for dragging his name into the furore.
Former Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha, who recommended overhaul of the cricket governance in India, said things would move fast in the Board of Control for Cricket in India after the newly-appointed administrators take charge of the Cricket Board after January 19.
The rush to enter the world's fastest-growing mobile services market has attracted a wide range of applicants for telecom licences with the Department of Telecommunications.
'Doctor' Santosh Pol, arrested for murdering at least six persons between 2003 and 2016, sent a hand-written note addressed to Superintendent of Police Sandip Patil.
Unless the model is being phased out or is expected to get a facelift, buying in December makes sense
Sebi had to post the show cause notices on its website as the accused entities did not receive the notices sent to them earlier. The regulator has accused the entities of creating artificial volumes and manipulating the price of shares of Home Trade Ltd with a view to defrauding the banks and investors.
However, the number of persons accompanying the VIPs would be restricted.
A court has issued arrest warrants against Hollywood star Richard Gere and actress Shilpa Shetty for their public kiss during an AIDS awareness programme in the capital early this month.
Referring to the 'kissing act,' the complainants' lawyer Ramautar Gupta said, "It is all indecency and nudity, which our society cannot tolerate."
The ICL is expeceted to lay the cards on the table by revealing the names of the players on Monday.
Three independent MLAs were non-committal on their support to the saffron party.
"I believe in driving big brands. It is very important to have focus in your approach towards placing new brands in a market. Just because we are present across 10-15 categories internationally doesn't mean we can roll out the products everywhere," says Martial Rolland, MD, Nestle India said.
While the costs of auto and home covers have gone down, that of health cover has gone up.
Talented Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer with an attacking 138 stole the show on the final day on Friday as the team's Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match against Tamil Nadu petered out to a draw at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC in Mumbai.
BB Mohanty, who holds the rank of director general of police with the Orissa police, has been evading arrest since May 28, 2007 after the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaipur, issued an NBW against him on June 8.
A bench comprising Justice A K Mathur and Justice Dalveer Bhandari admitted a PIL seeking dissolution of such courts on the ground they were acting like a parallel judicial system.
India's Twenty20 World Cup star Gautam Gambhir scored a stupendous century to guide Delhi to a thumping win over Baroda on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final match in Indore on Tuesday.
'Physical violence is not absolutely essential to constitute cruelty and a consistent course of conduct inflicting immeasurable mental agony and torture may well constitute cruelty within the meaning of Section 10 of the Act'.
In a thrilling match in Surat, Gujarat defeated Rajasthan "by one over eliminator" after the two teams ended with identical scores in 20 overs and the match was tied.
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