The government on Monday banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer.
Older workers are headed for the VRS exit in larger-than-expected numbers even as unrest stirs over unrevised wage settlements.
A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. The duo had moved a curative petition in the top court after a Delhi court issued death warrants in their names for their hanging on January 22.
Delivering the verdict in a packed court room, District Judge S M A Abidi said the murder of 27-year-old Manjunath on November 19, 2005, was planned because weapons of different persons residing in different localities were used.
'...of the non-availability of doctor expertise or appropriate treatment.' 'That's because of the nature of the disease at this point of time, it is very difficult to contain.'
Bu Jiamguo, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, made this point to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling when she led a four-member Chinese team to meet the latter in Gangtok on Tuesday.
Tyre major Dunlop India's main plant at Shahgunj near Kolkata would be re-opened on October 31, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Monday.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
The duo has been arrested on charges of abducting and killing Pawan Kumar, more than three weeks after the 14-year-old went missing from his house in Old Kondli locality, triggering a major search.
The city administration is all geared up for the big day and preparations are in full swing to present the 'best face of Agra'.
The report, which was submitted in the Speaker in his chamber, is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has appealed to the people of the state, especially the youth, to use the resumption of Sino-Indian border trade through Nathula as a major instrument for economic growth.
More than half of the total number of IPOs listed on BSE and NSE in the last two years are trading below their offer price, with around one-third of them trading at a discount of 40-60 per cent, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
The Reserve Bank of India has recommended the names of State Bank of India and Bank of India to its Pakistani counterpart for allowing them to open of branches in that country.
Market experts say that of the total 600,000 villages in India, under two per cent or around 10,000 villages contribute to about half of the rural consumption in the country. Targeting these villages and ensuring that penetration is strong is key for most consumer goods companies.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a potshot at Bharatiya Janata Party for raising the issue of 'love jihad'(affairs involving Muslim boys and Hindu girls) by suggesting that its MP Hema Malini had no qualms about acting in movies which showed such relationships.
'This Sunday holds special significance for us, as we woke up to a new and transformed Sunday, with a feeling of relief that the lingering issue of Ayodhya dispute has been resolved once and for all'
The factory located in Ambattur Industrial Estate, which became sick in 2001, under the Manu Chabbria-led management, has been taken over by the Kolkata-based Ruia group which finalised agreements with workers.
After nearly five years of uncertainty Dunlop India's plant at Ambattur near Chennai would re-open on Sunday with 1000 workers scheduled to join work under a new management headed by Pawan Kumar Ruia
State Bank of India, Bank of India and Punjab National Bank have sought permission to open branches in Pakistan, the government said in Parliament on Tuesday.\n\n
The apex court, which dismissed the review pleas filed by three of the four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, said the courts cannot be held for committing any illegality in awarding capital punishment in "appropriate cases" till death penalty remains in the penal code.
The directorate of revenue Intelligence has issued a show cause notice to Pawan Kumar Ruia, who had acquired public sector engineering giant Jessop & Co and ailing tyre company Dunlop India Ltd, for allegedly claiming false export benefits.
The 10 Para Special Forces officer was leading his men from the front in a complicated operation in a seven-storey building in Pampore where at least three terrorists had holed up.
NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the ISL
Pre-2005 banknotes are being withdrawn from circulation since January 2014 by RBI and a large percentage of these notes have already been withdrawn
The stand-off between the Pawan Kumar Ruia led management of ailing Dunlop India and workers' union remained unresolved on Saturday, but the new management expressed confidence that all pending issues would be sorted out soon paving the way for re-op
Union Minister Manish Tewari, who has been hospitalised due to a heart ailment, is unlikely to contest the Lok Sabha polls, sources said on Sunday.
Two lawyers, representing death row convicts Mukesh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, on Tuesday informed the Delhi high court that they are withdrawing from the December 16 gang rape-cum-murder case on the ground of alleged interference by family members of the convicts.
The resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathula in Sikkim has been set tentatively for September this year.
The alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology from across the globe will converge in Bangalore on December 24 for PanIIT, a conference where they would share knowledge and experiences with each other.
Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling drove down from Gangtok to Rangpo and submitted to the governor a letter recommending dissolution of the House.
Bhaichung Bhutia, India's iconic former football captain, is set to try his political luck again, this time in his native state of Sikkim, as he plans to contest the assembly elections due this year.
The state government has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Odafe Okolie scored twice from the penalty spot to guide Sporting Clube de Goa to their first win at home as they rallied to beat Mumbai FC 3-2 in the Hero I-League, in Margao, Goa, on Sunday.
Engineering goods major Jessop & Co Ltd, acquired by Ruia Cotex, is planning another round of financial restructuring to wipe out the entire accumulated loss of Rs 110 crore.
The Indian prime minister swears by Ayurveda, castor oil and mustard oil for treating common health problems.
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