PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in an alleged multi-crore investment fraud, and directed authorities against taking any coercive action against them until police conclude the investigation and file a chargesheet. A bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Achal Sachdeva disposed…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has restrained Patanjali Ayurved from issuing advertisements terming other chyawanprash products as “dhoka” or “deception” and asked it to take them down from all electronic, digital and print media. In the Nov 6 interim order on a plea by Dabur India, Justice Tejas Karia said, “Anybody who manufactures an ayurvedic…
NEW DELHI: With 75% of new human diseases originating in animals, India is stepping up efforts to bridge the gap between human, animal and environmental health. Govt is set to launch ‘National One Health Mission’, a Rs 383 crore cross-ministerial initiative to build coordinated surveillance, research and response systems to prevent outbreaks like Covid, Nipah,…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday invoked stricter anti-pollution measures under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR after the city’s air quality slipped into the ‘severe’ category.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said the decision was taken after Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) surged from 362 on Monday…
BELAGAVI: Demands for a separate North Karnataka state has resurfaced ahead of the winter session of the state legislature, with a Congress MLA writing to CM Siddaramaiah seeking statehood for the region. Bharamagouda (Raju) Kage, the MLA from Kagwad in Belagavi, wrote the letter on Nov 4. “I will speak in detail during the session…
MUMBAI: TVS Motor Company chairman emeritus Venu Srinivasan has been reappointed trustee and vicechairman of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) for a period of three years. The move, SDTT said, was made “in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.”On Oct 24, Srinivasan had been appointed permanent trustee of SDTT after his earlier term expired….
PM Narendra Modi and Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck jointly inaugurated the 1020MW Punatsangchuu-II hydroelectric project, calling it a milestone in the vibrant and growing mutually beneficial energy partnership between India and Bhutan which has brought significant benefits to the lives of…
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar’s scheduled visit to New Delhi on Saturday (Nov 15) has reignited speculation over Congress’s reported CM seat-sharing pact and an impending cabinet reshuffle, reports BV Shivashankar. While Siddaramaiah is said to be pushing for a rejig to consolidate his hold on govt, the Shivakumar camp…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court awarded an enhanced compensation of Rs 22.5 lakh to the family of a deceased schoolgirl, noting that her income must be calculated under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act. The bench, partly allowing the appeal filed by Lt Col Rajinder Singh Shekhawat and his wife Vanitha, was led by…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government instructed schools on Tuesday to implement hybrid learning for students up to Class 5 due to rising pollution levels, following the Centre’s activation of Stage III anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).The decision came as Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) saw a significant increase from 362 on Monday…
