The Governing Council of TERI appointed former finance secretary Ashok Chawla as its new chairman and said RK Pachauri will be on leave. “Dr. R.K. Pachauri, who had been at the Head of the Institute since 1982 will be on leave from TERI, TERI Governing Council, and TERI University till this is reviewed by the […]
The TRAI’s new net neutrality rules are likely to see the launch of a number of zero-rated networks by players whose dreams of zero-rated websites have been dashed by the regulator. Under the new regulations, telecom companies have been banned from offering any website for free, but have been allowed to offer entire networks for […]
The Chief Information Commissioner — the highest authority under India’s Right to Information law — has ruled that the bills submitted by a government official for getting travel allowance are not covered under privacy safeguards. Government officials are allowed to claim TA or travel allowance in lieu of expenses incurred while traveling on official business […]
The Supreme Court today sent notice to the central government in a case based on a complaint by a Muslim woman that the divorce laws applied to her in India are not in conformity with the concept of gender equality promised by the Indian constitution. The court today sought the Union Government’s reply on questions […]
After Star TV, Sony Pictures Networks India — which runs several popular TV channels — has raised a red flag against any move to splinter the Internet into free and paid. “Differential pricing leads to restriction of access to information. It enables TSPs to play the role of gate-keepers to the internet where they are […]
India’s biggest sports utility vehicle maker said the Delhi High Court’s order banning the sale of diesel vehicles with engine sizes over 2 liter could hit its sales by about 2%. “Honourable Court’s order today affects the sales of some of the Company’s products in NCR. The vehicles affected represent about 2% of the Company’s […]
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Haryana Panchayati Raj (amendment) Act 2015 that bans anyone with less than 8th standard education from standing for Panchayati Raj elections. They can, however, stand for Parliament and State Assembly elections. For general category candidates, the minimum qualification is 10th standard pass. The law has been passed […]
The latest consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on telecom providers charging different prices for browsing different websites — the so-called differential pricing of data — comes across as a breath of fresh air after the last one, issued under former chairman Rahul Khullar. While Khullar started with the assumption that net […]
Surrogate mothers in government of India service are not automatically eligible for maternity leave and leaves are granted on a “case to case” basis, according to a statement by the government. Leaves have been granted in a few cases “taking the totality of circumstances into mind,” the government added. Surrogate mothers refers to those women […]
Incidents of communal violence increased this year compared to 2014, according to numbers from the Home Ministry. Adjusted for population, Karnataka saw the highest level of such incidents, while Madhya Pradesh showed the highest growth over 2014. Total number of such incidents are on track for a 15-20% jump in 2015 compared to last year, […]
The central government is awaiting feedback from the Supreme Court before expanding digitization of court proceedings by introducing audio and video recordings of proceedings. The ministry of law and justice said that it has been getting suggestions that following the digitization of court documents, a move should be made to digitize and record entire proceedings. […]
Bharti Enterprises is rolling out a first of its kind corporate initiative to provide legal assistance & aid and awareness and literacy to underprivileged undertrials across the country and will help the undertrials by paying the bail and surety amounts in exceptional cases. Bharti Airtel will provide an annual grant of Rs.10 Crores on an ongoing basis towards this initiative. Sunil Bharti […]
Snapdeal, one of India’s top three e-commerce firms, has distanced itself from a comment made by actor Aamir Khan on the perception that there has been a rise in intolerance in India in recent months. Khan, who features in many of Snapdeal’s ads, had said that his wife is starting to have some doubts about […]
NDTV said it, along with some of its officebearers, have got a notice from the Enforcement Directorate asking why it should not be subjected to penalties for violating foreign exchange rules. “The Company along with Prannoy Roy, Executive Co-Chairperson, Radhika Roy, Executive Co-chairperson, K.V.L. Narayan Rao, Executive Vice Chairperson and NDTV Studios Ltd have on […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, the apex consumer court in India, has dismissed a petition by Gurgaon-resident Gaurav Garg seeking a compensation of Rs 1.25 cr from PepsiCo India and its bottling partner after allegedly falling ill as a result of consuming a bottle of ‘Slice’ bottled mango drink. The NCDRC said the amount […]
The compliance window in the black money law has created more confusion and fear in the minds of the industry leaders, professionals, trading entrepreneurs, than giving any comfort of stress-free regime that treats the tax-payers with respect, the ASSOCHAM said. India’s black money law has tough provisions for those found to be holding assets and […]
At least four person were dead and near about ten people were injured in a suicide car bomb attack near kabul international airport entrance today,police said. Kabul CID chief Fraidoon Obaidi said,”initial from the sources says at least four people have been killed & ten got injured in this suicide attack,we are trying to identify […]
The government of India has asked internet service providers to block 857 porn websites, including youporn.com and porntube.com. The move comes barely a month after the Supreme Court of India refused to ‘ban’ porn, saying that it could be construed to be a violation of the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Supreme Court […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked all broadcasting companies in India to roll-back the recent hikes that they introduced in their pay channel rates. Pay channel rates had been hiked by around 27% over the past one year after the TRAI allowed such a move to adjust for inflation. However, the move was […]
Following a similar move by BSE, larger peer National Stock Exchange of India has now issued notices to 115 active listed companies to include women directors on board. “The exchange has conducted a study of listed companies recently. About 88% of the companies seem to have complied with the SEBI directive among the NSE listed […]
