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 […]
Philips Lighting has introduced its Hue platform that lets people control the lights iin their homes using mobile apps and the web. “Philips Hue is the next generation of lighting innovation that has redefined the possibilities of LED technology by integrating the digital light source with the Internet of Things concept,” it said. The platform […]
Wego, a travel search site targeting the Asia Pacific and Middle East, is pushing low-cost options as a way to travel around the world for pleasure. Typically, it is very difficult to plan a travel around the world purely using low-cost carriers or LCCs as you need to know all the special ways to get […]
The MMRDA has sanctioned Rs 35,400 crore for a 118-km expansion of Metro network in Mumbai. The new areas for which money has been sanctioned include Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-2 corridor (Rs 12,000 crore and 40 km), Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro-4 via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg (Rs 12,000 crore and 40 km), Dahisar-E-Andheri-E-Bandra-E Metro-5 corridor (Rs 8,100 crore […]
Amazon India will launch a special store on national sports day on August 29. The store will include a wide variety of outdoor and indoor sports, as well as great deals for the entire week. “All sports enthusiasts can now shop for a wide selection of sports equipment all at one place,” it said. “India […]
The number of searches for educational courses outside India has more than doubled this year compared to the last, according to a study undertaken on the trends in overseas education by Sulekha.com, a local services and classifieds website. “When compared to the previous year, the study witnessed 114% upsurge in online search for overseas education,” […]
The Cochin International Airport has become the world’s first airport to generate all the power it needs from solar technology. Bosch Limited was the implementation partner that helped the airport set up a 12 megawatt solar station in the premises. The unit will produce 50,000 units (kWh) of power per day. Constructed on a land […]
Finance minister Arun Jaitley launched a scathing attack on the Congress Party for ending the monsoon session of the Parliament in a wash-out. “No legislation work could happen in monsoon session.. It was sad on the part of nation and at the same time was educative for the nation,” he said today. GST bill could […]
BJP has decided to respond to the Congress’ protests in the same manner, and decided to use the disruption of proceeding in the Parliament in a campaign against the Congress Party. In response to the protest of congress party members out side parliament today morning, NDA members are going to march from Vijya Chowk outside […]
BJP general secretary Amit Shah said the central government will ensure that funds generated by mines in eastern India are used primarily to develop the local economy and not channelled elsewhere and said the Center could deliver power to all villages in West Bengal within one year if the state government co-operated. Speaking at the […]
The State Bank of India said it has fixed certain “control gaps” in its Hong Kong branch that led to a fine of Rs 6.17 cr by the local regulator. ‘”The control gaps related to the past and have since been remediated with appropriate enhancements in policies and procedures,” SBI said. “HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary […]
Donald Trumph the Republican Party candidate for US presidential elections of 2016 is being trolled under the #periodsarenotaninsult after his controversial remark about Megyn Kelly of Fox News over GOP debate. The #periodsarenotaninsult is now a trend circulating on twitter. Pictures of tampoons are being tagged on the Trumph’s twitter handle criticizing his remarks. “You […]
The Coca Cola Foundation awarded $26.2 million to 74 community organizations in the first half of 2015, the organization said. These grants which have been awarded focusing on The Coca-Cola Company’s core sustainability priorities women, water and well-being will benefit more than 90 million people across 76 countries. The Coca-Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic […]
Taslima Nasreen, who was forced to leave Bangladesh after religious fundamentalists there objected to her writings, has accused ‘pseudo secular’ liberals in her host country India of being complacent about the threat of Islamist fundamentalist in India. “ISIS has planned to take over India by 2020. Pseudo-secular Indians might say, Atithi Devo Bhava,” Nasreen tweeted […]
Olga Tellis, Consulting Editor of the The Asian Age, has turned out to be one of the rare journalists, if not the only one, in India to complete 50 years in the profession. She will be honored in a special function at the Mumbai Press Club on Wednesday at 3 pm. “One of the best […]
Activist Medha Patkar, who quit Aam Aadmi Party a few months ago over policies of Arvind Kejriwal, has come out in support of former AAP colleague Yogendra Yadav, who has been arrested by the central government for holding a protest without permission. “Narmada Bachao Andolan condemns the arbitrary arrest of Yogendra Yadav and other Saathis […]
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 […]
Indian President Pranab mukherjee hosted an ‘at home’ reception for freedom fighters on the occasion of 73rd anniversary of The Quit India movement at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday. The Quit india movement(Bharat chhodo aandolan) was launched in India on 8th August 1942 by Mahatma Gandhi and was a mass protest demanding withdrawal of British rule from […]
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 […]
Visiting Amritsar’s Golden Temple is considered an auspicious start to anything new. So, with Zee TV’s upcoming primetime show ‘Tashan-e-Ishq’ all set to launch on 10th August, its cast decided it was time to seek blessings of the Lord for its success. “We have been shooting in Punjab as the show is based there. So, […]
