After the Supreme Court gave a green signal to ‘green firecrackers’, vendors are left confused about the segregation of firecrackers into categories of ‘green’ and otherwise. The apex court, on Tuesday, permitted citizens to celebrate Diwali with firecrackers that emit less smoke and produce make less noise. The decision has left most of the firecracker …
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The Centre has constituted a group of ministers to reinforce the legal and institutional framework to deal with and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The government’s move comes a week after minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar resigned from his post amid allegations of sexual harassment by journalists, when they worked with him in different media organisations. …
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Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, 67, who had given a statement to the police against bishop Franco in the rape case of a nun, was found dead in St. Mary’s Church in Dasuya in Jalandhar on Monday. The exact cause of his death is not known yet. Family of father Kuriakose Kattuthara in Cherthala alleged mystery behind his death and demanded a …
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A UN-backed fund has approved USD 1 billion approved by the Green Climate Fund for a total of 19 new projects to help combat the climate change in developing countries. And out of this USD 1 billion, a total of USD 43.4 million have allotted to India to better the resilience to the climate change, especially faced by people living …
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Brutality knows no limits, this has been proved correct by a Delhi man, who crushed a sleeping stray puppy by running over his car. According to police, the incident – that happened in Pritampura area – came to light when the culprit was found killing the innocent dog in the CCTV footage. According to the police, the accused has been …
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The use of liquor to woo voters during elections isn’t a new phenomenon, but now liquor bottles are appealing people to come out and vote and large numbers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on the polling day which is November 28. The licensed liquor vends in tribal-dominated Jhabua district which shares the border with dry state Gujarat now sell bottles bearing labels …
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A surge in demand for global crude oil has led to fuel prices skyrocketing in India. The public was anticipating that petrol prices would soon breach the 100 mark in Mumbai. While petrol costed more than diesel in almost all cities, in a first Odisha became the first state in India where diesel costs more than petrol, TOI reported. On …
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The air quality in Delhi and the national capital region has slipped to ‘very poor’ category. Weather conditions, festivities and stubble burning will further deteriorate air quality in the next two days. Delhi and neighbouring regions also saw a shoot-up in particle pollutants, ranging from very-poor to severe levels in some regions, which was over three to seven times the …
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to make Railway Reserved Accommodation (saloon coach) available for commercial purposes. “Saloons are the trappings of a colonial mindset with no place in modern India,” said Goyal. Earlier, saloon coaches were reserved only for railway officials. A coach usually comprises two bedrooms, a lounge, pantry, toilet, …
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On the third day since the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala opened for monthly prayers, the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages entering the shrine is yet to become a reality. On the third day, two women, a journalist from Telangana and a woman activist from Kerala had expressed their intention to trek to the hill shrine from Nilakkal. …
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