Everybody should have access to temples, matha: Supreme CourtIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has asserted that all individuals deserve the right to enter any temple. Justice BV Nagarathna high...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
Sabarimala Hearing: Supreme Court says it can test religious practices against constitutionThe Supreme Court has asserted its right to review religious practices for superstition. A nine-member bench is examining legal questions o...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
Centre tells Supreme Court Sabarimala verdict was wrongly decidedThe Centre told the Supreme Court that Indian society treats women equally and places them on a higher pedestal. Solicitor General Tushar M...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala caseSupreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna stated women cannot be considered untouchable for three days monthly. This remark came during hearings ...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Abjuring hate speech fundamental requisite for maintenance of communal harmony: SCThe matter was posted for hearing on Wednesday despite Mehta's and Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj's objection. Holding that the Co...
28 Mar, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Government to Supreme Court: Make Covid compensation claim time-boundSC had earlier mandated that families of every person who died of Covid-19 be compensated ₹50,000 drawn from the National Disaster Manageme...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
Cooking oil on the boil, price jumps 8% in last two weeks despite duty reliefThe price of crude palm oil in Mumbai has increased 4.61% in a week, 9.66% in a month and by close to 72% from a year ago. Crude soyabean o...
20 Jul, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
India considers edible oil import tax cut to lower prices: ReportIndia meets nearly two-thirds of its edible oil demand through imports, levying a 32.5% tax on palm oil imports, while crude soybean and so...
03 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
India's edible oil sales likely to reach pre-Covid levels in 6 monthsAverage monthly sales had fallen sharply from 1.9 to 2 million tonnes before the pandemic. The market improved in July, said BV Mehta, exec...
11 Aug, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Vegetable oil industry disappointed with Budget 2020Last year in Union Budget, the Finance minister had stated in her speech that India would-be self sufficient in edible oils in next ten 10 ...
01 Feb, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
Palm oil prices surge 40% in a yearPalm oil consumption is 40 per cent of the 23 million tonne consumption in the country.
13 Dec, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Edible oil refiners seek duty cut on crude palm oil importsRefiners are on the edge as the landed cost of crude and refined oil is almost at par, a refiner said. "Cheap refined oil imports will push...
08 Aug, 2016, 08.58 PM IST
Monsoon pick-up helps to lower guar, oilseed pricesAfter the monsoon gained momentum in the past fortnight, prices of two major kharif crops, guar and oilseeds, have started falling.
31 Jul, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
Budget 2014: Duty relief to keep cooking oil prices stableCooking oil prices are likely to remain stable despite the expected loss of oilseed crop due to weak monsoon, & FM’s move to exempt 15% cus...
12 Jul, 2014, 03.20 AM IST
Oil meal industry to explore ways to boost exports in East mktsTo deepen footprint in these markets, SEA has decided to send a 14-member delegation to Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City..
29 May, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
- International Council of Rice Bran Oil formed at Bangkok
The International Council of Rice Bran Oil (ICRBO) has been formed at the first meeting of the board of Asian Society of Rice Bran Oil held...
03 Oct, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- India vegetable oil imports to grow at 6-7%/yr
India’s vegetable oil demand is expected to grow by 6-7% each year for the next five years as its economy expands and population grows, an ...
09 Nov, 2007, 06.00 AM IST