French authorities blame sabotage for second power blackoutA power outage hit Nice, impacting 45,000 homes and the airport. This followed a similar incident during the Cannes Film Festival. Authorit...
26 May, 2025, 06.20 AM IST
Driver rams car into crowd in western Germany, leaving 1 person dead and others injuredIn Mannheim, Germany, a car rammed into a crowd in Paradeplatz, killing one and injuring others. Police have arrested a suspect and are inv...
03 Mar, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
Need to ensure arbitration institutions are not controlled by "self-perpetrating clique": CJISpeaking at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chandrachud said now is the time for countries such as India to step up to the occasio...
07 Jun, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
Pakistan: 20 pairs of shoes stolen from mosque in Parliament complexThe episode unfolded during Friday prayers at a mosque within the Parliament House, where worshippers, including Members of National Assemb...
22 Apr, 2024, 09.00 AM IST
What is positive pay system for cheques, how does it workPositive pay ensures safety of the funds and hence it is desirable to use the facility for payments using cheques. Some banks have made it ...
12 Sep, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
There’s no need for a tearing hurry: Even the largest books can be accommodated whole in many waysA larger bag to contain the thicker book is another definite possibility.
28 Jan, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
Govt mulling special window for NBFCs under insolvency lawPersisting liquidity issues in the NBFC space as well as the financial woes of some groups in this sector have raised concerns about the he...
07 Nov, 2019, 10.35 PM IST
Fall below 10,135 may take Nifty to 10,000The ongoing corrective leg was limited until 10,141.
12 Mar, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Empowerment still a dream for the unorganised sectorA way for the rest of us to empower these women, says Sreenivasa, is to treat them as human beings first. “Introduce a mindset change where...
07 Mar, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
PIL in Madras HC against section in Continental Shelf ActStating that the act prescribed death penalty as the only punishment for offences that led to the death of a person, the PIL contended that...
09 Sep, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi worst victim of ideological intolerance: FM Arun JaitleyIn a jibe on writers and artistes returning awards, FM Arun Jaitley came out in strong support of PM Modi, saying he was the "worst victim ...
01 Nov, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Internet access led to racial hate crimes in early 2000sBroadband availability increased the incidence of racial hate crimes committed by lone-wolf perpetrators in the US during the period 2001-2...
29 Sep, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
Death of Avijit Roy: A sign of fundamentalism in BangladeshManner in which terrorists representing an unknown new outfit attacked Roy indicates that extremists are having a field day tearing up Bang...
02 Mar, 2015, 05.21 AM IST
Control of promoters contributing to corporate frauds: StudyControl and concentration of promoters in the management of Indian companies is a contributing factor for corporate frauds in the country, ...
01 Jul, 2013, 01.15 AM IST
- No evidence to name any country in Delhi car blast: Government
Union home secretary R K Singh said there was no evidence till now to suggest involvement of any country in the bomb attack on an Israeli d...
14 Feb, 2012, 08.44 PM IST
- Ban on Endosulfan: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says govt sensitive to concerns, slams V S Achuthanandan
Rejecting suggestions that Govt was against a ban on Endosulfan, Jairam Ramesh said the country could phase out the pesticide before the 11...
02 May, 2011, 06.42 PM IST
- Ban on Endosulfan: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says govt sensitive to concerns, slams V S Achuthanandan
Rejecting suggestions that Govt was against a ban on Endosulfan, Jairam Ramesh said the country could phase out the pesticide before the 11...
02 May, 2011, 06.41 PM IST