China makes doormats with Sri Lankan flag kicking up major diplomatic stormThe Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry on Friday said that it had called for a full scale inquiry into the sale of non slip doormats on the Amazon...
13 Mar, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Outrage as doormats, rugs with Golden Temple image appear on AmazonThe Sikh Coalition also asked individuals to send a direct message to Amazon explaining why these products are offensive to the Sikh commun...
19 Dec, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
Amazon faces flak for incorrect India map"We take this issue very seriously. We are working with our teams to ensure such inadvertent errors are not repeated," said a spokesperson ...
12 May, 2018, 01.08 PM IST
No international law to bar sale of items carrying Indian flag imageMinister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said there was no international law or treaty that legally prohibited the sale of such ite...
29 Mar, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
Action taken against Amazon for sale of tricolour doormats: GovernmentAkbar, however, said, a law was enacted in 1950 and another in 1971 to protect exactly those problems that have now come up.
02 Feb, 2017, 03.57 PM IST
Online sales of tricolour doormats, Gandhi slippers open can of wormsWhile Amazon has taken down some products, it is legally not obliged to do so, say lawyers. "We are talking about a third-party seller on A...
18 Jan, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
After tri-colour doormats and shoes, now Gandhi-printed flip-flops, dog coats up for sale on AmazonSome Twitter users have complained about this to PM Narendra Modi and MEA Sushma Swaraj on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.
16 Jan, 2017, 06.38 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi flip-flops and flag doormats dent Amazon’s India goodwillDas said he was tweeting his personal outrage as a citizen and the country remained committed to economic reforms, easing business and open...
16 Jan, 2017, 05.21 PM IST
Don't be flippant about Indian symbols, icons: Shaktikanta Das to AmazonSome Twitter users have tagged Swaraj in their tweets complaining that the beach sandals with Gandhi's image were being sold on the Amazon ...
15 Jan, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Hope incidents like Amazon-tricolour are not repeated: IndiaAmazon expressed regret for "offending" Indian sentiments and informed Swaraj about removal of the offensive product from its Canadian webs...
13 Jan, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Govt should take a relaxed view of 'violations' of flag code in products sold in foreign countries: ExpertsSushma Swaraj had on Wednesday tweeted that India visas for Amazon executives may be withdrawn unless the ecommerce giant apologised.
13 Jan, 2017, 06.36 AM IST
Amazon expresses regret for 'offending' Indian sentimentsAmazon India is committed to respecting Indian laws and customs. To the extent that these items offered by a third- party seller in Canada ...
12 Jan, 2017, 10.26 PM IST
Amazon removes Indian flag doormat from websiteA spokesman for Amazon based at its headquarters in Seattle told The Washington Post that the doormat was no longer for sale on its website.
12 Jan, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj asks Amazon to apologise for insulting national flagDoormats featuring the Indian flag were made available on Amazon Canada site by two vendors -- Mayers Flag Doormats and XLYL.
12 Jan, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
Amazon faces backlash over religious images on doormatsSome websites reporting on the incident said Amazon was also selling other items like mobile phone covers, mouse pads with these images.
06 Jun, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
Kerala High Court upholds service tax on overseas remittancesKerala HC held that service tax can be levied on the fees and commissions charged by banks for converting overseas remittances into rupees,...
06 Sep, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
- 'Congress is not any party's doormat in Bihar'
In a signal to the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress has given clear hints that it was against anyone play...
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