Indian journalist held in Australia on people smuggling chargesAn Indian journalist faces charges in Australia for allegedly smuggling a "fake media contingent" into the Commonwealth Games. Sharma, accu...
25 Apr, 2025, 04.47 PM IST
Rajasthan university under police radar for issuing over 40,000 fake degreesOPJS University in Churu is being investigated by the SOG for issuing 43,409 fake degrees. Following the arrest of Joginder Singh Dalal, un...
12 Jul, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Protecting yourself from travel scams: Stay one step ahead of cybercriminalsBeware of travel scams targeting vacation seasons. Avoid fake travel sites and fraudulent plane ticket sales. Book directly with airlines, ...
20 Jul, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Syria revokes BBC accreditation: ministry"Due to the broadcaster's failure to adhere to professional standards and its insistence on providing biased and misleading reports", the i...
09 Jul, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
Fake Covid tests for Kumbh: Max Corporate moves HC against FIRIn the petition to the court, the company said it was merely a service provider with no actual role in generating fake Covid test reports a...
18 Jun, 2021, 08.43 PM IST
DGFT told to tighten system for accrediting exportersInvestigations found nine star exporters in sectors such as agro-processing, garments and electronics were not traceable at the addresses o...
06 Jan, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Hospitals get PG seats but can’t meet standardsthere have been several cases of hospitals shutting shop or DNB (Diplomate of National Board) programmes having to be shut down for not com...
11 May, 2019, 11.22 AM IST
I&B ministry withdraws "fake news" directive after PMO steps inThe PMO did not want any raging controversy on freedom of speech and was apprehensive about the reactions to the new guidelines, insiders r...
04 Apr, 2018, 07.33 AM IST
Fake news guidelines would have opened door for frivolous complaints: Editors GuildThe statement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ordered the information and broadcasting ministry to cancel its contentious gui...
03 Apr, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
Fake news order withdrawal a victory of democracy, media: CongressYesterday, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the scribe wa...
03 Apr, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Reporters to lose accreditation for spreading fake newsAccording to new guidelines issued by I&B ministry, Press Council of India & News Broadcasters' Association will determine if a journalist ...
03 Apr, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
Government accredited labs soon to hallmark precious stonesThe department has mooted a separate accreditation body for gemstones as many private labs claiming to certify these jewels have mushroomed...
07 Sep, 2016, 08.19 AM IST
Centre weighing options to standardise yoga, naturopathyCentre is evaluating various options to promote, develop, standardise and accredit yoga, as well as, naturopathy practises, AYUSH Minister ...
28 Apr, 2015, 09.47 PM IST
- Check out UNESCO site about your institute before study abroad
Are you planning to go abroad for higher studies? Check the UNESCO website to know if the institute of your choice is a genuine one.
18 Oct, 2009, 03.03 PM IST
- Spurious pesticide kills crops worth Rs 25,000 cr a year
India is facing crop losses worth over Rs 25,000 crore a year because of use of spurious pesticides and insecticides, a leading farmers' bo...
06 Apr, 2009, 12.49 AM IST
- Only a fraction of Indian drugs is substandard
The scare over substandard drugs flooding the market is akin to making a mountain out of a molehill, says a nation-wide study funded by the...
22 Nov, 2007, 03.36 AM IST
- Gujarat plans single business act
In order to save industrialists from having to go through various types of inspections for different provisions of law, a Single Business A...
12 Nov, 2004, 12.21 AM IST