NEW DELHI: The Court of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 each on 96 establishments, including Standardisation Testing and Qualify Certification (STQC) Directorate of the ministry of electronics & information technology, for failing, as of mid-June, to comply with accessibility standards for websites, mobile applications and other…
NEW DELHI: There has been a nearly 20% increase in toll collected – around Rs 21,000 crore – through FASTag on national and state highways in the first three months of the current financial year, compared to Rs 17,280 crore in the corresponding period of 2024-25, as per National Electronic Toll Collection data.Around 80% of…
When India is maintaining an arms-length on the issue of Dalai Lama‘s reincarnation, ‘Core Group for Tibetan Cause’, headed by ex-Arunachal MP RK Khrimey, has backed the Tibetan spiritual leader, and sought immediate resumption of talks on the pending Tibetan issue and return of the Dalai Lama. The group rejected Beijing’s assertion for controlling the…
NEW DELHI: Arguments continued in National Herald money laundering case on Monday before special judge Vishal Gogne of a Delhi court, with Young Indian Private Ltd, one of the defendants, contending that ED’s chargesheet contradicted the income tax department’s finding.Advocate Madhav Khurana, representing Young Indian, said according to I-T department, Rs 90 crore loan –…
MUMBAI: A 26-year-old man was found hanging by a scarf in a toilet at Sahar police station Monday, hours after he had been arrested in a case of mobile phone theft. Ankit Rai, who lived at Sahar , was scheduled to appear before a court in Andheri on Monday. An inquiry has been initiated into…
AHMEDABAD: Around 21 years after the death of private firm employee, Sureshchandra, his wife Varsha Shukla and their son Vikrant will receive his Provident Fund (PF), following a 15-year-long legal battle.Sureshchandra’s other wife, Hinarani, and daughter Vilaspati had objected to Varsha’s PF claim. Last week, city civil court granted a succession certificate to Varsha and…
SRINAGAR: Union tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said tourism in Kashmir, which was severely impacted by the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, was now showing signs of revival following various initiatives taken by the Centre and the J&K govt.“The efforts by J&K govt, along with central govt’s initiatives like sending delegations, organising conferences…
KOLKATA: Candidates specified as tainted in the 2016 Bengal’s School Service Commission (SSC) panel (hirings) will not be allowed to participate in a fresh school recruitment process for 35,726 vacancies, Calcutta high court held Monday and directed SSC to cancel applications by such candidates. SSC had earlier submitted a list of ‘tainted candidates’ before the…
NEW DELHI: The alertness of Delhi air traffic control (ATC) and pilots operating a SWISS flight to IGIA late Sunday (July 6) saved the day when another aircraft ahead of the European airliner first slowed down in air and then didn’t vacate the runway from the first available rapid exit taxiway. As a result, the…
SRINAGAR: A row has erupted between J&K’s Omar Abdullah-led government and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a decision to reopen schools in Kashmir from Tuesday amid heat that has scorched 72-year records and soared above 37 degree Celsius. PDP has criticised the move as “cruel”.School timings will be 7:30am to 11:30am in Srinagar and…
