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International Centre of Excellence in Financial Regulation announced The establishment of a new International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR), to be led by Barbara Ridpath as CEO, was announced today by Economic Secretary and City Minister Kitty Usher and Interim ICFR Chairman, Mervyn Davies. The ICFR is an industry-led project independent of the UK Government and will be officially l..

Direct Selling Association seeks law to protect consumer interests The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA), the premier body governing 16 of the largest direct selling companies in the country, wanted the Government to enact a law to prevent multi-level marketing companies from taking gullible public for a ride. Addressing a press conference here today, IDSA Chairman David R Stanley said ..

Soz calls upon states to adopt rainwater bill Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Sozhas called upon States, which were yet to adopt the draft Bill on rain water harvesting and recharging of ground water proposed by the Centre, to do so at the earliest.Inaugurating 'Bhujal Bhawan', the new building of the Central Ground Water Board here, he said conscious efforts were needed to tackle the pr..

Law Society slams UK government plan for 48-day detention extension The Law Society has criticised Government plans to increase the period of time for which a person can be held before they are charged. A statement by The Society said that it is not convinced by the arguments put forward in favour of extending the pre-trial detention period from 28 days to 42. It “insists that the current peri..

Bombay HC asks for affidavit on custody of HIV+ bar girl The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit within a week's time over the custody of a bar girl, who is reportedly HIV-affected and asked why her medical examination was not done in the government-run J J Hospital or Bombay Hospital. She was diagnosed HIV positive after undergoing a medical examinati..

The Supreme Courthas dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the screening of a movie "Dashavataram" on the grounds that it hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. A vacation bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and P P Naolekar refused to entertain the petition filed by International Sri Vaishnav Dharam Sanatan Society, asking the petitioner to first see the movie. The president of ..

Promotion of 64 assistant professors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has come under a shadow with the Centre contending in the Delhi High Court that the move was illegal. The government's reply came on a petition filed by a senior doctor of AIIMS, Sarman Singh, who has challenged the appointment of 164 Assistant Professors and subsequent promotion of 64 of the..

Revised income ceiling for OBC creamy layer by 30th June In a move that could end the debate over classification of creamy layer among the OBCs, the National Commission for Backward Classes is expected to give its recommendations to the govt by 30th June on the revised income ceiling for their eligibility for reservation. Acting on a government directive, the NCBC has obtained sug..

Dhanbad (Bihar), Dec 6 (ANI): In a unique type of litigation, a court in Bihar has summoned two Hindu Gods to appear before it in connection with a land encroachment case. The hearing of the case in a fast track court in the states Dhanbad District was getting repeatedly postponed for the last three years as Lord Hanuman and Lord Ram had failed to appear before the judge despite issuance of a sum..

New Delhi, Jun 13 The Supreme Court today said that there was a need to impose stricter punishment on those infiltrating into the country from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. "Considering the large number of infiltrators who come to India without valid document, there is a need for imposing stricter sentence," a bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P P Naolekar obser..

Court upholds cancellation order Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to consider handing over the wholesale distribution of ration articles to the State Civil Supplies Corporation in a phased-manner. Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair issued the directive when two petitions filed against the cancellation of the wholesale distribution of ration articles c..

Landowners move High Court against stay on attachment of government property BANGALORE: Several landowners of Bantwal taluk on Wednesday petitioned the Karnataka High Court against its order staying a lower court direction attaching the property of the State Government for its failure to pay compensation for the land it had acquired for the construction of a bridge across the Netravathi in M..

JAIPUR: The decks were cleared on Thursday for the resumption of talks between the Rajasthan government and the Gujjar representatives after the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dausa, granted bail to 25 Gujjar women arrested at Bandikui last week for blocking the Delhi-Jaipur rail route. Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who had laid their release as one of the condition..

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has restrained the Delhi Development Authority from building a boundary wall around a proposed graveyard at Fazal Enclave Part-II in South Delhi. A Vacation Bench of the Court comprising Justice S.N. Aggarwal and Justice Sunil Gaur passed the stay order on a petition by some residents of the colony submitting that the land on which the DDA was building the bounda..

Chennai, June 13 An Extra-ordinary General Body meeting of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puduchery is to be held here tomorrow to discuss the recent publication of news items regarding the cold war between the Council Chairman and one of its members. According to a circular to the Bar members issued by Chairman R K Chandramohan, there would be an Extra-ordinary General Body meeting of the ..