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NEW DELHI: The Union govt on Monday convinced the Supreme Court to permit the department of telecom to review its demand of Rs 6,000 crore additional adjusted gross revenue demand for the FY 2016-17 on Vodafone-Idea. Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed by solicitor general Tushar Mehta that since…
NEW DELHI: Consumer affairs department, in a draft notification, has proposed that every e-commerce company selling imported products must provide a “searchable and sortable filter” for “country of origin” with their product listings. This proposed change in the Legal Metrology Rules is aimed at helping consumers make quick choices as per their preference.TOI on July…
Supreme Court permits Centre to reassess Vodafone’s AGR dues The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to reconsider the assessment of telecom operator Vodafone’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, citing the interest of the company’s 20 crore consumers. The SC also noted that the matter falls within the Union government’s policy domain.A bench headed…
Justice Surya Kant (Picture from Supreme Court) NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai on Monday recommended the name of his Supreme Court colleague and the senior-most judge after him, Justice Surya Kant, as his successor for the post of Chief Justice of India.CJI Gavai has sent the letter of recommendation to the Union law ministry.The…
Viswanathan Anand inaugurates Global Chess League Experience center in Dallas (Images via ANI) The Global Chess League (GCL) on Thursday inaugurated its new Experience Centre at Plano, Dallas, with five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand leading the launch. The centre is designed to combine chess, technology, and innovation, providing fans, players, and innovators with an…
Representational AI image NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology has proposed changes to the IT Rules to tackle harm from AI-generated content, including deepfakes.The draft aims to help users tell apart synthetic content from real information and ensure social media platforms are accountable.It draft defines synthetically generated information as content created, altered,…
Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that he “does not think anyone understands the disadvantages of being a Union Territory” better than him and that he was considering becoming a party to the case in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of J&K’s statehood.“I have held consultations…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the government is “not ready to evolve” after the Centre said it may not be “very feasible” to give death row convicts the option to choose lethal injection as a mode of execution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking…
NEW DELHI: In what could make sparks fly between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, already in an uneasy relationship over the Mullaperiyar dam, Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from both states and the Centre on an NGO’s plea for a comprehensive safety audit of the 130-year-old dam and remedial measures, including its possible decommissioning.A bench…
NEW DELHI: The Union government has prepared a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to transfer more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said on Monday.In a report released on Monday, the CEA said the plan includes 208…
