CrPC cover for women can’t be invoked in Fema case: Delhi HC | India News

CrPC cover for women can’t be invoked in Fema case: Delhi HC | India News

NEW DELHI: The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, Delhi high court has ruled.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a writ petition filed by a 53-year-old Canadian citizen challenging ED summons issued under…

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By the drivers, for the drivers: Bharat Taxi starts Delhi, Gujarat trials | India News

By the drivers, for the drivers: Bharat Taxi starts Delhi, Gujarat trials | India News

VADODARA: A nationwide debut still weeks away, yet Bharat Taxi has already upended the ride-hailing playbook. India’s new cooperative app-based taxi platform — billed as the world’s first national mobility service fully owned by drivers — has become the largest driver-run mobility collective anywhere, even before its full rollout.Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited, which promotes the…

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RS sends Manipur GST bill to Lok Sabha amid walkout by oppn over SIR | India News

RS sends Manipur GST bill to Lok Sabha amid walkout by oppn over SIR | India News

Sitharaman said the bill proposes crucial reforms based on steps such as track-and-trace system. NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday returned to Lok Sabha the Manipur GST bill, which replaces an ordinance to implem-ent GST reforms in the state, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserting that the bill will benefit people and businesses. She also…

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India to soon commission 3rd nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles: Navy chief | India News

India to soon commission 3rd nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles: Navy chief | India News

Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripath NEW DELHI: India will early next year add some sharp teeth to its sea-based leg of the nuclear triad by commissioning its third nuclear-powered submarine, which is larger than the first two and capable of carrying more long-range nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.The third such submarine, called SSBN in naval parlance,…

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Delhi pollution nears 'severe' again: AQI rises to 372; transport emissions top contributors at 18.4% | India News

Delhi pollution nears ‘severe’ again: AQI rises to 372; transport emissions top contributors at 18.4% | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply Tuesday evening, with the overall AQI climbing to 372, again edging close to the ‘severe’ category. More than 15 locations have already crossed that mark.According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm stood at 372, rising from 304 on Monday…

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