-The Hindustan Times Two senior journalists of Zee news channel were arrested in New Delhi on Tuesday on charges of trying to extort Rs. 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group for not doing news reports on coal scam linking his firm. The arrests on charges of extortion came following the registration of a case about 45 days ago on a complaint filed by Jindal's company with Delhi Police's Crime...
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Why not levy 25% green tax on diesel cars, Supreme Court asks -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response to a radical plea for collection of 25% of the cost of a diesel car or SUV sold in the National Capital Region as green tax at the time of its purchase to deter people from buying more polluting personal vehicles and help fight the growing levels of pollution in Delhi. The court also sought the Union government's response...
More »Now, once-a-week diabetes drug in the works -Kounteya Sinha
-The Times of India A once-a-week medicine for diabetics — a disease that affects nearly 63 million Indians — could soon become a reality. Studies on diabetes have seen a global upsurge, with the latest data showing that bio-pharmaceutical research companies across the globe are busy developing 221 innovative new medicines. The drugs, which will help around 347 million patients include new therapies that target key abnormalities of pancreatic cells, increase insulin secretion...
More »Bihar Chhath tragedy: 9 children among 15 dead in stampede in Patna -Manish Kumar and Amit Chaturvedi
-NDTV Patna: Fifteen people, including nine children, were killed and many others injured in a stampede in Patna on Monday. The incident took place during the Chhath puja at Adalatghat Ghat on the bank of river Ganga. Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar said, "There are total 15 dead bodies and their post-mortem was done last night. Out of these, nine are children." He also said that two of the injured are undergoing...
More »New Rules to Help Victims of Child Sex Abuse
-Outlook Child victims of sexual offences will now get swift and adequate compensation as well as immediate medical care and rehabilitaion with the Government today notifying new rules. As per the new rules under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, state governments shall pay compensation ordered by Special Court within 30 days of receipt court orders, officials said. Special Courts would award compensation to child after taking into account a host...
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