-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday refused to pass an interim order staying the linking of Aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts, saying that it is leaving the issue to be decided on by a Constitution bench in the last week of November. At the same time though, the top court chastised banks and mobile telephone companies for creating panic by sending customers messages saying...
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'Workers get more pay, fewer days off in Delhi than Mumbai' -Sidhartha
-The Times of India Working in Delhi is more remunerative than Mumbai but you may have to do with fewer days off than in the country's financial capital. But if you are an employer, you may prefer to be in Mumbai, not because of lower wages, but due to value added by workers being higher than the wage. The World Bank's Ease of Doing Business report released on Tuesday shows that a...
More »50% of Indians bribed babus for services last year, says survey -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Almost five of 10 persons admitted paying bribes in the last one year to avail primarily government services and eight of those did so at local level to police, municipal officials and matters relating to property registration and VAT, according to a survey by an online platform. LocalCircles, which conducted the India Corruption Survey, claimed the poll received one lakh responses to a set of eight...
More »Future prospects basis for mishap payouts, says SC
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a verdict intended to provide "just" compensation to victims of road accidents, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that compensation will be based on the future prospects of a deceased person rather than only loss of present income. A five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan framed guidelines for making an...
More »SC slams Mamata government on Aadhaar plea, says state can't challenge law passed by Centre
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday came down hard on the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar+ and emphasised that a state cannot challenge a law passed by the Union government. "The controversy over Aadhaar needs examination but state government can't file petition against a law passed by Parliament," a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. The bench...
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