Information reached Madura last evening [Sept. 18] that a serious rioting was committed in Kamuthi on Tuesday [Sept. 17]. Kamuthi is an important business centre inhabited mostly by the Nadars, and is situated in the interior of the Ramand district, 56 miles from Madura and twenty miles from the nearest …

The ‘Bombay’ is one of a fleet of small steamers built and building to the order of the Government of India for service of Indian coasts. Six of these vessels are being constructed in dockyards. They are of composite construction and are built of materials produced almost exclusively in India …

A law to safeguard rights and prevent discrimination The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act of 2017 safeguards the human rights of people living with HIV and AIDS. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a notification to bring the Act into force …

The right-minded lawyers of Rewari and Kosli should defy the resolutions of their Bar Associations The Rewari and Kosli Bar Associations in Haryana have passed resolutions that none of their members will defend the accused in the recent case of gang-rape of a teenage girl from Rewari district. This resolution …

The South Korean President’s visit to the North has strengthened the peace process The joint visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to Mount Paektu, the mythical birthplace of the Korean nation, on the last day of their landmark three-day summit is a forceful show …

The stage is set for determining the scope of Article 32 in the activists case The Supreme Court’s intervention following the arrest of five prominent activists by the Pune police last month has been truly extraordinary and raises the bar for protection of personal liberty. The court has granted them …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘moderate’ outreach is aimed at Hindu centrists The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will never sever its ideological ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). But ever since the Narendra Modi government assumed office in 2014, the party has been rapidly metamorphosing into an entity no longer …

It is introducing new ideas and bringing about a greater level of accountability in the system The NITI Aayog was formed to bring fresh ideas to the government. Its first mandate is to act as a think tank. It can be visualised as a funnel through which new and innovative …

Citing literary sources, turning to parables, prose, plays, poetry is the wherewithal of political discourse Policemen and policewomen are not mindless digits in khaki. They have all been to school. Many of them are MAs, some PhDs. And they have families, friends just like anyone else who has not been …

Fighting global warming will necessarily require taxing carbon emissions, or setting a price on carbon pollution, the World Bank’s chief executive said on Wednesday at a G7 environment meeting in Canada. “We believe very strongly that we can send an economic signal by introducing a shadow price for carbon,” Kristalina …

Doctors Without Borders reach out to new mothers in Khost province, where the Taliban is active The mother was admitted at 9:30 am, the birth recorded at 9:35. Women often arrive in extremis at the Doctors Without Borders maternity hospital in southeastern Afghanistan, one of the most active in the …

Genetic testing on smuggled elephant tusks is helping investigators find evidence to bring traffickers to book DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the criminal cases against some of the most dangerous traffickers, researchers said on Wednesday. Around …

The Man Booker Prize shortlist includes a book in verse and stories on dystopian themes The shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, includes for the first time a novel told in verse. The book, The Long Take , by poet Robin …

E-com firms to cut 1% tax in supplier payments E-commerce firms will from October 1 have to deduct 1% tax collected at source (TCS) before making payments to their suppliers. The Finance Ministry on Thursday notified TCS at the rate of 0.50% of the net value of intra-State taxable supplies …

General managers get new postings As many as 14 general managers have been appointed as executive directors in different public sector banks, according to an official order issued on Thursday. Shanti Lal Jain and Vikramaditya Singh Khichi have been appointed as executive directors in the Bank of Baroda initially for …

Punitive vigilance may demotivate, says RBI Governor Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel emphasised on preventive vigilance for improving governance standards in public sector enterprises (PSEs) and said punitive vigilance may not achieve the desired results. “Reserve Bank of India considers preventive vigilance measures as the lynchpin of its …

Reduction in import levy in India will enable viable pricing: vice-president Jopp Mercedes Benz does not see itself producing electric vehicles (EVs) in India at the moment due to limited potential, combined with high investments, said a senior company official. To grow the market for such vehicles in the country, …

‘In the long run, the move will result in better efficiency’ The proposed merger of three public sector banks, Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, is expected to result in better operating efficiency in the long run but there could be an increase in slippages in the short-term, …

Plan includes a ‘friendship’ 135-km petroleum pipeline for exports to Bangladesh State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has sought the government’s nod for threefold expansion of its Numaligarh refinery in northeast from 3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 9 mtpa at a cost of Rs. 22,000 crore. Excise concession …

Asks Centre to amend I-T Act under which individuals, firms avail tax benefit on monetary penalty The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) wants the government to amend the Income Tax Act to plug loopholes wherein individuals and companies managed to avail tax benefits on the money paid to …