New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said on Sunday that the Representation of the People Act should be fine-tuned to make penalties for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) more stringent but disfavoured giving statutory backing to the code. Speaking to reporters, Quraishi said the poll panel had the authority for conducting free and fair elections and did not require more powers. "But we need to fine-tune and...
01:23 AM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act, increasing steeply the fine to be paid for traffic rules violations. According to sources, a meeting of the Cabinet held on Thursday has approved the amendments to the Act for harsher punishments for offences like drunken driving and violation of traffic rules. The amendments are meant to deal the traffic offences seriously. Repeated violations will fetch very...
11:32 AM, Mar 01, 2012
Mumbai: The next time a wave of affection overcomes you, think twice before you reach out to give your friend a warm hug - you may have to pay for it, in cash. This is what happened to Kuber Sarup, 25, on Thursday who was subjected to a harrowing ordeal by cops, whose moral sensibilities he outraged by hugging a girl goodbye, along with a peck on the cheek. Cops...
03:55 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Moscow: The bill, pushed by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, was backed by 28 out of 35 deputies in Kostroma town's legislature. A similar ban is already in place in the southern Astrakhan and central Ryazan regions but it was shelved in St Petersburg, Russia's second city, last November after MPs failed to agree on its "legal definitions". The legislation effectively outlaws any gay pride events while allowing authorities to...
01:05 PM, Feb 04, 2012
Madurai: District Collector U Sagayam has slapped a Rs 1.02 lakh fine on vehicles violating Motor Vehicles Act and other rules in surprise checks. The Collector who personally conducted the checks, slapped fines on more than 30 goods vehicles, besides fining drivers for not wearing uniforms and seat belts. Blinding headlights used by three omnibuses were also seized. The raids which started at 8 PM last night continued till 3...
11:53 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Helsinki: Australian regulators fined Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, for spamming customers and demanded the Finnish firm change its text message (SMS) marketing. The Australian Communications and Media Authority found that some of the texts Nokia sends to clients as tips to get more out of their phones promote Nokia without offering an "unsubscribe" option as required by local law. The regulator said in a statement Nokia...
03:23 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Mumbai: In the latest incident of duty evasions by the actors, the custom officials fined actor Dia Mirza a sum of Rs 1.25 lakh at the Mumbai International Airport on Saturday. The penalty was imposed on the actor for carrying undeclared goods while returning returning from Bangkok. She was let off after paying the fine. Mirza was carrying undeclared items worth Rs 2 lakh upon her arrival at Mumbai airport,...
10:30 AM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: Senior advocate of the Supreme Court and Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan has been slapped a fine of Rs 27.22 lakh by the Assistant Stamp Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh. The Assistant Stamp Commissioner imposed the fine on Shanti Bhushan for not paying the full stamp duty on the purchase of land. Bhushan has been asked to pay the fine within one month. Calling the order politically motivated, Bhushan...
06:55 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Rome: Italy's anti-trust body has fined units of US technology group Apple Inc a total of 900,000 euros for failing to adequately inform customers about their rights to product guarantees and assistance. The authority said Apple Sales International, Apple Italia and Apple Retail Italia did not properly inform customers that they were entitled to two years of free assistance under Italian law. Three Apple spokesmen contacted by Reuters weren't immediately...
10:45 AM, Dec 28, 2011
Washington: The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has agreed to pay a record $270,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal animal welfare laws. Feld Entertainment Inc of Vienna, Virginia, did not admit wrongdoing or violating US Department of Agriculture regulations in settling the dispute over handling of performing animals, it said in a statement on Monday. "We look forward to working with the USDA...
03:09 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Hyderabad: Amerind Petroleum Private Limited (Amerind) proposes to set up a nearly Rs.120 billion petroleum refinery near Visakhapatnam, in joint technical collaboration with US-based American Industrial Corporation (AIC). The refinery to come up in Petroleum, Chemicals and Petro-chemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) near the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, will have an initial refining capacity to process 7.5 million tonnes of crude oil per annum (or 150,000 barrels per day) and will...
08:08 PM, Nov 17, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) order asking Yahoo India to pay Rs 11 lakh as penalty for its failure to provide email information of a person in national interest. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also directed Yahoo India to furnish the requisite information within a week and fixed the matter for November 8. The court was hearing a petition filed by Yahoo...
11:32 AM, Sep 15, 2011
Ras Lanuf: Muammar Gaddafi loyalists killed 17 guards outside an oil refinery on Monday in an apparent attempt to disrupt a drive by Libya's new rulers to seize the ousted ruler's last bastions and revive the oil-based economy. A Syrian-based television station that has broadcast messages from Gaddafi in the past said he was still in Libya, but it was unable to air a televised appearance for security reasons. "It...
12:35 AM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: Indian refiners have paid about $ 1.4 billion to Iran for clearing one-fifth of the past oil dues, paving the way for resumption of crude supplies. "The debt until last week stood at $ 4.8 billion, but we have now received about 1 billion euros of it," National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) Managing Director Ahmad Qalebani was quoted as saying on Monday by the state-run Fars news agency....
09:35 PM, Aug 08, 2011
New York: They may be trying to sell you that $10,000 suit or $35,000 necklace, but what luxury's taste makers really yearn for themselves is not material at all. Make no mistake, they love swanky cars, rare watches, fine art, haute couture and private vacation retreats. Still, when asked about their definition of luxury, the answers involved precious quantities like time, and freedom. "It's doing what I want when I...
01:42 PM, May 29, 2011
Neighbours informed the police when they saw the house locked for the last one month & noticed no activity. ...
03:45 PM, May 17, 2011
Two sisters rescued in Noida after seven months of self confinement. CNN-IBN discusses if such cases are becoming common. ...
10:28 PM, Apr 12, 2011
Kathmandu: Forty couples allegedly involved in "unruly acts" on Valentine's Day inside the premises of the famed Pashupatinath temple in Nepal have been fined. Forty couples were fined Rs 200 each while 13 elderly pairs, who were married, were let off after they apologised, Sushil Kumar Nahata, chief of Pashupati Area Development Trust, said. We have taken action as they were found to be involved in unruly acts, such as...
12:58 PM, Feb 15, 2011
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday paid a fine of Rs 10 lakh to the state legal services authority. The fine was imposed for obstruction of police action against the money lender father of a Congress legislator. The obstruction was done allegedly at the behest of the former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. State government sources said that the fine was been paid up early on Tuesday. The Maharashtra government was...
06:50 PM, Feb 08, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission on Thursday, slapped a fine of Rs 45,000 on the Indian Olympics Association in two cases for delay in furnishing replies to queries related to Commonwealth Games. The queries pertained to expenses incurred on the domestic and foreign travels of Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi among other things. Information Commissioner ML Sharma found a delay of 100 days in furnishing...
04:30 PM, Dec 16, 2010
