New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs is preparing new guidelines to protect consumers from ads making fake environmental claims about products by using terms such as "eco-friendly", "green", "eco-consciousness", "good for the planet" without providing verifiable evidence.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday orally observed that an educational institution could not be deprived from enjoying minority status merely because it is being regulated by a statute made by the Centre or a state government.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA) committee held its first meeting on Tuesday to discuss the draft guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements and false claims regarding success rates in coaching institutions.
New York, Jan 9 (IANS) At least 320 pro-Palestine protesters protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration in New York city during rush hours and blocking traffic on several bridges for more than two hours.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Setting aside the "stereotyped and cyclostyled" remission orders passed by the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court on Monday asked 11 gang-rape and murder convicts in Bilkis Bano case to surrender before the jail authorities concerned within a period of two weeks.
Tel Aviv, Jan 8 (IANS) During a trial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) this week, the Israeli government will present a series of harrowing video accounts of torture and the brutal carnage that was carried out by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023.
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England have started six days of industrial action over pay disputes, marking the longest strike in the National Health Service's (NHS) 75-year history.
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has filed a lawsuit against Texas over a controversial immigration law that makes entering the state illegally a crime -- one of the toughest immigration laws passed in the country's history to curb illegal immigration.
Houston, Jan 3 (IANS) The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Texas can ban emergency abortions, despite President Joe Biden's administration arguing that federal guidance should take priority over state laws banning the procedure.
Toronto, Jan 3 (IANS) In one of its first measures to bolster international student programme and prevent abuse, Canadian immigration has launched an online portal to verify letters of acceptance (LOAs) that students submit in support of their visa application.
