EY office in Pune, whose employee died due to workload, operated without key labour permit since 2007

New Delhi, 24/9: The Ernst & Young (EY) office in Pune, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours, a senior government official told Reuters. EY faces scrutiny in India over the death of audit executive Anna Sebastian Perayil,…

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Tirupati laddu row: FSSAI issues notice to ghee supplier; more PILs filed as temple holds purification ritual

New Delhi/Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): The country’s food safety regulator has issued a show cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based firm for allegedly supplying substandard ghee to temple authority Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam even as the chorus for a thorough probe and strict action over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus grew louder. On…

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Badlapur sexual assault case: Primary accused Akshay Shinde shot dead in crossfire with police

Thane, 23/9: In a shocking turn of events, Akshay Shinde, the prime accused in the case involving sexual assault of two minor girls in a school in Badlapur, Thane district, died during an exchange of fire with the police on Monday. Assistant Police Inspector Nilesh More, who was part of the escort team, sustained gun-shot…

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