Cape Town, 25/10: L’Oreal SA has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, came days after a study from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Safety (NIEHS)…
Bhubaneswar: A massive fire broke out late last night at No. 1 Haat’s Plastic Market, gutting more than 40 shops and reducing property worth lakhs of rupees to ashes.The blaze, reported at 1:38 am via the 112 control room, spread rapidly through the densely packed market, causing extensive damage before it was brought under control.Fire services…
Mumbai, 9/7: Hours after Sharad Pawar said that he erred in trusting some people and apologised, the rebel Ajit Pawar-Praful Patel-led faction hit back at the NCP founder-president on Sunday and asked how many places he would tender apologies. Addressing a public meeting in Yeola in Nashik district, Pawar had said: “I erred in trusting…
Bhubaneswar: TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, has received the prestigious CSR TIMES Award at the 12th National CSR Summit 2025 held in New Delhi. The award recognises TPCODL’s flagship initiative Samriddhi, under “Anokha Dhaaga”, which focuses on empowering women through skill development and…
Bareilly, 16/3: A cleric who had claimed cricketer Mohd Shami committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan has described the Holi celebrations of the pacer’s daughter as “illegal” and “against Shariat”. In a video released late on Saturday, All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said, “She is a small girl … If…
New Delhi, 12/6 (Ao Bureau): ‘If the Congress comes to power at the Center, then the reinstatement of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir will be considered.’ Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has expressed happiness over this statement of senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh. He has thanked Digvijay Singh and said that…
Chennai, 23/3 (AO Bureau): Because of the rise in coronavirus cases, the government of Tamil Nadu has decided to close schools for students of classes 9, 10, and 11 from Monday (March 22). In an order, state Chief Secretary Rajeev Ranjan said, “The government of Tamil Nadu hereby order that schools shall be closed for…
Lucknow, 21/3: In a significant decision the Allahabad High Court has said that being a customer of a prostitute or being caught in a sex act with a prostitute does not prove the offense of human trafficking. A single bench comprising Justice Vinod Diwakar gave this ruling on a petition challenging his trial and summons…
New Delhi, 09/2: India will phase out monoculture plantation and upgrade its afforestation and forest restoration methodology by incorporating better practices followed in the G20 countries, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) said on Thursday. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the first meeting of the G20’s Environment and Climate…
Pune, 22/10: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has said they have requested the Supreme Court to treat the two NCP factions equally and just as their party was given a new poll symbol, the same should be followed for the rival group led by Ajit Pawar. The NCP (SP) has sought “natural justice” from the…
