Centre to ban plastic bags below 50 microns
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar replaced the existing five-year-old plastic waste management rules with new ones which would be enforced within six months in India.
SC allows government ads to have CM, governors' pictures
The Supreme Court repealed its 2015 ruling and permitted the use of photos of chief ministers, governors, and ministers in government advertisements.
Bombay HC rules against Baig’s death penalty
Bombay HC rejected the death sentence imposed on Baig, the lone convict in the 2010 Pune blast case.
UN report: Denmark, happiest; India at 118th place
Denmark claimed the top spot for the third time in the World Happiness Report with a happiness score of 7.526.
Rs.3,310 crore Videocon - Idea spectrum deal off
Idea Cellular Ltd and Videocon Telecommunications Ltd (VTL) have jointly agreed to cancel their Rs.3,310 crore spectrum deal for Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh telecom circles.
US demands release of jailed student
The White House demanded that North Korea pardon and release Otto Warmbier, the 21-year-old American student who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.