Alibaba spent $161 million fighting fakes since 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 14:46

China`s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world`s largest e-commerce company, spent over 1 billion yuan ($160.7 million) combating fake goods and for improving customer protection from the beginning of 2013 to the end of November, the firm said Tuesday.

Court to pronounce verdict in Satyam case on March 9

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 12:22

A special court on Tuesday set March 9, 2015, as the date for the verdict in the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited (SCSL).

Satyam case: Need more time to deliver judgement, says special court

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 10:56

SFIO had filed seven complaints against SCSL and its directors for violations of the Companies Act in the Special Court for Economic Offences here in December 2009.

HC quashes all money laundering cases against Tech Mahindra

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 19:30

In a major relief to Tech Mahindra Monday, the High Court at Hyderabad quashed all money laundering cases filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the infotech major.

1,102 gold smuggling cases at Mumbai airport in 12 months

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 17:25

Five employees of airlines and seven of airport involved in smuggling of gold were also arrested.

Court directs probe in defamation case against Madhu Kishwar

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:33

A local court on Friday directed probe in a criminal defamation suit filed by suspended Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma against columnist-activist Madhu Kishwar in connection with the 2009 snooping scandal.

Approval to probe babus creates privileged class: SC told

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:45

The Supreme Court was on Wednesday told that the law which makes it mandatory for CBI to take approval of competent authority to probe senior bureaucrats in graft cases creates a "privileged class" of central government employees and violates equality clause of the Constitution.

1769 persons arrested in narcotic cases in Kerala

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 17:07

Kerala government has arrested 1769 persons so far in connection with 1618 narcotic cases since 2011, Minister for Excise K Babu told the assembly on Monday.

Court asks police to probe rape charge against BJD MLA

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:48

A court has directed police to enquire into a complaint of rape against a ruling BJD MLA and his associate in Odisha.

Asif Ali Zardari granted exemption in graft cases

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 20:41

Former President Asif Ali Zardari was on Saturday granted a permanent exemption from appearing in court in connection with cases registered against him by Pakistan`s anti-graft watchdog.

Peshawar is world`s `largest reservoir` of polio: WHO

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:09

With over 90 per cent of Pakistan`s polio cases genetically linked to Peshawar, the World Health Organisation today described the northwestern city as the world`s "largest reservoir" of endemic poliovirus.