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On March 1, the regulator issued a show cause notice to Air India concerning the violations. (File photo for representation)DGCA said the airline violated norms related to flight duty time limitations and fatigue management system of flight crew, adding that there were instances of exceeding duty periods, & wrongly marked training recordsAviation watchdog DGCA on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for violations of norms related to flight duty time limitations and fatigue management system of flight…

Evidence Does Not Support the Use of the Death PenaltyCapital punishment must come to an end. It does not deter crime, is not humane and has no moral or medical basisBy The EditorsA death penalty vigil, held in 2021 outside an Indiana penitentiary. Credit: Bryan Woolston/Reuters/ReduxIt is long past time to abolish the death penalty in the U.S.Capital punishment was halted in the U.S. in 1972 but reinstated in 1976, and since then, nearly 1,600 people have been executed. To whose gain? Study after study shows that the…

The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over rivals.Apple banned app developers from “fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app,” said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer.“This is illegal, and it has impacted millions of European…

Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: February 21, 2024, 11:17 ISTDelhi: Heavy Fines and Scrapping Guidelines Issued For End-of-Life Vehicles in Public Spaces. (File for representation)Delhi govt issues guidelines for handling endoflife vehicles in public spaces, imposing fines up to Rs 10,000; strict measures for release & scrapping outlined.Fresh guidelines have been issued by the Delhi government for handling end-of-life vehicles at public places, stipulating a penalty of Rs 10,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 5,000…

IT major Infosys has been penalised $225 for the alleged violation of “short payment of modified business tax” for two quarters by the US taxation authority, the company said in a stock exchange disclosure.On January 25, the Nevada Department of Taxation sent a communication to the Bengaluru-based software services exporter for collection of penalty. The violation(s)/contravention(s) committed or alleged to be committed is “short payment of modified business tax for Q4 2021 to Q1 2022”, Infosys said in the disclosure on…

The New York Department of Financial Services said Digital Currency Group subsidiary Genesis Global trading will pay an $8 million penalty and surrender its license from the regulator after an investigation found significant failings in the company's anti-money laundering and cybersecurity programs. Genesis - a cryptocurrency market-maker and brokerage firm - failed to maintain an effective compliance program for anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act requirements and did not file sufficient Suspicious Activity…

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the case of Payton Gendron, the white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022. The decision marks the first time federal attorneys have sought the death penalty during Joe Biden’s presidency. In a notice filed Friday, Jan. 12, in the U.S. District Court for Western New York, prosecutors laid out several factors “justifying a sentence of death.” Among them were claims that the mass shooting was intentional and carried out after…

EBay agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty after employees engaged in a harassment campaign against two bloggers for their coverage of the company, including mailing them live cockroaches and a fetal pig. The e-commerce giant was charged with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, two counts of stalking through electronic communications services, one count of witness tampering and one count of obstruction of justice. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Photo by Life Of Pix on Pexels.com The new year has brought some new, tighter restrictions for drivers in France, particularly for those driving heavy, polluting cars. As of January 1, the government has revised its malus écologique, a one-time penalty tax for registering bulky, CO2-emitting cars, to include a lot more ICE vehicles, even some of the most popular budget models.  As of January 1, drivers of cars emitting 118 g/km of CO2 pay €5 (about $55), and this increases rapidly…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Certain facial features—like downturned lips and a heavy brow—are known to make someone appear untrustworthy to others, even though these do not indicate a person's actual character. Such facial biases influence our everyday social interactions as well as high-stakes decisions, including who we hire, or elect to political office. …