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Google’s challenge came on the final day of a three-day hearing at the General Court, Europe’s second-highest,.

Google protests 'eye-catching' USD 2.6 billion EU fine, judge disagrees

The sparring underlines the battle ahead for the world’s most popular internet search engine.

17 Feb 2020 7:18 AM

The immersion of idols during festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja and Chhath Puja has led to rise in pollutants. (Photo: File)

Immersion of idols in Ganga, tributaries to attract a Rs 50,000 fine

The chief secretaries of all the states will have to submit a report on the action-taken with 7 days from the end of each festival.

03 Oct 2019 6:11 PM

Amid public outcry over hefty provisions in new Motor Vehicles Act, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that there is a need to create more awareness among people and bring change in the attitude of policemen. (Photo: File)

Just fining people won't work: Tejashwi Yadav on amended Motor Vehicles Act

Under Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019, hefty challans have been levied on many violators for not abiding by traffic rules.

14 Sep 2019 9:42 AM

Post imposition of the Act, from September 1, hefty challans for traffic rules violations by the police has hit the headlines. (Photo: PTI | Representational Image)

After Gujarat, Tamil Nadu to reduce traffic violations fine under new Motor Vehicle Act

Recently, Gujarat Government announced a reduction in the fines under the new act.

11 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

A man allegedly set his motorbike on fire after Delhi traffic police issued a challan to him for violating traffic rules in Sheikh Sarai area on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Furious over being fined for drunk driving, Delhi man sets motorbike on fire

On Sunday, the police issued as many as 3,900 challans till the evening soon after higher penalties for traffic violations came into force.

06 Sep 2019 12:54 PM

A judge has ordered Air Canada to pay a six-figure fine to a French-speaking couple who claim the airline "violated their linguistic rights," breaching the country's bilingualism laws. (Representational Image)

Air Canada ordered to pay 6-figure fine for violating couple’s 'language rights'

The couple were particularly upset by the boarding announcement for the Montreal-bound flight.

31 Aug 2019 4:01 PM

Medical giant Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay USD 572 million by an Oklahoma judge for its role in the opioid crisis which has 'ravaged' the state. (Photo: File)

Johnson & Johnson fined with USD 572 million for opioid crisis in Oklahoma

After the judgement, the company made public its plans to challenge the 'flawed' judgment.

27 Aug 2019 8:44 AM

The civic body on Saturday charged Rs 500 fine to Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun for presenting a gift wrapped in plastic to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Bengaluru Mayor fined Rs 500 for wrapping K'taka CM's gift in plastic

This comes after plastic was banned by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in 2016.

04 Aug 2019 4:20 PM

RBI observed from the fraud monitoring report-1 submitted by Punjab National Bank on July, 10 2018.

RBI imposes fine on PNB for delay in reporting fraud in Kingfisher Airlines account

A penalty of Rs 50 lakh was imposed by the RBI on the bank.

03 Aug 2019 3:36 PM

In addition to the massive fine, Facebook will also agree to a series of new restrictions such as conducting preview review of every new product and obtaining consent to create new facial recognition models. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook slapped with record USD 5 billion fine by FTC

Facebook will also pay USD 100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose the breach to investors.

25 Jul 2019 7:43 AM

He had ordered paneer butter masala but was delivered butter chicken instead. (Representational Image)

Zomato, Pune restaurant fined Rs 55,000 for serving chicken instead of paneer

According to Zomato, the lawyer complained against the food delivery platform to defame it as it had refunded his amount.

08 Jul 2019 10:14 AM

To curb the menace of rash driving on roads, Gujarat police has equipped its traffic unit with high-tech laser guns for detection of overspeeding by vehicles in the city. (Photo: ANI)

For first time, Gujarat police uses laser guns to detect overspeeding

The riders will be fined Rs 400 for exceeding the speed limit of 40 km/hr.

03 Jul 2019 11:35 AM

An Indian-origin Uber driver has been sentenced to three years in prison, ordered to pay over 3,000 dollars as penalty for kidnapping one of his female passengers and dropping her off on an isolated highway. (Representational Image)

3-year jail term sentenced to Indian-origin US Uber driver on kidnapping charges

In addition to prison term, Parmar was ordered to pay USD 3,642 in restitution and forfeiture.

28 Jun 2019 10:55 AM

Ahmedabad, which is becoming stringent with its cleanliness laws, was recently selected as the top city in national cleanliness survey. (Photo: File)

First case of its kind: Man fined for spitting in public place

Mahesh Kumar, a resident of eastern suburb of Naroda had to pay the authorities a fine of Rs 100

28 Apr 2019 4:01 PM

Putting restraints on Zuckerberg could send a message to other tech giants that the FTC could hold their executives accountable for privacy misdeeds. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg

The Post previously reported the FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a multibillion-dollar fine.

21 Apr 2019 11:14 AM

New Zealand police said on Thursday that Tarrant will face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court on Friday.

Tech firms face fines, jail over violent content under new Australian laws

Technology firms said they are already working on the issue.

05 Apr 2019 9:54 AM

In April 2015, the regulator issued a show cause notice to the bank for alleged violation of portfolio managers norms.

Citibank settles case with Sebi, pays Rs 4.5 crore

Sebi has decided not to initiate any enforcement action against the bank.

02 Apr 2019 8:38 AM

Sebi imposed a penalty of Rs 18 lakh on promoters of Man Industries for not making requisite disclosure to the company and exchanges after change in their shareholding in the firm.

Sebi slaps Rs 94 lakh fine on 17 entities for fraudulent trade practices

The entities have violated provisions of the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices norms, Sebi said.

30 Mar 2019 3:11 PM

The commission found that Google and its parent company, Alphabet, breached EU antitrust rules by imposing restrictive clauses in contracts with websites that used AdSense. (Photo: AP)

EU fines Google USD 1.7 billion for abusing online ads market

Last year, Vestager hit the company with a record 4.34 bn euro fine following an investigation into its Android operating system.

20 Mar 2019 5:23 PM

Austria said in January that it would tax firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Alibaba 3 percent of their advertising revenue from within Austria.

Austria pressing ahead with digital tax after EU-wide plan fails

Austria said it would hold off on implementing that plan until an EU finance ministers’ meeting this week.

16 Mar 2019 10:09 AM

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