Contractual provisions were “arbitrary, one-sided and unequal” and could not be enforced where consumers lacked equal bargaining power, the commission held Gurgaon: Holding that blanket “no-refund” clauses in coaching institute contracts cannot override consumer rights, the district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed FIITJEE Ltd to refund Rs 1,15,650 to a family after their son…
Union home minister Amit Shah at BSF’s Jumagach Border Outpost in Siliguri corridor on Saturday Kolkata/Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the govt is committed to making the country’s borders impregnable through the concept of “smart borders” and announced that the project to fortify India’s borders with a quadrangular security grid will…
Nearly 50 families live in these rows of one-room shanties in a settlement behind the mall Ghaziabad: A tin sheet separates a jhuggi settlement from a mall being built 200 metres away, where a seven-year-old girl was raped, savagely assaulted and murdered earlier this month. The child was snuck away by two men, both workers…
Don Bosco HS Class IV students designed their own jerseys and displayed sketches a day ahead of the FIFA World Cup final Panaji: Everything seemed different at Don Bosco High School in the city on Saturday morning.Ditching their regular uniform and instead sporting jerseys of their favourite teams, students were filled with intense energy as…
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta offers prayers at Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur Varanasi: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday offered prayers at the Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur, inspected the Vindhyachal Corridor and later participated in the world-famous Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi after receiving a grand welcome from BJP functionaries and workers…
Deadly explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Mahamadpura near Ramol, which claimed nine lives on Saturday Ahmedabad: The deadly explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Mahamadpura near Ramol, which claimed nine lives on Saturday, has turned the spotlight on a larger question: How do illegal units continue to manufacture firecrackers without…
Amritsar: The Amritsar Commissionerate police on Saturday claimed to have dismantled an international drug and arms smuggling network, arresting four alleged smugglers and seizing 5.557 kilograms of heroin along with two pistols.The operation was carried out as part of the Punjab Police’s ongoing crackdown on narcotics trafficking and illegal weapons. According to the director general…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday lay the foundation stone for three elevated road corridors in Pune district in the presence of deputy CM Sunetra Pawar Pune: A long-awaited solution to one of Maharashtra’s most congested industrial corridors moved a step closer to reality on Saturday with the laying of the…
Surat: Following recent heavy rains and flooding in Surat, the Gujarat govt has accelerated the disbursal of rehabilitation assistance to affected residents, traders, street vendors, cart operators and cabin owners. As the process of paying cash dole and household assistance progresses, deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi convened a coordination meeting at the Surat circuit house…
Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah addressing stakeholders Guwahati: The Assam govt has begun preparing a comprehensive roadmap to reshape tourism and conservation at Kaziranga National Park, seeking stakeholder inputs to boost visitor infrastructure, increase tourism revenue and strengthen wildlife protection ahead of the next tourist season.Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah, who chaired a consultation with tourism operators,…
