Rajkot: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rajkot (Additional), has directed the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to pay Rs 40 lakh to the widow of a policyholder whose death claim was rejected on the ground that he had suppressed a pre-existing hypertension condition.The commission passed the order on July 30, 2026, in consumer…
Udaipur-based Zinc Football Academy celebrates National Sports Day on August 29 with over 100 children. Celebrations mark the countdown to the iconic Vedanta Zinc City Half Marathon in September 2026 Udaipur: Hindustan Zinc Limited recently brought together young sporting talent and community youth at the iconic Zawar Stadium in Rajasthan through its Zinc Football Academy…
Govt notifies Legal Metrology (IST) Rules, 2026, making IST mandatory for all legal, commercial and administrative activities from March 2027. NEW DELHI: From March next year, all entities in India will be required to use Indian Standard Time (IST) for legal, commercial, digital and administrative activities, with govt on Saturday notifying the Legal Metrology (Indian…
Vikram Ravi said it was nothing but a miracle that his parents (right) survived the deadly flood in Nepal. Vikram Ravi, the son of the Indian-American couple from California who went on a pilgrimage to Tibet, said it was nothing but a miracle that his parents were safe and he was immensely grateful for this…
Bengaluru FC’s Ryan Williams during a training session. (Instagram) Ryan Williams arrived in India as an Australian footballer looking for a new challenge. Three years later, the Bengaluru FC winger has become one of the Indian national team’s most vocal advocates, embracing both the club and the country as home.The 32-year-old has experienced near misses…
Aries Today, you are blessed by the auspicious Moon, which may make you feel happy. Chronic health-related issues are likely to be resolved now. It is a good time to initiate your postponed projects. Destiny may support you in terms of business gains. You may receive rewards for your hard work. Peaceful religious and work-related…
Inside a green space maintained by the PWD beneath the Modi Mill flyover, sections of walls, an arched opening, fragments of an old building and a well are all that may remain of Sarai Juliana , an 18th-century travellers’ inn built by Dona Juliana Dias da Costa. Inside a green space maintained by the PWD…
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against seven persons from Anekal taluk, observing that the case amounted to an abuse of the process of law and that the dispute was essentially civil in nature.The accused had been booked under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(t), 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(za) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention…
Chennai: Granite baron, Veeramani, 84, was on Saturday arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl at an acquaintance’s house in Teynampet. A couple, who were his business associates, were also arrested for facilitating the sexual abuse. The arrests were made by the anti-vice squad (AVS) of the central crime branch (CCB) police.The case…
Hyderabad: With mosquito-borne diseases remaining a public health concern during the monsoon, the GHMC has intensified entomological surveillance and field inspections to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding sources across the city.During a review meeting at the GHMC head office, the GHMC commissioner directed officials to step up measures to prevent and control vector-borne diseases.Experts from…
