Ahmedabad: A consumer court in Ahmedabad has ordered a visa consultancy firm to refund nearly Rs 2 lakh to a client after it failed to honour the promise of refund made in its agreement. The Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) had filed the case on behalf of their complainant, Deepak Mangtani.Mangtani had approached the…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have solved a temple theft case and recovered gold and silver ornaments worth nearly Rs 7 lakh.The theft was reported at Shri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Sector 12-A. A complaint lodged at Sector 14 police station stated that gold mangalsutras, a nose ring, silver waist ornaments and brass crowns were stolen from…
Planes stand on tarmac at sunset Pune: Travel for long-haul international destinations such as the USA, Europe and West Asian countries from India has seen a noticeable dip this summer compared to the same period last year amid geopolitical tensions, airspace disruptions and uncertainty, according to insurance companies.Even the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which usually…
Jaisalmer: Four people died and four others were injured after a Bolero carrying eight passengers overturned near Bhadiyawas village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district Thursday evening, police said.The occupants were returning to the Chouhtan area of Barmer after offering prayers (Ziyarat) at Ajmer on the occasion of Eid.“Information was received Thursday evening about the Bolero overturning…
Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday doubled down on his support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and rejected Ladakh lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s claim that he was unsure about the online movement’s origins. Wangchuk also questioned the LG’s public portrayal of their recent meeting, saying the tone of Saxena’s…
Why ‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer Androgenic got kicked off a Jetstar flight despite claiming medical clearance? (Image via Getty) A controversial social media streamer was removed from a flight after airline staff said his condition following facial surgery raised concerns about whether he was fit to travel. Ronan Androgenic, a 25-year-old influencer based in Brisbane, Australia, shared…
MUMBAI: Indians are turning to ice creams, colas, soft drinks and packaged cold coffee to survive the scorching heat, spurring sales of summer products for consumer goods companies and nudging some to upwardly revise their earlier sales estimates for the season.In a summer of price hikes and broader inflationary environment, firms are however pushing lower…
Actor Antony Varghese has reacted after a fake social media page allegedly spread misleading claims related to his latest release ‘Kattalan’. The controversy surfaced shortly after the film hit theatres on the last day.The page, operating under the name Antony Varghese Fans Club, claimed that there was a deliberate attempt to damage the film through…
“Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen/Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.”Every time Class 12 student Tashvi Berry opened her English literature book to study American poet Adrienne Rich’s 12-line metaphor-drenched rage against patriarchy, these famous opening lines made absolutely no sense.For the 17-year-old with learning disabilities, who had the poem for her…
TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: Arun Singh Dhumal, chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, is among the few BCCI administrators who have consistently spoken aggressively about the world’s richest cricket league and its media rights growth.In an exclusive chat with TimesofIndia.com, Dhumal explained the value the IPL has created over the last 18 years…
