Surat: Holding a nationalised bank responsible for failing to process a home loan borrower’s application for a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) subsidy, the Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) has directed Bank of Baroda to pay Rs 3.75 lakh to the consumer along with 9% interest.The amount includes the Rs 2.35 lakh PMAY subsidy…
Chennai: In the present-day scenario, with India as a nation, unified in heart and soul, if anyone speaks about dividing Tamil Nadu into a separate nation, they will certainly be considered as having mental health issues, Madras high court has said.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while quashing a criminal registered under Section 124…
The US-Iran peace deal could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains The interim peace deal between Iran and the United States could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains and easing geopolitical pressures, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report…
Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and no immediate reports of damage or casualties. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture early on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings for residents already coping with a series of recent tremors in the region.Authorities said there was no risk…
MLA Rais Shaikh emphasized that no fresh recruitment of technical staff has taken place since 2011, leaving the system overstretched and ill-equipped to manage growing demand Mumbai: South Mumbai is grappling with an alarming power crisis, with prolonged outages severely disrupting daily life. Highlighting the gravity of the situation, MLA Rais Shaikh raised the issue…
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre’s Grievance Appellate Committee to decide within 15 days an appeal seeking the removal of a Dhruv Rathee YouTube video NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the Centre’s Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide within 15 days a pending appeal seeking the removal of YouTuber…
Deep inside Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, far from crowded towns and city streets, scientists found a surprising pattern in the insects they were studying. Mosquitoes living in protected forest areas appeared to have been feeding on humans more often than expected, despite being surrounded by natural habitat. The discovery has raised questions about how environmental change…
Panaji: The Supreme Court has upheld the Bombay high court’s decision rejecting a petition filed by mining firm Agravanshi Pvt Ltd challenging the e-auction process for the Cavrem-Maina mineral block.“We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgement/order(s). The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed,” the Supreme Court said.Last month, the Bombay high court…
Ahmedabad: Shell bangles with gold foil, pearl and gold ear ornaments, and several game pieces, bestow the gleam of a treasury on the camp of archaeologists at Valabhipur, a town about 40km northwest of Bhavnagar.The camp belongs to the Excavation Branch V of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and State Archaeology, Gujarat.Another precious item…
Kolkata: A martial arts instructor accused of sexually abusing a minor girl for several months under the pretext of teaching karate and kung fu has been arrested in Kolkata.Police identified the accused as Prasenjit Das. He was arrested under the Pocso Act after a complaint was registered through a Zero FIR.According to police, the complaint…
