New railway projects to cut oil imports by 13 cr litres & CO2 emissions by 65 cr kg, equal to planting 2.6 cr trees; All about Rs 9,450 cr multitracking projectsThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved four major railway projects aimed at improving freight movement and passenger connec...
20 Aug, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS, found negative after retest at another hospital; Consumer commission orders AIIMS Risihikesh to pay Rs 60,000Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS Rishikesh was found to be HIV negative when retested at another hospital. A consumer commission has uphe...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Ladoos, pedas sold as Ayodhya Ram Mandir Prasad found fake: Consumer body fines Amazon for misleading ads; says devotees' religious sentiments exploitedLadoos, pedas, and other sweets sold on Amazon as Ayodhya Ram Mandir Prasad without any temple authorisation have landed the e-commerce gia...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Indian-origin grandma with Green Card detained after living 30 years in US: No criminal record, daughter is immigration lawyerVenkata Vasamsetty, a Green Card holder, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She had previously won an immigration cour...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
RAC train ticket became waitlisted, passenger had to travel standing; he filed a case against Railways and won Rs 5000 compensationMan booked RAC-43 sleeper class ticket for Rs 399 to travel to village from Anand Vihar, however ticket’s status was changed to waitlist af...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
KKR buys stake in BookMyShow for $40 millionGlobal investment firm KKR has acquired a minority stake in BookMyShow. This investment will support the entertainment platform's future gr...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Railway passengers, beware of what you buy onboard: IRCTC seizes 8,000+ water bottles, ice creams & other food productsIRCTC has intensified inspections across railway stations and trains. Quick Response Teams have seized more than 8,000 bottles of unapprove...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Tukaram Mundhe led-FDA ordered to pay Rs 5 lakh fine to a Pune sweet shop for suspending licence despite 98% complianceBombay High Court has ordered Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a Pune sweets shop after questioning the ...
19 Aug, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Railway passengers take note: If you drink water from station coolers, CAG has found E coli in samples from 8 locationsA CAG report found E coli in drinking water at several railway stations. Hundreds of stations also lacked essential passenger facilities, a...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Railways to overhaul drinking water system across networkThe new actions also include replacement of water tanks and strict compliance on regular water quality testing at source and outlet points....
16 Aug, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
CAG flags E. coli bacteria in drinking water at Railway stations, cites violation of Railway Board normsE. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water at several railway stations. Unhygienic conditions were also reported in railway washrooms ...
16 Aug, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
CBI arrests 5 North Western Railway officials in separate bribery casesThe CBI has taken decisive action against corruption by arresting five North Western Railway officials in Jaipur and Bikaner. These arrests...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Railway worker cleans Indian flag painted on dusty train engine, his gesture of respect wins hearts online: Watch viral videoA railway worker's act of cleaning the Indian flag on a dusty locomotive gained widespread attention. He carefully washed and wiped the tri...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Senior citizen couple was denied full access to their reserved berths due to overcrowding; they pursued the matter against Indian Railways in consumer commission and won Rs 50,000 in damagesFamily bought reservation ticket to travel to Tirupati but due to overcrowding manyunreserved, waiting list and ticketless passengers occup...
11 Aug, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Eternal helped you save time. Now it wants to help you spend itEternal’s District is betting India’s next consumer internet boom will come from helping people spend time outside home. As dining, shoppin...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Mangalsutra, cash stolen on Rajdhani Express: Consumer Commission orders Railways to pay Rs 80,000; here's whyFor theft of mangalsutra, State Bank of India (SBI) passbook and cash in Rajdhani 3AC coach, North Railways ordered to pay Rs 80,000 compen...
02 Aug, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Indian Railways ordered to pay Rs 25,000 after RAC passenger was forced to share blanket, pillow with strangerThe Delhi Consumer Commission ordered Indian Railways to pay Rs 25,000 to a passenger. This passenger received only one blanket while shari...
31 Jul, 2026, 10.27 AM IST