From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Airline loses bag with sacred items; Indian passenger to get Rs 1.19 lakh compensationAn Indian airline has been ordered to pay Rs 1.19 lakh to passengers for losing checked-in baggage containing sacred items and costly cloth...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Passenger wins Rs 2 lakh as airline lost check-in bag containing his wife’s gold jewellery; Know how he wonOn May 27, SpiceJet was ordered by the Delhi State Consumer Commission to pay Rs 2 lakh to a passenger for losing a checked bag in 2013. Th...
20 Jun, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Bengaluru court orders liquor store Tonique to pay Rs 5,000 to customer for charging Rs 14 for carry bagA Bengaluru consumer court has penalized Tonique, a liquor retailer. The court directed the retailer to pay Rupees 5,000 to a customer. Thi...
12 Apr, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
Delhi consumer commission imposes Rs 3,000 fine on retailer for charging Rs 7 for paper carry bag"The customer has a right to know, before making his purchase that additional cost of the carry bag will be charged and also has the right ...
17 Dec, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
Court orders Ikea to pay Bengaluru woman Rs 3,000 for charging Rs 20 for carry bagA woman from Bengaluru successfully took Ikea to a consumer court and won the case after being charged Rs 20 for a carry bag with the compa...
23 Oct, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Consumer court asks retailer to pay Rs 1,500 to customer for charging Rs 10 for carry bagThe Commission allowed the consumer's plea and ordered the retailer to pay Rs 1,000 for mental harassment and Rs 500 towards legal cost.
06 Jul, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
US plans to make airlines refund fees if bags are delayedCurrent regulations require refunds only if bags are lost, although airlines must compensate passengers for "reasonable" incidental expense...
02 Jul, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Over 25 states may have to pay Rs 1 cr each for no action plan on plastic wasteThough 22 states have imposed complete ban on use of plastic carry bags, they are indiscriminately stocked.
26 May, 2019, 02.21 PM IST
Shoe store charges Rs 3 for bag, fined Rs 9,000The firm was directed to refund Rs 3 wrongly charged for the paper carry bag; pay Rs 3,000 as compensation for mental and physical harassme...
16 Apr, 2019, 10.14 AM IST
Railways to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation on loss of bags: CourtIn May last year, Shaileshbhai and Meenaben Bhagat, who have a shipping business, were travelling on a 2-tier AC coach of Jammu Tawi Expres...
07 Jun, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Lost baggage proves costly for Jet AirwaysConsumer forum has asked that Jet Airways (India) Ltd and its Bengaluru manager pay passenger Rs 16,415 as he had to buy new clothes and ba...
16 Apr, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
Five tips to tackle crises on a foreign holidayIf you are on a vacation abroad & lose your passport or misplace insurance documents, here is what you should do.
16 May, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Ganga rejuvenation: NGT bans plastic from Gomukh to HaridwarThere will be a complete ban on use of plastic of any kind from Gomukh to Haridwar along Ganga with effect from February 1, the National Gr...
10 Dec, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
Ganga rejuvenation: NGT bans plastic from Gomukh to HaridwarBesides the plastic ban, the Tribunal also prohibited throwing of any municipal waste, construction and demolition wastes into Ganga and it...
10 Dec, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
- Airlines need to rework pilferage compensation
How do you claim compensation if your checked-in airline baggage is not lost but pilfered?
09 Oct, 2009, 01.31 PM IST
- Emirates Airlines to pay Rs 2 lakh for baggage loss
Emirates Airlines has been told by a consumer court to shell out Rs two lakh as compensation to a doctor whose baggage, carrying his resear...
14 Apr, 2008, 07.40 PM IST