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Only ₹2 lakh was paid by Star Health against a claim of ₹4.28 lakh, citing a sub-limit clause: Here’s why the policyholder won ₹2.28 lakh moreA recent case involving Star Health and Allied Insurance highlights the complexities of health insurance policies with disease-specific sub...
Fee on UPI P2M payments: How this “small” 0.4% fee can take a bigger bite out of your moneyStarting from October 15, 2026, a new 0.4% transaction fee will be applied to UPI payments exceeding Rs 2,000, while lower amounts and peer...
Mother nominated son in her savings bank a/c, but both died, father faced long delay in getting funds; Consumer Commission orders Rs 10,000 compensationErnakulam, Kerala: Husband faced challenges and long delay in accessing late wife’s savings bank account as nominee died; Consumer commissi...
Wife, daughter and son waited in a car in snowfall at minus 4 degrees after the booked Gulmarg hotel in J&K was missing, MakeMyTrip ordered to pay Rs 48,775A consumer commission in Gurdaspur has directed MakeMyTrip to pay Rs 48,775 to an advocate after his family alleged that the Srinagar and G...
Man left BMW on highway after puncture, found it burnt next morning; insurer denied Rs 70 lakh claim; he fights back and wins claim money with 7% interestAccording to the insurer, the BMW owner made multiple policy violations. Specifically, he failed to immediately notify the police and the i...
Railway passengers looted at gunpoint for 75 minutes on train, TTE and coach attendant were missing; NCDRC orders Rs 20,000 compensationIn what can be termed as a shocking theft, armed robbers boarded train number 5610 in 2004 and looted for about 1 hour 15 minutes then pull...
In Washington's political cauldron, a fight over foie gras ahead of the midterm electionsDonald Trump could become a lame duck president after US midterm elections but prospects at the ballot box are looking brighter for ducks o...
MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000: Supreme Court to hear challenge plea on MondayEnding nearly six years of fully free UPI payments, the government has introduced a 0.4 per cent fee on transfers worth over Rs 2,000 made ...
PVR made a customer sit through 17 mins of extra advertisements before his movie began, ordered to pay Rs 75,000A Hyderabad advocate who booked a late night movie ticket ended up filing a consumer case after PVR Cinemas ran advertisements well past th...
Tata Sons boardroom battle intensifies but Tata Group stocks remain unbothered. Should you buy?Tata Sons has rejected Noel Tata’s objections to N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment, saying the board’s decision was valid and made in accord...
US government seeks to join Elon Musk in challenge against EU's fine on XThe US government has formally requested to join Elon Musk's effort to annul a significant EU fine. The fine of €120 million was imposed by...
Tata Group stocks see sharp swings as boardroom battle intensifies, but analysts say avoid the noiseTata Group stocks are undergoing substantial fluctuations amid an unsettling boardroom conflict as Tata Trusts questions the reappointment ...
Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over AIGlobal leaders are meeting to address Earth's worsening health and climate change impacts. A renewable energy boom offers hope, while artif...
PVR INOX asks to pay using UPI only; customer sends legal notice for refusing to accept cash paymentPVR INOX asked an Ahmedabad advocate to pay using UPI only and refused to accept his cash payments. He has sent a legal notice to PVR INOX ...
EPF wage ceiling: SC says plea needs no further hearing as Cabinet raises limit to Rs 25,000A plea concerning the Employees Provident Fund wage ceiling was dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Cabinet's recent decision to raise this...
Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakesMeta on Thursday moved to remove AI-generated videos targeting two women, including a British politician, after the tech giant's Oversight ...
Vegetarian man's Rs 1 lakh mediclaim rejected due to B12 deficiency; company said his diet led to the illness; court orders insurer to pay him Rs 1.1 lakhAn Ahmedabad district consumer commission has ordered New India Assurance to pay a Rs 1.06 lakh mediclaim it had denied after blaming the p...
MDR on UPI transactions faces PIL in Supreme CourtA Public Interest Litigation challenges the government's new UPI charges. These charges apply to merchant payments exceeding two thousand r...
Banned beauty products are still one click away in India and around the worldBanned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are still available for purchase online. These illegal items are found on Amazon, Temu, a...
Leonardo DiCaprio invested in Beyond Meat in 2017 before its IPO; 2 years later, the plant-based company briefly soared to a $10 billion valuationHollywood superstar and Oscars winner Leonardo DiCaprio's 2017 investment in Beyond Meat stands as a memorable chapter in the rise of susta...