Credit at the tap: The opportunities and risks of India’s digital lending boomIndia's digital lending is rapidly transforming credit access, with mobile apps now disbursing significant loan volumes, especially to youn...
13 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Did JPMorgan offer $1 Million to Ex-Banker Chirayu Rana before the sexual assault lawsuit? Here's why the whopping settlement offer was turned downJPMorgan Chase offered a former banker, Chirayu Rana, one million dollars to settle his lawsuit. The bank attempted to resolve the sexual a...
11 May, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Can you fulfil your study abroad dream without going broke? Here are 7 ways to minimise costsStudying abroad involves more than just academic merit; it's a significant financial investment. Indian students often underestimate hidden...
25 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
2.5 lakh for Twinkle Twinkle? Parents triggered as sky-high kindergarten fee rivaling MBA costs goes viral; sparks debate on private school feesKG Fee Structure: A viral post detailing a ₹2.25 lakh annual fee for Senior KG has ignited a fierce debate over the skyrocketing costs of p...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
State Bar Councils, BCI cannot charge any 'optional' fee from enrolling lawyers: SCThe Supreme Court has ordered that State Bar Councils and the Bar Council of India must stop collecting optional fees from law graduates du...
09 Aug, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling law graduates as lawyers: SCThe Supreme Court declared that state bar councils cannot exceed enrolment fees of Rs 650 for general and Rs 125 for SC-ST categories. This...
30 Jul, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Nothing in excess of Rs 600 can be charged for enrolling law graduates as lawyers: SCReserving the judgement on as many as 10 petitions, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala referred to S...
22 Apr, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
Record-Breaking Payment: Ship skips line at Panama Canal with unprecedented $2.4 million feeThe Panama Canal's logjam and the necessity for shippers to pay record fees to expedite their vessels' passage highlights the far-reaching ...
31 Aug, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
SC seeks replies of BCI, state bar councils on plea challenging 'exorbitant' enrolment fees for aspiring lawyers"We will issue notice on this. This is a significant issue. The petition says that the exorbitant enrolment fee violates Section 24 of the ...
10 Apr, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
HC allows trustees bodies to approach CCI on jurisdiction issueA division bench of Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale in its oral order directed the fairtrade regulator to decide on the issue of its ju...
22 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Difficult for govt to put cap on 'exorbitant' fees of some lawyers, says Kiren RijijuKiren Rijiju also said in Lok Sabha that the government and the Supreme Court collegium are working in tandem to fill up the vacancies in t...
04 Feb, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
Online lending platforms can't be allowed to charge exorbitant interest: Delhi High Court“Rate of interest should not be exorbitant. Just look at the difficulties. An expert body is required. If you people are so slow in taking ...
27 Jul, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
View: Arbitration in India not only needs to be institutionalised, but also should be assuring and affordableThe Supreme Court took note of this malaise in the 2009 ‘Union of India vs Singh Builders Syndicate’ case by observing that ‘…the cost of a...
10 May, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
Private hospitals charged exorbitant Covid fees: Parliamentary PanelUnderlining that healthcare spending in the country with a population of 1.3 billion is "abysmally low", parliamentary standing committee o...
21 Nov, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Regulate fees of private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients: HCThe Gujarat High Court, in its ruling, noted that some private hospitals authorised by the government to treat coronavirus patients in Ahme...
15 May, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
Exempt Tibetans from JNU fee hike: Dalai LamaThe letter, dated November 27, has sought an “urgent intervention” of the ministries of external affairs and HRD, requesting that a Tibetan...
03 Dec, 2019, 10.04 AM IST
Home Ministry's inspection report says Greenpeace India's payment pattern doubtful"GIS is a non-profit organization and such exorbitant consultancy fee is in opposition of the spirit of FCRA, which pertains to charitable ...
11 Apr, 2015, 11.03 AM IST