Customer wins Rs 15,000 compensation after restaurant collects Rs 151 service charge as ‘staff contribution’; Consumer Commission orderA man has won Rs 15,000 compensation after a Jalandhar restaurant charged him Rs 151.53 as service charge. The Consumer Commission ruled th...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Booked flat for Rs 24 lakh in 2010, paid Rs 40 lakh over time, still no possession in 2026; homebuyers awarded full refund and Rs 2.5 lakh compensation eachThe case dates back to 2010 when the two homebuyers had made bookings for 3BHK flats in a housing society project initially proposed in Noi...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
EV industry seeks financing, payment security support to drive adoptionElectric vehicle makers are asking the government for better financing and payment security. This is to speed up the use of electric vehicl...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Bolt.Earth, ChargeZone partner to offer interoperable EV charging network with 1,500+ fast-charging locationsBolt.Earth and ChargeZone have partnered to enhance EV charging accessibility in India through network interoperability. This collaboration...
17 Jun, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
How a Rs 5 dispute ended Indian Railways paying Rs 10,000 as compensationIndian Railways must refund five rupees to a passenger. The railways also have to pay ten thousand rupees in costs. This follows a consumer...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) split row deepens as Sanjay Raut alleges Maharashtra MPs offered Rs 50 crore each to switch sidesSanjay Raut alleges a Rs 50 crore "Minimum Support Price" for poaching MPs, with Rs 15 crore as an advance, amid speculation of a Shiv Sena...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Noida man poses as IPS officer in Lucknow, scolds cops for not saluting him, arrested after payment dispute at tea stallA man was arrested in Lucknow for pretending to be an IPS officer. He allegedly intimidated police personnel at a tea stall. The accused, M...
16 Jun, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
How a writer saved Rs 55,000 a year using 21 credit cards without paying interestA freelance translator uses 21 credit cards as a financial tool, saving Rs 50,000-55,000 annually by optimizing spending. Through meticulou...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
MG Motor ordered to refund Rs 18,23,228 SUV cost plus Rs 4 lakh compensation after Delhi man alleged steering & tyre faults during Uttarakhand tripMG Motor ordered to refund: A Delhi consumer court ordered MG Motor India to refund over Rs 18 lakh for an MG ZS Astor, citing failure to a...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
EPFO asks retired employee to return Rs 2.5 crore PF money over company's trust exemption lapse; he fights in HC and winsA retired employee received relief from the Telangana High Court. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation had demanded Rs 2.5 crore PF m...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
WB liquor retailers allege Rs 300 crore collected as unauthorised transport charges, seek probeWest Bengal liquor traders claim over Rs 300 crore was collected from them between 2022 and 2025. They allege these are unauthorized transp...
14 Jun, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Malviya Nagar fire survivor from Bangladesh alleges Rs 1.8 lakh charged despite promise of free body transportA Bangladeshi survivor of the Malviya Nagar fire claims she was charged a hefty sum for body repatriation after a government promise of fre...
14 Jun, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
'Must stop': India summons US envoy again after fresh strike on ship with Indian crewIndia has summoned the US Charge d'Affaires following attacks on merchant vessels carrying Indian sailors near Oman. Three Indian sailors h...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
Jhanvi, Riya, Simran: How a woman and agency used multiple names to ‘maid’ off with money from Delhi homesA woman, using aliases like Jhanvi and Riya, allegedly ran a fake domestic help racket. Families seeking house helps were defrauded after p...
12 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
ATMs hungry, but not for more cashMany Indians face empty ATMs despite ample cash in circulation. This is due to serious disruptions in cash movement. UPI's rapid rise and i...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT letting AI agents shop, pay for usersIt is not OpenAI's first attempt at e-commerce. The company late last year announced Instant Checkout, which allowed ChatGPT to scour the i...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Visa and Mastercard $38 billion swipe fee settlement gets preliminary approval after 20-year legal battle - what it means for merchants, credit card fees and consumersVisa Mastercard swipe fee settlement explained: A major legal battle over credit card swipe fees has advanced. A US district judge has give...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.56 AM IST