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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...
Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call "Bobby" and other influencersPresident Donald Trump's pardon system has shifted dramatically. Influence now hinges on personal networks and narratives of victimhood, by...
Assam Assembly sittings decline: PRS Research reveals Bill passing speed and Budget discussion trendsA research on the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021-2026 revealed a decrease in annual sitting days to 20. The assembly passed a signifi...
Health insurance company denies claim over father’s alleged alcohol history; son fights back and wins Rs 6 lakhA software engineer's father's health insurance claim was denied by HDFC ERGO due to an alleged alcohol history. The insurer repudiated the...
Missed the Enhanced STAR deadline? Thousands of New York seniors could still recover $1,000 property tax relief through a hidden late-filing opportunity many homeowners never realized existedThousands of New York seniors may still qualify for Enhanced STAR property tax relief worth more than $1,000 despite missing earlier filing...
Kerala Assembly poll outcome a rejection of communal polarisation attempts: VenugopalK. C. Venugopal said the Kerala Assembly poll results reflect a rejection of communal polarisation and alleged misgovernance by the LDF, wh...
No hotel or restaurant can levy additional ‘LPG charges’, ‘gas charges’ by default or automatically in the bill, Government warnsRestaurants can no longer automatically add 'LPG charges' or 'gas surcharges' to bills, the government has warned. The Central Consumer Pro...
CCPA warns restaurants against levying gas, LPG chargeThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued a stern warning to hotels and restaurants. They are prohibited from adding extra charg...
Service charge levied by restaurants & hotels is 'unfair' trade practice, can’t be mandatory, rules Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court ruled that service charges in restaurants and hotels are an unfair trade practice and cannot be made mandatory. It als...
Ground reality will open can of worms for Rahul, Akhilesh: Pradhan on paper leakUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi clash over the NEET-UG paper leak issue in Parliament. Pradhan...
Government all set to issue advisory against service charge on food bills; eating out to become cheaperThe levying of service charge without seeking customer consent will be considered as unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Ac...
Service charge on food, drinks unfair trade practice: Ram Vilas PaswanAlthough there is no provision under the existing law to take action against hotels/restaurants, consumers have the freedom not to pay the ...
Draft of 'Unfair Practices in Education' bill ready: Smriti IraniAll stakeholders including the students and parents would be apprised of the provisions of the bill before introducing it in the Parliament...
HRD Ministry likely to focus on Educational Tribunals BillIt said the bills proposed to regulate all universities and higher education institutions are "completely unconstitutional" in nature.
Parliament's Winter Session: 25 Bills listed for Insurance, Banking sectorOther important bills listed include the Forward Contracts Amendment Bill and the two transparency legislations - whistleblowers bill and L...
- Kapil Sibal hopes opposition will support passage of education bills
"I believe and I hope that in the winter session, the Opposition will support us in passage of these bills," he told reporters on the sidel...
Rs 1 crore fine for demanding capitation fee for admissionIn an effort to curb unfair practices in the higher education segment, the government has doubled the penalty that institutions will have t...
- Rs 1 crore fine for demanding capitation fee under proposed law
Government today approved amendments to a proposed bill to curb unfair practices in higher technical education institutes
- CABE to discuss bill to curb unfair practices of schools
The Human Resource Development Ministry's draft legislation to curb unfair practices in schools and intermediate colleges will be taken up ...
- Higher education agenda to be cleared today
The National Educational Tribunal Bill provides for a three-tier system.