NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Srinagar has directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 62,078 to a Haj returnee and his wife after they were denied boarding despite having valid boarding passes and checking in on time. The commission held the airline liable for deficiency in service as well as unfair trade practice.What was the…
On the ongoing controversy over the Ram Mandir donation embezzlement row, Yogi Adityanath said that government took action against those accused immediately after the SIT submitted its report. NEW DELHI: A day after an FIR was registered over the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi…
Soldiers traversing the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, which is also known as the third pole. (Credit: Indian Army) On the 27th of July 1949, after almost an year of deliberation, the Cease Fire Line (CFL), the predecessor of the Line of Control was agreed upon. The line abruptly ended at point NJ9842, the…
MEA auctions gifts received by dignitaries to public for the first time NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs has opened its Toshakhana collection to the public for the first time, auctioning around 300 gifts received by senior officials during international trips, with items ranging from Rolex watches to silver daggers and gold biscuits.The auction,…
Soldiers of the 60 Para Field Ambulance, the same unit that earned high praise during the Korean War. (Image credit: Indian Army) The Korean War which began on June 25th 1950 and lasted till 27 July 1953 was a devastating conflict that erupted when North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, invaded South…
NEW DELHI: The excitement around the 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s possible India debut continues to grow. BCCI has now given fans a glimpse of Sooryavanshi’s first training session with the senior team ahead of the first T20I on Friday in Belfast.In a video shared by the BCCI, Sooryavanshi looked completely at ease as he…
For many people in India, renting a home is part of everyday life, whether it’s for work, studies, or simply the flexibility. But while landlord may own the property, the tenant isn’t exactly living on borrowed luck. There’s a whole set of tenancy laws that quietly work in the background, setting boundaries on rent hikes,…
A gruelling heatwave has embroiled France, leading to 55 deaths through drowning. The drowning death toll in France has risen to 55 since the heatwave began on June 18, with Sports Minister Marina Ferrari warning that the situation “may worsen” as record temperatures continue to grip the country.“Yesterday evening we were at 55, but we…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated around $7 billion in 2025, accounting for more than one-third of America’s largest charitable gifts that year, according to a report by Fortune. The contributions made by Scott helped power a record $617.2 billion in overall U.S. charitable giving, according to Giving USA and…
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook policy executive, has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over an arbitration order that has legally silenced her for more than a year. Wynn-Williams, who is the author of “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” and made controversial claims targeting top leadership, filed the…