The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered an investment firm to pay an investor ₹4.68 lakh after collecting investments offering an exorbitant interest rate of 12.50% for five years. The Commission comprising president D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. issued the verdict on a petition filed by Vignesh M., originally … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sugar content in packaged baby foods, safeguarding consumer rights in the banking sector and rising prices of medicines are some of the issues that have come under the scanner of the Parliamentary panels. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired … Read more
View of Telangana High Court building, in Hyderabad. Picture used for represenational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has appointed Justice Shameem Akhter, former Judge of Telangana High Court to head the one-man commission constituted under the Commission of Inquiry to study on sub-classification within Scheduled Castes reserved categories and make … Read more
A sitting held by the Kerala Women’s Commission at the Idukki Collectorate on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Kerala Women’s Commission will direct the Idukki District Police Chief to ensure a free and fair investigation into the death of a POCSO case survivor at Erattayar in Kattappana recently, commission chairperson P. Satheedevi has … Read more
The Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW) has written to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) seeking an action taken report in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case registered against BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. Commission chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary, talking to The Hindu, said: … Read more
The committee constituted by the Deputy Commissioner, Mandya for releasing the cash seized during the enforcement of the model code of conduct in the run-up to the elections to Mandya Lok Sabha constituency has convened its meeting in Mandya on Friday at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Zilla Panchayat office. A … Read more
London: UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the company’s technology unit and its impact on patients and providers, the Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday. The hack at Change Healthcare, a provider of healthcare billing and data systems, on Feb. 21 … Read more
File picture of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex as seen from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Gyanvapi mosque committee to approach the Allahabad High Court against a Varanasi district court’s order that a Hindu priest can perform prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque. … Read more
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In a bid to address challenges faced by women selling lottery tickets, State Women’s Commission Chairperson P. Sathidevi announced the panel’s intention to submit a comprehensive report on the matter to the State government. She was inaugurating a public hearing at the Kannur Police Cooperative Society auditorium on issues facing women lottery sellers. She said … Read more