The alacrity with which regional States responded to Delhi's invite signals that expectations are high regarding an Indian role in the efforts to stabilise the situation in Afghanistan, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The political-electoral calculus favours spending thousands of crores on vanity projects like Sardar Patel's statue and the Central Vista over building up our military to handle the confrontations and conflicts that loom large, points out Ajai Shukla.
Indigo continued its market leadership ferrying 5.77 million passengers in the month, followed by rival Spicejet with 1.86 million, and Air India carrying 1.55 million passengers. Goair, AirAsia India and Vistara transported 1.33 million, 7.72 lakh and 6.48 lakh passengers, respectively.
'What the northern Indian states lack is responsive politics based on the principles of development, social justice and equality.' 'A cut-and-paste job cannot make up for such lethal deficiency,' observes says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
ICICI Bank has been directed by a Consumer Commission to pay over Rs one lakh to a businessman after payments made to him for goods purchased by customers through credit cards failed to get credited into his account.
The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed with a cost of Rs 20 lakh actress Juhi Chawla's lawsuit challenging the 5G wireless network technology and said the plea was defective and filed for gaining publicity.
We asked readers to write to us about how they fought with their colleges to get the refund of fees. Here's Mahavir Chopda's successful struggle against his institute.
A District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum bench presided by V K Gupta held ICICI bank guilty of deficiency in service and also criticised the private bank for misbehaviour of its staff with the consumer.
If the FATF lets Pakistan off the hook, which is to be expected, it would signify a big boost to Pakistan's standing in the fight against terrorism. Delhi, on the other hand, loses the propaganda advantage, states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The North-West is expected to be hit the most.
In a ruling that would bring cheers to thousands of customers, the National Consumer Commission has ruled that banks cannot unilaterally change its schemes as it might amount to 'deficiency of service.'
The ICICI bank accused him of spending money to the tune of Rs 1.19 lakh by using platinum credit card but Kumar denied the allegations, saying that he had never received the said card.
A Delhi consumer forum has asked telecom operator Idea Cellular Ltd to pay Rs 10,000 to a person as compensation for giving a bill inflated by Rs 3.50.
'The CEA suggested that could be as high as 19 per cent.'
Kerala, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are facing a severe drought this year, affecting livelihoods as well as lives.
Investors in a company declared defunct or sick are entitled to get their money back with interest as such a default on the part of the company amounts to deficiency in service, the Delhi consumer commission has said. Cimmco Birla Limited, a S K Birla group company, approached the commission seeking relief against a district forum's order to pay the redemption amount alongwith interest to city-resident Anil Sethi who had invested Rs 2,000 in the company's debentures in 1991.
Honouring a cheque bearing forged signature would amount to deficiency in service of a bank, which would have to pay compensation to account holder for the monetary loss, a consumer court said.
What this means is that crucial and accurate data about the city like dwelling units, roads, power, infrastructure, telecommunications, water distribution, sewage disposal, educational institutes, public health units, tourism centres, religious places, transport junctions etc will now be available to the government at any given time.
The US State Department, in its Congressional mandated annual Country Reports on Terrorism for the year 2018, on Friday said even though the Pakistani government voiced support for political reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban, it did not restrict the terror group and the Haqqani Network from operating in Pakistan-based safe havens and threatening the US and Afghan forces in Afghanistan.
Rajan also said the outlook for agriculture is subdued, in view of both rabi and kharif prospects being hit by monsoon vagaries.
The Survey lists some of the challenges that might impede India's progress.
Sukhwinder Kaur doggedly pursued her case against Bharti Axa Life Insurance in the consumer courts.
Software firm dismisses charge, says Finacle has proven ability.
Five years after a woman was driven out of a railway coach because of Railways' fault of allotting same seat to two different ticket holders, the Delhi Consumer Commission has fined Northern Railways Rs 25,000 for its act.
The CAG said the strategic missile system, which were to be deployed on the China border, procured from the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd were deficient in quality.
Farmer leaders on Saturday said the protesting unions stand firm on their demand of a complete repeal of the three agri laws and asserted that they are ready for talks with the government, but that should be held without any condition.
The findings of the report showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18. The government has, however, termed it a "draft" report, reports Somesh Jha.
'What this incident must do is provide a renewed impetus to urgently bring in police reforms; changes that will ensure that political patronage and extraneous pressure are reduced to a minimum and allow the police to function independently and honestly,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
For the navy, which is making do with just 14 conventional submarines against a requirement of 24, the INS Khanderi delay extends a dangerous operational void.
A consumer court has directed an insurance company to pay compensation to a policy holder, who was refused reimbursement for the treatment of her pre-maturely born baby on the ground that it did not come within the purview of the policy.
A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android systems.
'Analysts see BECA as a 'force multiplier' for India.' 'But China too is known to have such capabilities.' 'The military gap with China will continue to remain a fact of life, BECA notwithstanding,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar
The services of three lab technicians of the blood bank attached to a government hospital at Sattur, near Virudhunagar, have been terminated,Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said Wednesday.
Almost 2,000 companies whose private provident and pension funds have invested in non-convertible debentures of IL&FS group firms are staring at the prospect of booking losses to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore or more if the interest income is added.
A railway official said the Talgo run was only a trial and, in case of launch of commercial services, clearance from CRS would be taken
While Maruti leads with 30% volume growth, Hyundai sold 18,337 vehicles in rural markets during April-June
'Considering that an Internet company's market value is largely determined by its direct access to consumers for digital services, and largely served outside a sovereign country's control, it would appear reasonable in trade terms to discuss fees for a seat at the proverbial 'table' of opportunities in the largest open consumer market,' argues Venki Nishtala.
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