NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Baramulla, has held the postal authorities liable for failing to deliver a parcel containing three Pashmina shawls worth Rs 60,000 and ruled that the loss amounted to deficiency in service.The commission has directed the postal authorities to pay a total compensation of Rs 1,20,000 to the complainant.What…
Karnataka’s real estate sector is witnessing a major development. In February, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) raised the Floor Area Ratio in its industrial regions to 5.2, from a previous cap of 3.25.With this amendment, industrial plots along roads wider than 30 metres can reach a FAR of 5.2. Roads of 24–30 metres…
The Pentagon on Monday reinstated and expanded a list of Chinese companies it accuses of supporting China’s military, naming major firms including Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu Inc., Tencent Holdings and electric vehicle maker BYD Co. The move is likely to add further strain to already tense US-China relations.The US Department of Defense said the companies…
Picture source: X/Vikas Alwys For many UPSC aspirants, clearing the Civil Services Examination is the ultimate goal. For Kajal Raju, however, success did not end with her first selection. The IIT Madras graduate continued pushing herself until she reached the rank she had always aimed for.Kajal, who belongs to Nileshwar in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, was…
World’s longest high-altitude bi-directional Zojila tunnel nears breakthrough in J&K The strategically important Zojila Tunnel project has crossed a major milestone, with the two ends of the tunnel now connected to form a single 13-km-long passage beneath the Zojila Pass.Being built by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) at a cost of…
While buying a property, two numbers matter: what the seller is asking for and what the government believes the property is worth. The government’s number is known as the circle rate, also called the reckoner rate or guidance value, depending on the state.A circle rate is the minimum value set by the government for properties…
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on the rebel faction led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, describing its members as “desperate” and accusing them of betraying party supremo Mamata Banerjee. He also targeted the BJP, alleging that it was attempting to…
Many SpiceJet pilots and employees are left waiting for their salaries since March, according to internal messages reviewed by Reuters. The news comes as the cash-strapped airline is seeking an emergency loan under a government-backed credit scheme to support its operations.As of March, SpiceJet had 375 pilots on its rolls. Two pilots told Reuters that…
Iran’s latest missile-and-drone barrage against Israel were not militarily noteworthy: a few high-value targets were struck, casualties were unclear, and Israel’s missile defences largely absorbed the onslaught.Yet alarm bells were set off globally. Why?Judging the incident only by its military effect misses the deadly consequential shifts beneath the surface.Tehran’s choice to directly strike Israel in…
The latest round of fighting between Israel and Iran appears to have eased, but reports suggest tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified in recent days.However, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, has played down claims of a rift, saying the two leaders share a decades-long…