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Referring to the news item, SC said these issues have highlighted the poor disposal rate of consumer commissions including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). NEW DELHI: Flagging slow disposal in consumer forums, Supreme Court on Thursday said the consumer dispute redressal commissions cannot be the place for rehabilitation of retired judges and bureaucrats...

Kolkata: Pakistani national Rana Rouf Khalid (36), who was arrested by Bengal STF on Wednesday for his alleged links with Pakistan’s ISI, had visited Kolkata at least six times since 2014-15, having spent between one and two months each at Topsia. His last visit was in Jan, said an officer.Rouf, who was introduced by his...

She also accused JNU historians of turning the order of facts and interpretations upside down. LUCKNOW: Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said that her cash-strapped institution should emulate BHU’s Vishwanath temple model and establish a Lord Venkateswara temple on JNU campus to generate funds.Speaking at an Indian Knowledge Tradition conference at Banaras Hindu...

US officials said that the carrier swap is part of a previously planned rotation The United States is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as mounting concerns over crew morale and conditions aboard the Lincoln have raised questions about the toll of...

A law graduate, the assailant tried multiple professions in Pune over the years PUNE: The man accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal with a kirpan at Mata Sahib Devaji Gurdwara in Nanded on Thursday has deep roots in Pune city, police said.A Pune crime...

The incident was reported around 7.05pm in the 2km-long Tail Race Tunnel DEHRADUN: Six workers have died and two reported missing after a landslide caused a cavity to form in an under-construction THDC tunnel at Mayapur in Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district, causing a rush of water and debris to enter the tunnel on Thursday...

The provisional reading, recorded by the Met Office, surpassed the previous 2026 high of 38C set on June 28 The UK recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 38.1C (100.6F) at Kew Gardens in west London as a powerful heatwave continued to grip parts of Europe.The provisional reading, recorded by...

Varanasi thief entered a motorcycle showroom before midnight and stayed for hours VARANASI: Thieves break in and break out. But this one checked in. In what may rank among one of the most leisurely burglaries ever caught on camera, a Varanasi thief allegedly turned a motorcycle showroom into his personal lounge before making off with...

A robot traveled through a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza and stopped at a sealed barrier that may have remained untouched for about 4,500 years. The discovery has renewed questions about what could be hidden inside the ancient monument. According to an online report, researchers used modern robotic and scanning technology to...

Centcom launches Task Force Falcon Strike US Central Command (Centcom) on Thursday announced plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, described as its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone task force.The unit will bring together the US and regional military partners to operate one-way attack drones across air, land and maritime domains, including unmanned systems operating above,...