NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Himachal Pradesh, on June 25, has directed a private hostel in Greater Noida to refund Rs 30,000 to an engineering student, along with interest, compensation and litigation costs, after finding that the hostel failed to provide the basic facilities it had promised him.What was the issueThe complainant, Aryan…
UK plans plain vape packaging to reduce youth vaping. The UK government has unveiled plans to ban colourful vape packaging, child-friendly branding and flavour names inspired by sweets and cocktails as part of a wider effort to curb vaping among children and teenagers, BBC reportsThe proposals form part of a 12-week public consultation launched under…
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon set for 8-month ISS mission on July 14 Nasa astronaut Anil Menon, of Indian descent, will launch to the International Space Station on July 14 for an eight-month mission aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Menon, 49, an emergency medicine physician and a US Space…
India’s imports of Russian crude reached a record high in June. (file PTI photo of Russian oil tanker) Russia is one of the few countries in the world that stands out for being one of the biggest exporters of crude oil and also among the largest refiners. But, four years after Moscow’s war with Ukraine…
India’s new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has come under increasing scrutiny after suffering defeats in his first two series in charge. Appointed skipper ahead of the tours of Ireland and England, Iyer is still searching for his first victory as captain, with India’s back-to-back series losses raising questions over his tactics and on-field decision-making.Former India…
AIBE 21 final answer key 2026 The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 21 final answer key 2026 on its official website, allindiabarexamination.com, today, July 10. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now download the final answer key in PDF format.The final answer key has been released…
Farhad Samji revealed producer Firoz Nadiadwala kept pushing for more actors, saying scale meant more faces onscreen—leading to 35 actors in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Samji also praised Akshay Kumar’s resilience despite recent flops, saying he never dwells on failure. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy released June 26. Farhad Samji recently spoke about the…
India Yamaha Motor has entered the flex-fuel motorcycle segment with the launch of the FZ Blue Flex at an introductory price of Rs 1,24,240, ex-showroom. The new motorcycle is designed to run on ethanol-blended fuels ranging from E20 to E85.The FZ Blue Flex is based on Yamaha’s popular FZ platform and uses a 149cc, air-cooled,…
NIA files chargesheet against Shabir Ahmad Shah, five senior Hurriyat leaders NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah and five other senior Hurriyat Conference leaders in connection with a 1996 case involving mob violence and indiscriminate firing on police personnel during a funeral procession…
The passenger was on a flight from Thessaloniki in Greece to Memmingen in Germany when the incident occurred A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was nearly sucked out of the aircraft after a cabin window detached mid-air, forcing fellow travellers to pull him back inside, according to witnesses and officials.The passenger,…
