PRAYAGRAJ: The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) has instructed mahamandaleshwars, mandaleshwars and seers across the country, as well as devotees and followers, to buy goods from shopkeepers who are “followers of Sanatan dharma“, and engage only Hindu barbers, carpenters, cobblers and other service providers.Goods should be bought only from a shop that had a board…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of heavy industries (MHI) on Wednesday asked vehicle testing agency ARAI to provide details regarding alleged violations of consumer rights by Ola Electric as the firm is a beneficiary of govt incentive scheme for EVs. MHI’s action comes close on the heels of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) slapping a show cause…
NEW DELHI: The average out-of-pocket medical expenditure per household on hospitalisation during the past 365 days in rural and urban areas has been estimated at Rs 4,129 and Rs 5,290, results of a govt survey showed on Wednesday.The statistics ministry’s comprehensive annual modular survey (July 2022-June 2023) showed that the average out-of-pocket medical expenditure per…
CHENNAI: The chief information security officer (CISO) of Star Health Insurance was behind the company’s recent massive customer data breach, claimed a hacker who has put the data on sale on his website. The hacker, identifying as xenZen, said that CISO provided the API access to the entire customer data, and posted a video showing…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress refused to accept the Haryana verdict, dubbing it “unexpected and unacceptable”, top party functionaries met EC and submitted a memorandum demanding a thorough probe even as the poll panel slammed Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera. In a letter to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, EC said the “unprecedented statement (by…
Did the decision not to forge an alliance with AAP cost Congress victory in the Haryana assembly elections? Not really, if we look solely at the arithmetic. There were only three seats of the 53 that Congress did not win in which AAP got more votes than the margin for the eventual winner.Thus, even if…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC acquitted Wednesday three convicts, one of them a Pakistani national, serving life sentences in a 2012 terror conspiracy case involving Lashkar.The division bench of Justices Sreenivas Harish Kumar and JM Khazi ruled that evidence produced by the prosecution against the trio — Syed Abdul Rehman of Bengaluru, Afsar Pasha of Chintamani in…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday cleared the mega indigenous project to build two nuclear-powered attack submarines as well as the deal to acquire 31 weaponised MQ-9B Predator drones from the US, collectively worth around Rs 68,000 crore, as part of the long-term plan to counter China’s aggressive and expansionist tactics in the region, sources told…
Among the most audacious projects that Ratan Tata attempted, Nano was perhaps one that was closest to his heart. The car, which was conceptualised by Tata in the early 2000s, was aimed at providing middle-class Indians with a safe, and affordable four-wheeler.“What really motivated me, and sparked a desire to produce such a vehicle, was…
Ratan Tata used ‘retirement’ as a strategic tool to reshape Tata Group. Taking over as chairman at the age of 54 in 1991, he faced a formidable challenge from the old guard. Senior leaders like Russi Mody, Ajit Kerkar, and Darbari Seth had flourished under JRD Tata’s vision, wielding power and running their respective businesses…
