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NEW DELHI: Ordered something online, returned it, and still waiting for your money? Here is what the law says and what you can actually do about it.Refund disputes with online platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, or Myntra are more common than you think. The good news is that Indian law is firmly on your side and…
This high-stakes drama series has already taken over netizens with its recent release. From the minds of Courtney A. Kemp (who also worked on creating ‘Power’) and Tani Marole, the brand new show has become the talk of the town lately. The show features some of Hollywood’s rising stars. Read ahead and meet the cast…
Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay (via Holly Ramsay/ Instagram) Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty is preparing for a historic moment at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The British swimmer will compete under his new name, Adam Ramsay-Peaty, following his marriage to Holly Ramsay late last year. The 31-year-old remains the senior figure in Team…
The Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, will come into force across India from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) after nearly two decades.The government has pitched the new legislation as a “next-generation…
MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…
The Centre has completed the implementation of the four new labour codes by notifying the corresponding rules, more than five years after the reforms were first introduced to replace and consolidate 29 existing labour laws, PTI reported.The four codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; Industrial Relations Code, 2020; Code on Social Security, 2020; and…
NEW DELHI: Amidst a debate over working hours, the Centre has capped the weekly working hours at 48 under the new labour codes, beyond which workers will be paid double the amount of their defined hourly wages.Nearly four months after the draft rules under the four new codes were published for stakeholder consultation, the Centre…
CHENNAI: With the continuing uncertainty over Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) forming the govt, more than 100 law officers representing DMK govt and its agencies during its tenure, tendered their resignation. However, they have been instructed to continue for a week till the new govt appoints its officers.“Generally, as an interim measure, the party that forms…
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments challenging the constitutional validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), with petitioners alleging that the legislation was passed in Parliament with “virtually no debate” before being approved through a voice vote.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and…
Chandranath Rath and Suvendu Adhikari (Image/Agencies) NEW DELHI: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday described the killing of his close aide Chandranath Rath as ‘heart-wrenching’ and alleged that it was a ‘pre-planned murder’ carried out after days of surveillance. This comes as police continue investigation into the murder in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.Speaking…
