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Service charge row: CCPA cracks down on 27 restaurants for mandatory levy; refunds, penalties ordered

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday said it has taken suo motu action against 27 restaurants across the country for mandatorily levying service charges on customers, holding the practice to be a violation of consumer law.The restaurants have been fined up to Rs 50,000, directed to refund the service charge collected from consumers,…

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Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu ordered to post $1.7 billion bond in Divorce case by US court; Vembu’s counsel responds, says: Order ‘invalid, cannot be complied with, and is …’

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu’s lawyer refutes a $1.7 billion bond order in his divorce case, calling it invalid and made a year ago on an emergency application. The lawyer claims the judge was misled, stating Vembu offered 50% of his ZCPL shares, which his wife refused. A report recently said that a US court has…

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Hatsun Agro disclosure slip: Unaudited December-quarter financials leaked via WhatsApp; internal probe ordered

Hatsun Agro Product has reported an unusual corporate governance lapse after draft, unaudited financial details for the December 2025 quarter were mistakenly shared on a senior executive’s personal WhatsApp status.In a regulatory filing, the dairy products maker said one of its key managerial personnel accidentally uploaded a “first-cut draft” of the company’s unaudited financial statements…

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Pakistan summons UK deputy HC: Protest video claiming attack on army chief Asim Munir goes viral; probe ordered

Pakistan on Friday summoned Britain’s deputy high commissioner Matt Cannell after a video circulated online showing a woman at a rally in the UK referring to a possible attack on Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir.The ministry of foreign affairs called in Cannell to lodge a formal protest and demanded an investigation after the woman,…

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‘Terrorist Scum’: Why Trump ordered US strikes on ISIS in Nigeria — what it means

The United States on Thursday carried out air and missile strikes against Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria, marking a sharp escalation in Washington’s counterterrorism posture in West Africa and directly linking military action to President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings over attacks on Christians.President Trump announced the strikes on Christmas, saying the United States had…

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‘Nothing less than harassment’: Odisha school athletes made to sit near train toilets on way home; probe ordered | Bhubaneswar News

BHUBANESWAR: The school and mass education department on Monday ordered an inquiry into the incident where school students were made to sit near toilets in a train due to lack of confirmed tickets during their return journey to Odisha after participating in the 69th National School Games in Uttar Pradesh.The department sent 18 student athletes…

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J&J’s talc trouble continues: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $40 million in baby powder cancer case

A California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $40 million to two women who claimed its talc-based baby powder caused their ovarian cancer. The women testified that decades of use led to major surgeries and chemotherapy. Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal, stating the verdict is aberrant and lacks evidence. A California jury on…

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Blow to Trump-brokered ceasefire: Thailand strikes Cambodia, evacuation ordered — conflict explained in 10 points

Thailand’s airstrikes on Cambodia early Monday have delivered the most serious blow yet to the high-profile ceasefire deal presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago.Also read: Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia; Trump’s ceasefire on edge — what we knowThe latest escalation unfolded shortly after dawn, when Thailand accused Cambodian forces…

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‘Double-tap’ strike: Hegseth ordered second attack on Caribbean drug boat; here’s why

Pete Hegseth (File photo) The US military reportedly carried out a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2 to kill survivors.Defence secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly instructed the military before the operation to ensure no one survived. “The order was to kill everybody,” a source told Washington Post. The September…

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