J&K consumer panel awards Rs 2 lakh for years without water
A consumer forum in Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the Public Health Engineering (PHE) authorities to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to a man who was denied a water connection for…
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Supreme Court: life sentence and other terms must run concurrently
The Supreme Court has ruled that when a convict is awarded life imprisonment along with other fixed-term sentences for multiple offences, all sentences must run concurrently, not consecutively. A bench of Justice…
JILT journal at MG University calls for papers for 2026 volume
The Journal of Indian Legal Thought (JILT), published by the School of Indian Legal Thought at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, has invited submissions for its 20th volume, scheduled for 2026. The deadline…
Indian chip startups face funding gap from design to production
Indian semiconductor and physical-AI companies raised $523.3 million across 44 deals in 2025, up from $114.4 million across 48 deals in 2024, according to Tracxn data reviewed by Mint. They raised another…
Banks closed up to 3 days this week, check RBI holiday list
Banks across India will be closed for up to three days this week, starting Tuesday, August 19. Tripura observes a holiday on Wednesday for the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore…
Crypto risks exposed by Trump meme coin collapse and Coldcard bug
Livemint.com reports that crypto ads are returning to India after a 2019 tax regime imposed a 1% TDS on crypto transactions, with over 50 platforms registered and an estimated 40 million Indian…
Parents’ gifts to married daughter are tax-free but income from them is taxed
Gifts from parents to a married daughter are generally tax-free under the Income-tax Act, 2025, regardless of amount, as parents fall under 'specified relatives'. The usual Rs 50,000 threshold for gifts does…
Akka Cafe launched in Udupi to promote women entrepreneurs
Civil supplies minister Rizwan Arshad on Saturday inaugurated Akka Cafe, a joint venture of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Sanjeevini) and the Udupi zilla panchayat, on the Brahmagiri-Kinnimulki road. The cafe is…
Karnataka pauses BPL ration card cancellations pending review
Karnataka's food and civil supplies minister Rizwan Arshad has paused the cancellation of additional BPL ration cards pending a detailed review. Speaking at Udupi on Saturday, Arshad said the Centre had provided…
Udupi launches cleanliness app, Malnad tourism body planned for Karnataka coast
Karnataka minister Rizwan Arshad launched the 'Udupi Civic Watch' app during Independence Day celebrations at Ajjarkad Stadium in Udupi on Saturday. The app allows citizens to photograph and report garbage dumped in…
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