His son died, and LIC denied father Rs 5 lakh over alleged undisclosed heart condition; Consumer Commission finds no reliable medical proof, orders Rs 5 lakh plus 7% interest and Rs 10,000

The father and nominee of the deceased son, approached the consumer commission after LIC refused to honour a life insurance claim. Your child takes life insurance, and after his death the insurer denies the claim on the basis that your son hid a pre-existing condition. What happens then?In one such case, the District Consumer Disputes…

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Nandigram: Calcutta HC grants interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest bypoll | India News

NEW DELHI: Calcutta high court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest the Nandigram bypoll, bar and bench reported.Pradhan was sent to judicial custody until October 7 by a court in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Wednesday, in connection with the case. The Additional chief judicial Magistrate of Contai…

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Ship-killer, missile shield, air-to-air weapon: Why the SM-6 is America’s ‘three-in-one’ missile

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones launches a Standard Missile 6 during an exercise. (Image credit: US DoW) The US Navy, along with the UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, sent the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Klakring to the bottom of the North Atlantic, using the warship as target practice to test the…

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An Illinois waterfall and canyon photographed as a tourist attraction in 1903 remained largely closed to the public for generations; its corporate owner has now donated more than 50 acres so it can become a public park

Historic photographs and postcards show the waterfall as a local scenic attraction as early as the beginning of the 20th century A more than 50-acre property containing a waterfall, canyon and sandstone walls in North Utica, Illinois, could eventually become a public park after its corporate owner donated the land to the village. Covia transferred…

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Two MHA officials held for allegedly seeking bribe to facilitate FCRA registration | India News

Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case NEW DELHI: Two officials of the Union home ministry have been apprehended for allegedly seeking a bribe from an association to facilitate its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), PTI reported on Tuesday.The Delhi Police Special Cell, in coordination with central agencies,…

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