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NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) – the country’s apex consumer protection authority – has initiated suo motu action against 27 restaurants for mandatory levy of ‘service charge’ despite guidelines issued by it against the same, which have been upheld by Delhi high court. Besides directing these restaurants to immediately refund consumers, CCPA…

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing preliminary plans for a possible attack on Iran, including the option of large-scale airstrikes, reported The New York Post, citing the Wall Street Journal. Officials are discussing how to follow through on President Trump’s recent threats against the Islamic Republic, including what sites might be targeted.A massive aerial strike…

JAIPUR/JODHPUR: Union minister Amit Shah Saturday credited the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt in Rajasthan with streamlining the recruitment system in the state, putting an end to the paper leak scandals, which he alleged had become a recurring feature during the previous Congress dispensation. Shah was addressing newly recruited police constables, while distributing appointment letters…

Ajit Pawar with Supriya Sule and other party members in Pune, Saturday PUNE: Estranged cousins Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule came together for the first time on a political platform on Saturday to release the joint manifesto of NCP and NCP (SP) for the Pune civic polls nearly two-and-a-half years after the split in the…

Iran pre-Islamic revolution flag was briefly hoisted on the Iranian embassy in London. A video going viral on social media shows a man climbing up the building as he tears down the Iranian regime flag and replaces it with the pre-1979 flag with a lion and sun during a demonstration on Saturday.Hundreds of other protestors…

HYDERABAD: A 27-year-old woman in Hyderabad allegedly poisoned her 11-month-old son before dying by suicide at her home near Meerpet on Friday, police said.Authorities said the woman, identified as Sushmitha, had been facing marital disputes with her husband, Yashwanth Reddy. According to police, she allegedly administered poison to her son, Ashwanth Nandan Reddy, and subsequently…

NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir was detained on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to offer namaz inside the Ram Mandir complex in Ayodhya and raised slogans when stopped, Uttar Pradesh police said.The man was identified as Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Superintendent of…

NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Umran Malik, often compared with Pakistan’s legendary Shoaib Akhtar for his raw pace, has been left out of Jammu and Kashmir’s squad for the Ranji Trophy preparatory camp in Pondicherry. The decision has surprised many fans, especially given Malik’s experience at the international level. Picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for…

BENGALURU: A major tragedy was averted when a 42-year-old software engineer from the city, driving under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his sedan, crossed Indiranagar’s 100 Feet Road and rammed into the wall of a restaurant before coming to a halt. A youth sustained injuries, and two vehicles were damaged in the accident,…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the Special Intensive Revision going on in the state, alleging the process that was expected to be constructive has already claimed 77 lives while leaving multiple others needing hospitalisation.In her letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the CM wrote, “It is shocking that an exercise…