Following the recent tragedy at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj which claimed 30 lives including those of four people from Belagavi, devotees from Karnataka are thinking twice before making their journey there. A few private tour operators who offer Kumbh Mela packages said that they received cancellation requests from at least 25 – 30% of their customers who booked under …
The Victorian government will become the first state to force retirement village operators to sign up to a mandatory code of conduct as part of a crackdown on the sector that also includes more transparency on how fees are calculated. State Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams said the package of changes would result in village residents getting "some of the …
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Britain's mobile giants face a High Court claim for hundreds of millions of pounds over allegations they colluded and forced Phones 4U out of business, The Daily Telegraph has learned. Lawyers for the collapsed retailer’s administrators, PwC, are understood to be preparing to launch the action against EE, O2 and Vodafone over the coming months. The claim for damages runs …