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Pay salary, benefits to consumer body members sans delay: SC tells states
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pay salary, benefits to consumer body members sans delay: SC tells states

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed all state governments to immediately pay the salary and perquisites of the chairpersons and members of the state and district consumer redressal bodies as per existing rules. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and N Kotiswar Singh also directed the Centre to take a call on amending the Consumer Protection Model Rules, …

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Sole lottery distributor not liable to pay service tax: Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sole lottery distributor not liable to pay service tax: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a sole distributor who purchases lottery tickets from a State government for onward sales is not liable to pay service tax. The judgment was pronounced by a Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma reasoned that a distributor was not an agent of the State. Agreeing with the High Court, Justice …

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House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

LA Times  

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon. “No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that’s exactly what many of our service members are experiencing, especially the junior enlisted,” said Rep. …

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Secretary Vacancy At National Company Law Tribunal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Secretary Vacancy At National Company Law Tribunal

Live Law  

National Company Law Tribunal invites application for the post of Secretary. of Post: 01 Essential Qualification and Experience • Officers of the Central Government or State Governments or Union Territories or Courts or Tribunals or statutory organisations; holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or a post in level-13A in pay matrix of the Seventh …

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Investing in differentiated connectivity can boost telcos’ revenue: Ericsson
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Investing in differentiated connectivity can boost telcos’ revenue: Ericsson

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Recently, telecom equipment maker Ericsson suggested in one of its reports that Indian telecom service providers invest in differentiated connectivity as consumers are willing to pay extra for it. In simple terms, Indian telcos such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea Limited need to improve coverage at high-traffic locations such as stadiums, railway stations, airports, and …

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Wes Streeting launches crackdown to stop 'rip off' agencies charging NHS hospitals 'eye-watering sums' for temporary workers - as costs total £3billion a year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wes Streeting launches crackdown to stop 'rip off' agencies charging NHS hospitals 'eye-watering sums' for temporary workers - as costs total £3billion a year

Daily Mail  

A major crackdown will stop ‘rip off’ agencies charging the NHS £3billion a year for temporary workers. Health Secretary Wes Streeting accused firms of luring NHS employees away from permanent roles with the promise of more pay and fuelling staff shortages Under new proposals, trusts would be banned from using agencies to hire temporary entry level workers in bands two …

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The Great Tipping Debate: Has charging for service gone too far in the UK?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Great Tipping Debate: Has charging for service gone too far in the UK?

The Independent  

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the British public are generally polite, often to the point of apologising when someone steps on their foot. What we have now is this awkward, convoluted system where service charges and tipping are tangled together, leaving diners unsure whether they’re paying for good service or simply subsidising a broken pay structure. Maybe one day, …

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Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers

Associated Press  

Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a year-long push from labor advocates. In a video message to employees late last month, Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 2026. Over the last …

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Consumer forum asks dental clinic in Hyderabad to pay Rs 8L to patient for deficient service
10 months, 1 week ago

Consumer forum asks dental clinic in Hyderabad to pay Rs 8L to patient for deficient service

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Karimnagar, has ordered a private dental clinic to pay Rs 8 lakh to a man for negligence in treatment and deficiencies on the part of the clinic in rendering service The complainant, Vodnala Venu, a government employee, had approached the Partha Dental Skin and Hair Clinic in October 2020 to get treatment for …

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As water rates climb, many are struggling to pay for an essential service
1 year ago

As water rates climb, many are struggling to pay for an essential service

LA Times  

Water flows from a kitchen faucet in Los Angeles County. A bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla would establish a water assistance program to help low-income families pay their bills and prevent shutoffs of water service. New federal legislation would establish a water assistance program to help low-income families pay their bills and prevent shutoffs of water service. “Today …

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Restaurant, Hotel Associations Fail to Comply with Delhi HC Directions on Service Charge, to Pay Rs 1,00,000 in Fines
1 year, 8 months ago

Restaurant, Hotel Associations Fail to Comply with Delhi HC Directions on Service Charge, to Pay Rs 1,00,000 in Fines

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1,00,000 on restaurant and hotel associations for failing to comply with its directions on service charge as per an order issued on April 12. The National Consumer Helpline has received more than 4,000 complaints against service charges levied by hotels and restaurants, since the Central Consumer Protection Authority issued guidelines …

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Ovo under fire from customers as 200 tell us they think their energy bills are wrong
1 year, 8 months ago

Ovo under fire from customers as 200 tell us they think their energy bills are wrong

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of people say they are being bamboozled by bills from one of the UK's largest energy firms, with many claiming they are being charged hundreds or even thousands of pounds more than they believe they owe. Bonkers bills: Around 200 Ovo customers told us they thought they had been wrongly charged She was shocked to find her first Ovo …

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Southern California Edison, other companies pay $22-million settlement in Rey fire
1 year, 8 months ago

Southern California Edison, other companies pay $22-million settlement in Rey fire

LA Times  

The Rey fire broke out on Aug. 18, 2016, near a campground in the Los Padres National Forest and burned more than 32,000 acres in Santa Barbara County. Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid out $22 million to the U.S. government to settle a lawsuit for their roles in the massive 2016 Rey fire, the U.S. Justice …

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Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn’t ready to become law. “Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe working conditions,” Walz said in a statement announcing his first veto ever in his five-plus years as …

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Nurses to observe fast on International Nurses Day
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses to observe fast on International Nurses Day

The Hindu  

On International Nurses Day, a day to recognise their contribution to healthcare services, nurses recruited through the Medical Services Recruitment Board and working on a contract basis in government healthcare facilities in Tamil Nadu, will observe a fast in support of their long-pending demands such as regularisation of services. Nearly 10,000 nurses recruited through MRB are working in government hospitals …

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Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
2 years ago

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Associated Press  

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. But some longtime users, including 92-year-old Star Trek legend Shatner, have balked at buying the premium service championed by Twitter’s billionaire owner and chief executive …

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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
2 years ago

Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor

LA Times  

Franklin Cáceres fills up tanks with water pumped from a well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on March 20, 2023. But like many other issues under the watch of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, the shortages have intensified in communities like Cáceres’ and expanded to other parts of Venezuela. Compounding the problem is the decreasing value of wages after …

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Fashion set wear Vivienne Westwood’s designs to pay tribute at her memorial
2 years, 1 month ago

Fashion set wear Vivienne Westwood’s designs to pay tribute at her memorial

The Independent  

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Registrar Vacancy At National Company Law Tribunal
2 years, 1 month ago

Registrar Vacancy At National Company Law Tribunal

Live Law  

National Company Law Tribunal invites applications for the post of Registrar on a deputation basis in the National Company Law Tribunal. Name of the Post: Registrar No. of Post: 01 Essential Qualification and Experience • Officers of the Central Government or State Governments or Union Territories or Courts or Tribunals or statutory organisations or State/Higher Judicial Service holding analogous post …

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Zara Aleena report ‘grave reminder of price women pay for Government policies’
2 years, 2 months ago

Zara Aleena report ‘grave reminder of price women pay for Government policies’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The murder of law graduate Zara Aleena has been described …

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No 10 says new anti-strike laws needed to provide public 'safety net'
2 years, 2 months ago

No 10 says new anti-strike laws needed to provide public 'safety net'

Daily Mail  

Unions face paying heavy damages and workers could be sacked if they fail to obey 'minimum service levels' during strikes, under new laws published today. Mr Shapps told MPs this afternoon has said it would have been 'very possible' for ministers to ban ambulance workers or firefighters from striking, but noted 'this isn't what we are proposing today'. Health Secretary …

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Emergency workers could face curbs on strike action, as Rishi Sunak promises ‘tough new laws’
2 years, 3 months ago

Emergency workers could face curbs on strike action, as Rishi Sunak promises ‘tough new laws’

The Independent  

Emergency workers could face additional restrictions on their right to strike, after Rishi Sunak declared his intention to impose “tough new laws” to tackle industrial action. Answering questions in the House of Commons, Mr Sunak said he would “take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the British public” if union leaders “continue to be unreasonable”. “That’s why, since …

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Want the blue tick on Twitter? Pay up $8
2 years, 4 months ago

Want the blue tick on Twitter? Pay up $8

Al Jazeera  

Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk said the move will bring ‘power to the people’, and the price will be adjusted for different countries. Twitter Inc will charge $8 for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk has said, in his push to monetize the service and make the social media network less reliant on …

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Hotels, restaurants should not force consumers to pay service charge: CCPA
2 years, 8 months ago

Hotels, restaurants should not force consumers to pay service charge: CCPA

Hindustan Times  

The Union consumer affairs ministry on Monday directed hotels and restaurants to not add service charges automatically or by default to the bill. “The guidelines issued by CCPA stipulate that hotels or restaurants shall not add service charge automatically or by default in the food bill. No hotel or restaurant shall force a consumer to pay the service charge and …

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