Consumer Commission directs Reliance Life Insurance to pay ₹60 lakh with interest to widow of policyholder

Presiding member A.Z. Khwaja and member K.M. Lawande held, “The Insurance company was not justified in denying legitimate insurance claims of the complainant. The company has committed deficiency in service as well as unfair trade practice.” Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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At 4.95%, wholesale inflation declines to 22-month low in December

New Delhi, January 16Wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) declined to a 22-month low of 4.95% in December 2022, mainly due to fall in prices of food articles, especially vegetables, and oilseeds. WPI-based inflation was 5.85% in November 2022 and 14.27% in December 2021. The last low level of WPI inflation was…

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Account holders no longer required to visit bank to update KYC details, says RBI

New Delhi, January 6 Bank account holders are no longer required to visit their bank branches to update ‘know your customer’ (KYC) details provided they have already submitted valid documents and not changed their address, the RBI has said. Instead, if there is no change in KYC information, they can…

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Amazon to lay off 18,000 employees citing economic uncertainty

Washington, January 5 E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest US technology companies to announce major job cuts as they prune payrolls that rapidly expanded during the pandemic lockdown. Amazon said Wednesday that it will be cutting about 18,000 positions. It’s the largest set of layoffs…

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US orders Air India to pay $121 mn as refund, $1.4-mn fine

Washington, November 15 The US has ordered Air India to pay a whopping $121.5 million as refunds and $1.4 million as penalties for extreme delays in providing refunds to passengers due to the cancellation or change in flights, mostly during the pandemic, officials said. Air India is among the six…

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Farmers backbone of nation, can’t be made to suffer: VP

Vijay C RoyChandigarh, November 4Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar today said the farmers are the backbone of the country and they cannot be made to suffer financially to sustain others.FPOs can transform farm sector: ITC chiefThe government has taken far-sighted steps to promote Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) with multi-dimensional schemes to support…

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