Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) is deeply anguished at the assassination of Gauri Lankesh, editor of the Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada weekly. She has stood up for the rights of historically discriminated castes and communities and against the discrimination of religious minorities.
Defraying risks has been a goal for humans ever since trading began, perhaps even as far back as the Early Bronze Age. The Code of Hammurabi speaks of traders insuring their goods in ancient Babylon.
New Suvidha trains were introduced to replace premium trains. The most striking change is the scrapping of the waiting list, a first for a train in the IRCTC. This means that only confirmed and Reservation against Cancellation (RAC) tickets will be issued for these trains.
A little while back, CAG received a complaint from an individual complaining that he signed up at an online job listing service, more commonly known as a job portal.
When I took the driving test for my LMV licence I was quite nonchalant, having driven a two-wheeler for about two years before and schooled in road rules by the extended family, mostly in the form of asides when other road users behaved badly, “Idiot!
An amendment to the Consumer Protection Act, 2003, re-classified the individuals who could classify as a consumer, by leaving outside the Act’s purview those individuals purchasing a product for resale or commercial purposes.
In an age where progressive urban cities serve as a measure of national growth, it is easy to be carried away by several ambitious and pro-western urban projects.
