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According to the Commission, the airline failed to provide adequate and accurate information about the availability of free seats. (AI image) Are airlines misleading you on availability of free seats? When booking an air ticket, be careful when you pay an extra amount for premium seats – free seats of your choice may be available….

In a move aimed at improving transparency and ease of fund transfers after a depositor’s death, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the Banking Companies (Nomination) Rules, 2025 and Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025. The new rules, effective November 1, 2025, make it mandatory for banks to clearly inform customers about the nomination…

Paramount Skydance Corporation, the company behind the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, has announced plans to cut approximately 2,000 jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring. According to an internal memo sent by CEO David Ellison, the move is intended to streamline the organisation and ensure it remains a strong, future focused company. The first phase…

US stocks held close to record levels on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with gains in tech and industrial heavyweights helping sustain Wall Street’s momentum.The S&P 500 was up 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 193 points (0.4%) and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% as of 9:35 am…

In a major reprieve for taxpayers and professionals, the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday extended the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for audit cases from October 31 to November 30, 2025. The rulings come just days after the Gujarat High Court issued a similar directive, creating…

Ship-tracking information revealed that the vessel Furia altered its course on Tuesday. (AI image) Within days of the US President Donald Trump announcing sanctions on two major Russian oil firms, a crude oil tanker headed for India has now taken a U-turn. According to a Bloomberg report, an India-bound tanker carrying Russian crude has changed…

Elon Musk-led Starlink is set to conduct demonstration runs in Mumbai on October 30 and 31 to showcase compliance with security and technical conditions for satellite broadband services, according to sources cited by PTI.The demos will be held before law enforcement agencies and are based on the provisional spectrum assigned to Starlink, the sources told…

8th Pay Commission salary hike news: Central government employees and pensioners have reason to cheer with the Cabinet approving the terms of reference for the 8th Pay Commission. The new salary and pension levels are expected to be retrospectively effective from January 1, 2026 after the commission submits its report to the government in 12-18…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that Washington could soon reach a trade agreement with India, emphasising that the two countries have strong bilateral ties.“If you look at India and Pakistan, so I’m doing a trade deal with India, and I have great respect and love. As you know, for Prime Minister Modi, we…

Asian stocks edged higher on Wednesday, as global markets rally as enthusiasm for artificial intelligence shares and expectations of US interest rate cuts boosted investor sentiments.Japan’s Nikkei traded at 51,097, at 10:00 AM IST, adding 878 points, after jumping over 1,000 points. Shanghai and Shenzhen rose 0.37% and 0.9%, respectively. South Korea’s Kospi also gained…