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Mumbai hospital delays newborn's discharge after mediclaim rejection: Staff keep 2-day-old baby away from mother for over 9 hours; court orders Rs 37,000 payout

Mumbai's Bhatia Hospital has been ordered to pay Rs 37,000 after a state consumer commission found its staff kept a 2-day-old newborn away from his mother for over nine hours following a cashless insurance rejection, even though the father had already deposited more than the total bill amount. The commission…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

22k gold rate today: Check 18k, 20k, 22k, 24k gold prices (August 7, 2026) at Tanishq, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers and IBJA

GOld rate today: Gold prices saw a slight decrease today, August 7, 2026. Leading jewellery brands like Tanishq and Malabar Gold & Diamonds adjusted their rates. Tanishq maintained its 22-karat gold price while others saw a small reduction. IBJA indicative rates for August 6, 2026, show higher prices for various…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra Is a Saltwater Meteor Scar That Deserves Its Own Trip

What the ground remembersThe water at Lonar is the colour of a bruise healing, greenish, then pink at certain hours, then a flat grey that makes you question whether you imagined the colour at all. You are standing inside a bowl roughly 1.8 kilometres wide and nearly 150 metres deep,…

Times Life · Aug 7

Siddique murder: Court raps Mumbai cops for lack of genuine effort to secure Anmol Bishnoi's custody

A Mumbai court has criticized police for not securing gangster Anmol Bishnoi's custody. The court issued a show-cause notice for wilful disobedience of its order. Anmol Bishnoi is currently in Tihar Jail for a separate NIA case. Police cited a government order prohibiting Bishnoi's removal from Tihar Jail. The court…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Airtel sees room to raise tariffs on low-priced unlimited data plans

Bharti Airtel sees potential for tariff increases on unlimited data plans. The company reported a significant profit increase driven by strong operations. Investments in Africa will continue to step up, boosting its contribution. Airtel is also expanding its data center capacity in Mumbai. The telecom firm aims for a sensible…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Kim Kardashian's SKIMS enters India with Reliance Brands, to open first stores in Delhi and Mumbai

Reliance Brands will bring Kim Kardashian's SKIMS to India soon. The global shapewear and lifestyle brand will open its first stores in Delhi and Mumbai. This expansion marks SKIMS' debut in one of the world's fastest-growing premium consumer markets. Reliance Brands will manage SKIMS across physical and digital channels within…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Mumbai HC orders Meta, X and Google to take down posts against Nitin Gadkari following lawsuit

The Bombay High Court has mandated an immediate removal of offensive and defamatory posts from social media, labeling them as abusive and obscene. Justice Arif Doctor emphasized the need for online platforms like Meta, X Corp, and Google LLC to act. The court also inquired about their procedures for voluntary…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Wife paid husband Rs 7.5 crore after selling her shares and bought his Mumbai property, filed ITR claiming 54F tax exemption, got tax notice; she fought and won the case in ITAT Mumbai

Wife got tax notice as she claimed Section 54F tax exemption by purchasing her husband’s own Mumbai property for Rs 7.5 crore; ITAT Mumbai rules that a property transaction between spouses does not become sham merely because they are related. Know how she won the case in ITAT Mumbai.

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Lesser vs Greater Flamingo: Why India's Sewage Ponds Have Become a Pink Sanctuary

Two birds, one glance, and where the differences actually areStand at the edge of Thane Creek on a winter morning and you will see tens of thousands of flamingos turning the water pink. What you almost certainly won't do, without a field guide and some patience, is correctly sort them…

Times Life · Aug 5

5 Thiruvalluvar Kural Verses on Ethics and Governance That Every Indian Leadership Team Should Know

1. On choosing the right people: the minister problemThe Kural's chapter on ministers, Amaichchu, in the Porul section, is essentially a hiring framework. Thiruvalluvar argues that a ruler's single most consequential act is selecting who sits closest to the decision. He does not mean loyalty. He means tested judgment: someone…

Times Life · Aug 5