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Cold truths: Does food taste better after a night in the fridge?

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Zoom into a refrigerated curry at the molecular level and nothing is still. The moving molecules can make meats more aromatic the next day and salads soggy. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jun 05, 2026 08:30 pm IST

Woman dies by suicide, husband, arrested for abetment

Police have also booked her in-laws.
Published on May 15, 2026 05:38 am IST

Ghaziabad: 4 arrested over fake insurance policies

The suspects would offer potential customers insurance policies at a lower price, show their agent codes to satisfy customers and took amount in cash before generating the policy document in offline mode while generally entering detail of a 2-wheeler. This helped them pay lesser amount to the insurance firm than actually charged by them. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 12, 2025 06:52 am IST

Policybazaar under fire for ‘insensitive’ ad during India-Pakistan match

Screengrab of the Policybazaar advertisement, which has faced criticism on social media.
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 11:04 pm IST

Denying med claim costs insurance firm dear

The district consumer disputes redressal commission has fined an insurance firm for denying the medical claim of a Samrala resident. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 05:00 am IST

22-year-old IIT Kanpur alumni dies by suicide

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Updated on May 10, 2024 07:06 am IST

Incidental relation of chronic illness with death no grounds to reject mediclaims: HC

The court order came on the plea of Ambala resident Sushma Sareen, who had challenged the April 12, 2017, order of the Insurance Ombudsman in two policies bought by her husband in 2012 and 2013. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 03:47 am IST

92-yr-old Chandigarh man wins legal fight against wrongly rejected mediclaim

The 92-year-old alleged that despite the fact that the claim was fully covered as per the terms and conditions of the policy, the company wrongly repudiated it, which amounted to deficiency in service and unfair trade practice. (Getty images)
Updated on May 04, 2023 01:23 am IST

Piramal makes his case as race for DHFL intensifies

A woman walks past a signboard of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) outside its office on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Published on Dec 21, 2020 11:39 pm IST

65-year-old bizman loses 3.25 lakh to snatchers at Feroze Gandhi Market in Ludhiana

Arun Kumar Sharma, the victim.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 10:44 pm IST

New body may settle claims if a bank fails

The draft Bill will replace the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) and the idea is to create a suitable institutional mechanism under the RA, an official said.
Updated on Jan 12, 2020 05:00 am IST

Consumer panel pulls up insurance firm, orders payment in 2006 case

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission came down heavily on insurance companies for dragging cases and not clearing insurance claims since 2007.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 04:22 am IST

Eye on Maharashtra polls, Shiv Sena to rally around farmers

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with his son Aaditya (left) and leader Eknath Shinde at Sena Bhavan in Mumbai on Thursday.
Published on Jul 12, 2019 01:04 am IST

Pakistan stocks to get a big bold buyer: The Government

Pakistan’s economy is going through a familiar boom-and-bust cycle with growth slowing and inflation is rocketing after a deficit blowout.
Updated on May 29, 2019 01:51 pm IST

Is your home insured?

With the recent influx of natural calamities, it has become essential to insure your homes and its contents.
Updated on May 28, 2019 10:23 am IST

Insurers sit on 530 crore farm insurance pay, further stoke crisis

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Updated on Apr 26, 2019 07:37 am IST

Cabbies get short respite over long-term insurance plan

Cabbies get short respite over long-term insurance plan
Published on Apr 11, 2019 06:24 am IST

Directors of firm held for burning down factory to claim insurance

The two were directors of SRS Meditech, Greater Noida, and had taken the factory on rent from SK Gupta, a resident of Delhi, since 2010. The accused had insured their machinery for 70 crore
Updated on Mar 28, 2019 07:42 am IST

Centre to impose penalties for delays in settling farmers’ crop insurance claims

Farmers pay between 1.5 and 2% of the total premium. The rest is shared 50-50 between the Centre and states.
Updated on Sept 14, 2018 10:14 am IST

Cars and bikes to get costlier from September 1. Here’s what you’ll have to pay

The three-year third-party insurance will cost Rs 5,286 crore for cars with engine capacity of less than 1,000 cc, Rs 9,534 cr (1,000 - 1,500 cc) and Rs 24,305 for cars with engine capacity of 1,500 cc and more.
Updated on Aug 31, 2018 02:00 pm IST

Third-party insurance for cars a must from September 1, says Supreme Court

The bench also directed Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority to approve the insurance product as soon as it receives it from the General Insurance Council.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 11:51 pm IST

7 held for cheating Mulund doctor of 4.5L

The scamsters confessed to the crimes
Updated on May 29, 2018 12:22 am IST

Mumbai crime branch arrests ex-employee of insurance firm for defaming senior officials through emails

The police are yet to establish the exact reason as to why the accused sent such emails and defamed the company and its employees.
Updated on May 23, 2018 12:26 am IST

65-year-old in Mumbai cheated of Rs17.67 lakh in insurance fraud

A 65-year-old citizen was duped of Rs17.67 lakh by two cybercriminals.
Published on Apr 23, 2018 12:09 am IST