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Across Maharashtra, restaurant and club kitchens are being steam-cleaned and scrubbed, pest-control contractors summoned and food storage practices reviewed with great urgency. After elite clubs and storied shops were raided and shut, several other clubs quietly shut their kitchens for several...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 August 2026
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has extended the completion timelines of eligible registered real estate projects in the state by four months, invoking the force majeure provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in view of the prevailing...

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Last year, while watching the sci-fi series Alien: Earth, created by Noah Hawley, one thought stuck with me long after the credits rolled. The show's alien characters, such as Xenomorphs, Facehuggers, and Trypanohyncha ocellus, are dangerous not because they are intelligent and strong. They are...

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Shirish Shanbhag 06 August 2026
Clear records and a proper understanding of the law are the foundation of good housing society governance. Whether it is the recovery of maintenance charges, determining members’ entitlements during redevelopment or resolving disputes over parking spaces, many conflicts in a cooperative housing...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 August 2026
Updated on 7 August 2026 at 2.40pm   Editor’s Note: What This Revision Changes and Why   For the original article, we relied on the evaluation by bank union leader Devidas Tuljapurkar, who is also the chairman of the Banking Education Training Research Academy (BETRA), particularly...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 04 August 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a series of nationwide directions to strengthen the fight against digital arrest scams in India.   A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order in a suo motu case initiated last year on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 August 2026
The Union government's efforts to curb the growing menace of spam calls and unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) blocked about 1.48bn (billion) promotional calls and 7.3bn promotional SMS during the April-June quarter of FY26-27 through registered do-not-disturb (DND) preferences.   At...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 August 2026
Rising prices of new passenger vehicles and affordability concerns are expected to keep India's used-car market on a strong growth trajectory this fiscal, with sales volumes projected to grow 7%-9% and cross 7mn (million) units, according to a CRISIL Ratings report.   The report said...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 August 2026
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a prohibition order against Dabur India Ltd, directing the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer to immediately stop selling a range of food products carrying allegedly misleading '100%' claims, including honey, apple...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 August 2026
The food safety and standards authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that its recent enforcement action against several alcoholic beverage manufacturers is aimed at preventing the use of flavouring substances that mimic the inherent characteristics of standardised alcoholic beverages such as...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 August 2026
In a significant ruling reinforcing procedural safeguards under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Supreme Court has held that the directorate of enforcement (ED) cannot freeze bank accounts merely on suspicion and must first record legally sustainable 'reasons to believe'...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 August 2026
A growing number of life insurance policyholders are surrendering or withdrawing from their policies before maturity, with such payouts now exceeding maturity benefits for the first time in recent years, according to information shared by the Centre in the Lok Sabha.   Replying to an...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 July 2026
In a significant move aimed at reducing delays in the disposal of insurance complaints, the insurance regulatory and development authority of India (IRDAI) has directed insurers to strictly adhere to timelines for submitting documents to insurance ombudsman offices, warning that failure to...

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For years, staying safe online came down to a few simple rules: don't click on suspicious links, ignore calls from unknown numbers and be wary of emails riddled with spelling mistakes. Those rules still matter. But cybercriminals have quietly changed their tactics. Instead of trying to fool...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 30 July 2026
The Supreme Court has held that manufacturers and operators of elevators, along with the owners of the premises where they are installed, are jointly and severally liable for the safety of users [Otis Elevator Co Vs Rashmi Handa].   A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 July 2026
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday launched a major enforcement drive against food business operators (FBOs), taking action against multiple companies over misleading health claims, non-compliant labelling, food safety violations and hygiene lapses. The...

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Shirish Shanbhag 30 July 2026
Cooperative housing societies function smoothly when their records are in order, their bye-laws are followed, and members understand both their rights and responsibilities. Many disputes arise not because the law is unclear, but because the cooperative housing society (CHS/the Society) or more...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 July 2026
Holding that an accidental death insurance claim cannot be denied merely because the insured had an unrelated pre-existing illness, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) has directed Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Company Ltd to honour two personal accident insurance...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 July 2026
Rejecting concerns over the compatibility of E20 petrol with existing vehicles, the Union government said extensive scientific studies have found no significant impact on vehicle performance or durability. Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said only some Bharat Stage...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 July 2026
Banks across the country collected at least ₹27,973.01 crore as penalties for non-maintenance of minimum average balance (MAB) in accounts during the past five years. Public sector banks (PSBs) account for ₹12,033.39 crore over five financial years, while private sector banks collected...

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