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Topic: fees

Just 1 month of NEET classes, Rs 1.46 lakh bill. How coaching centres profit from dropouts

Across the board, coaching institutes ignore rules and follow their own refund policies. Parents pay full price even if students drop out. Some eat the cost, others take the legal route.

Why Bombay HC ruled in favour of PVR, BookMyShow on convenience fees for online movie tickets

The petitioners challenged two Maharashtra govt orders that prohibited the collection of service charges or convenience fees for online cinema ticket bookings.

These colleges want full fees for only online classes. But students say they won’t pay

Students from GGSIPU, DTU and several other institutes are protesting against orders to make payment of full fees, saying they haven't used any campus resources.

DTU says no placement without fees, students want more time, approval to pay in instalments

Delhi Technological University says those with a ‘genuine problem’ in paying fees need to give proof, but gives them just 2 days to submit it.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.