Prince Harry and other claimants lost a £50m High Court case against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail. The judge found no proof of unlawful information gathering, dismissing lurid accusations and focusing on the failure of key witness testimony.
The UAE Central Bank has fined a foreign bank branch Dh1.82 million for failing to issue a customer liability letter within the mandated seven-day period, citing breaches of consumer protection regulations. This action is part of a broader enforcement campaign to enhance transparency and compliance in the UAE's financial sector.
The Model Tenancy Act 2021 limits required documents for renters to basic identification like Aadhaar and PAN cards, not financial history. Landlords must also provide similar details. While not automatically law, states like AP, TN, UP, and Assam have adopted it.
A review by the Energy and Policy Institute reveals that CEOs of the nation's top 51 utilities received a 16% pay raise to an average of $12.3m last year, even as customers faced utility bill increases of up to 40% since 2021 and 13m power shutoffs nationwide. The analysis found 38 CEOs received raises collectively worth $82m, with American Electric Power's Bill Ferhman receiving the largest increase at $23m to $36.6m. Customers have paid over $5bn for CEO compensation since 2017, while utility prices remain a key driver of continuing inflation.
