Jun
29
There have been numerous cases in the past where patients have complained that hospitals have been lax in handing over their medical records to them. Hospitals have used this delay as a deterring factor if the patient wants to move to another hospital. In cases where there is a dispute between the patient and the [...]
Jun
29
Adding riders to insurance policies
June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
When a person is considering taking insurance, one always comes across various riders that one can add to the insurance policy. After all, who would not get attracted to the additional safety of adding on some accident benefits to a life policy, and many other riders to a health policy. What I do know is [...]
Jun
29
Higher home loan rates – what can you do ?
June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The rise of interest rates has been a steady factor for the last couple of years. There was a time just a few years back when it seemed that interest rates would reach historically low levels, and banks had started offering housing interest rates at levels as low as 7.25%. For people looking to buy [...]
Jun
14
Today’s world is a world of speed. If you remember previous times, in case of a medical problem, you would go to a hospital and give your samples over there for check-up; and you would get your results later (maybe the next day, but mostly after a few days). However, as medical science improved, the [...]
Jun
14
Delhi High criticizes sadistic behaviour of DDA
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Citizens of the country have mostly bad thoughts about interacting with Government bodies; a lot of them come across officialdom who are not responsive and caring about their needs (as an example, making them come repeatedly even for small errors in the red tape process), and so on. There are babus (officials), who are friendly, [...]
Jun
7
Online application for Indian passport
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There are 2 ways to get a passport, either fill in the form and go stand in line after taking a token. There is another way that has been recently introduced, and that is a part online, part standing in line process. What do you need to do ?
Well, if you belong to one of [...]
Jun
7
Citicorp fined for using force in loan recovery
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It seems to be a story that keeps on repeating itself over and over; you hear of people being harassed by loan recovery agents for repayment of loans, or of somebody’s vehicle being taken away from them anywhere where the vehicle can be found, and so on. In extreme cases, the pressure or violence of [...]
Jun
7
National Emergency Helpline Number – 108
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A few states in India have had an emergency helpline number for some time now – the number being 108 (followed by the states of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand; and being pursued by the states of Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and MP). This is a toll-free number styled on the US style 911 toll-free emergency [...]
Jun
6
Government grievance department (Govt of Delhi)
June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Citizens having to deal with the Government normally complain most about the myriad forms, the determined blocking nature of the bureaucracy, as well as the amount of corruption involved even to clear matters that should normally get cleared easily. The RTI Act was a good step in that direction, but there is still lots of [...]
Jun
1
Man sues tourist company over bad hotel tour
June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It almost sounds racist, unless you put yourself in the shoes of the person who has undergone such conditions. A British holidaymaker, responding to a tourist brochure, booked rooms at a hotel in Greece, and when he went their with his family, he found that the hotel was full of Germans, with only 25 of [...]
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