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90% of Bengaluru auto and cab riders say drivers either refuse the ride outright or demand one-and-a-half to two times the metered fare.

The platform's fix, drivers activate a digital meter mid-ride, and riders watch the fare in real time by scanning a QR code, calculated at the same government-approved rates that have existed all along.

Daily rides reportedly went from 10-20 to nearly 400, and driver sign-ups from 150 to about 500. No timeframe is given for that growth, and the company itself is the only source for it.

Panasonic AC indoor unit shed its fan blades mid-operation, near my bed. What's my recourse given they dismissed the same unit's complaints in April?

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MODS: Please don't remove this post from the sub. I need advice.

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AC is still under warranty and was purchased in October 2025 on Amazon.

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Posting this for advice before the technician visit tomorrow (July 4). Timeline below is factual, no exaggeration. I have photos of the broken blades and video of the noise.

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Background: AC has been audibly louder than what was advertised at purchase, from day one. Not alarming, just off. I let it go initially.

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April 2026, first service request: Raised as a preventive maintenance request, not a complaint, because I wasn't sure if the flap issue was a real fault. The flap (louvre) was getting stuck and not closing properly, abnormal movement, and it would take a long time to close on its own. I also mentioned the noise to the technician in person.

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Technician's response: said it was minor, not something that could be addressed, told me to just wait about 2 minutes for the flap to close on its own before switching off, and that it wasn't covered under warranty because it's working "normally". He also said that if i still push for a repair, the indoor unit would have to come off the wall, and I'd have to pay for a fresh gas refill out of pocket, because since the unit was "functioning," a part-replacement claim likely wouldn't be approved under warranty anyway.

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Days after that visit, water leak (not reported to the brand as it was 1 time event): The indoor unit leaked water once. I didn't raise it because it didn't recur and I'd read this can happen as a one-off. In hindsight I'm second-guessing that call, but at the time it seemed reasonable.

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A few weeks before July 3, noise recurrence (documented): Unit was noisy again, distinctly worse than the baseline hum I'd gotten used to. I have video of this noise.

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July 3, 2026, the actual incident: AC was running normally, then started making loud, jarring noises, and fan blades physically detached from the indoor unit and fell out onto my bed. Photos attached, you can see the blade fragments (looks like they sheared or cracked, not just came loose from a mount).

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I've raised a new service request. Technician is scheduled to visit tomorrow, July 4.

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What I want input on:

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Given the April visit explicitly documented a flap fault and noise complaint that was dismissed as "normal" and "minor," does that visit count as a paper trail I can use to argue this is a pre-existing, known defect rather than a new or accidental failure? This matters because of the warranty and gas-refill cost-shifting angle mentioned above.

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Is "the flap wouldn't close and made noise" a plausible precursor to a fan motor or blade assembly failure, mechanically speaking? Trying to figure out if I'm overreaching by connecting the two, or if it's a reasonable inference.

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Has anyone dealt with a company trying to charge for gas refill or labour on a repair for a fault that was flagged within days of a "preventive maintenance" visit? What actually worked to get it resolved without paying?

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At what point does this become a consumer forum or CCPA complaint issue in India rather than just a service escalation? Is a blade physically falling out during operation, indoors, near a bed, enough to argue it's a safety defect rather than routine wear?

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Will update after tomorrow's visit. Any advice on what to insist on or document during the visit itself is also welcome.

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Images/video links added here \[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TTncR\\\_x1VqsBWDCHf\\\_iGrAQVMQpDtHYV ]

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MODS: Please don't remove this post from the sub. I need advice.

The AC was purchased on October 25 and is still under warranty .

Posting this for advice before the technician visit tomorrow (July 4). Timeline below is factual, no exaggeration. I have photos of the broken blades and video of the noise.

Background: AC has been audibly louder than what was advertised at purchase, from day one. Not alarming, just off. I let it go initially.

April 2026, first service request: Raised as a preventive maintenance request, not a complaint, because I wasn't sure if the flap issue was a real fault. The flap (louvre) was getting stuck and not closing properly, abnormal movement, and it would take a long time to close on its own. I also mentioned the noise to the technician in person.

Technician's response: said it was minor, not something that could be addressed, told me to just wait about 2 minutes for the flap to close on its own before switching off, and that it wasn't covered under warranty because it's working "normally". He also said that if i still push for a repair, the indoor unit would have to come off the wall, and I'd have to pay for a fresh gas refill out of pocket, because since the unit was "functioning," a part-replacement claim likely wouldn't be approved under warranty anyway.

Days after that visit, water leak (not reported to the brand as it was 1 time event): The indoor unit leaked water once. I didn't raise it because it didn't recur and I'd read this can happen as a one-off. In hindsight I'm second-guessing that call, but at the time it seemed reasonable.

A few weeks before July 3, noise recurrence (documented): Unit was noisy again, distinctly worse than the baseline hum I'd gotten used to. I have video of this.

July 3, 2026, the actual incident: AC was running normally, then started making loud, jarring noises, and fan blades physically detached from the indoor unit and fell out onto my bed. Photos attached, you can see the blade fragments (looks like they sheared or cracked, not just came loose from a mount)

I've raised a new service request. Technician is scheduled to visit tomorrow, July 4.

What I want input on:

Given the April visit explicitly documented a flap fault and noise complaint that was dismissed as "normal" and "minor," does that visit count as a paper trail I can use to argue this is a pre-existing, known defect rather than a new or accidental failure? This matters because of the warranty and gas-refill cost-shifting angle mentioned above.

Is "the flap wouldn't close and made noise" a plausible precursor to a fan motor or blade assembly failure, mechanically speaking? Trying to figure out if I'm overreaching by connecting the two, or if it's a reasonable inference.

Has anyone dealt with a company trying to charge for gas refill or labour on a repair for a fault that was flagged within days of a "preventive maintenance" visit? What actually worked to get it resolved without paying?

At what point does this become a consumer forum or CCPA complaint issue in India rather than just a service escalation? Is a blade physically falling out during operation, indoors, near a bed, enough to argue it's a safety defect rather than routine wear?

Will update after tomorrow's visit. Any advice on what to insist on or document during the visit itself is also welcome.

Images/video links added here [ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TTncR\\\_x1VqsBWDCHf\\\_iGrAQVMQpDtHYV ]

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Bengaluru's Rs 1,300 crore Indiranagar - Silk Board elevated corridor can't be tolled. The DPR says the corridor's discontinuous geometry, multiple ramps and mixed urban traffic conditions make toll collection unviable.

So B-SMILE is proposing to fund part of it through a betterment levy on property owners along the 11-km route, on the logic that the flyover will increase their property values.

The corridor passes through Indiranagar's 80 Feet Road, CMH Road, and 100 Feet Road, some of the few walkable, tree-lined stretches left in the city. Residents weren't consulted before approval.

Hundreds of mature trees, some 50-100 years old, may be cleared. Construction is expected to run at least two years, and B-SMILE's stated 24-month deadline sits alongside the Ejipura flyover, which began in 2017 and still isn't functional.

The bids for the project are already open.

In the next few days, there could be something controversial or a communal disharmony or anything to protect BJP's image.

The Madhya Pradesh CM's family bought 168 acres of land in areas where his government built roads. Indian Express investigation. Land records. Named family members. Documented timeline.

Watch what gets loud in the next few days. A louder controversy will surface. Maybe there will be a new communal issues, or maybe India's got latent will create another controversy which will be blown out of proportion, or something else, some anti-national issue will happen.

The infrastructure for that amplification l, the it cell shills working on 2 rs per tweet is well funded and has been used before.

BJP, along with its well-funded IT cell and media, has been very successful in diverting attention from the failures of its government while amplifying everything else immaterial out of proportion.

Modi has to inaugurate every Vande Bharat train, like the technology is unique, and media houses have to broadcast that.

If adding a new train, a new road is a celebration, then this definitely doesn't add up with the AmritKaal promises, for those who actually believe in AmritKaal too.

Also, I wonder how much money would have been spent on the sole action of inaugurating all the Vande bharth trains.

Anything that is built by the government from the taxpayers' money, highways that are built and for which we will have to pay tolls again to use them, will be inaugurated like it is a big service, a big achievement by the government, and the public should be grateful for the government, like, why did we vote the government in power for?

In the next few days, there could be something controversial or a communal disharmony or anything to protect BJP's image.

The Madhya Pradesh CM's family bought 168 acres of land in areas where his government built roads. Indian Express investigation. Land records. Named family members. Documented timeline.

Watch what gets loud in the next few days. A louder controversy will surface. Maybe there will be a new communal issues, or maybe India's got latent will create another controversy which will be blown out of proportion, or something else, some anti-national issue will happen.

The infrastructure for that amplification l, the it cell shills working on 2 rs per tweet is well funded and has been used before.

BJP, along with its well-funded IT cell and media, has been very successful in diverting attention from the failures of its government while amplifying everything else immaterial out of proportion.

Modi has to inaugurate every Vande Bharat train, like the technology is unique, and media houses have to broadcast that. If adding a new train, a new road is a celebration, then this definitely doesn't add up with the AmritKaal promises, for those who actually believe in AmritKaal too.

Also, I wonder how much money would have been spent on the sole action of inaugurating all the Vande bharth trains

An employee from Bengaluru was deputed by his Indian employer to work in the UK from April 2016 to March 2017. He qualified as an NRI that year. He had a UK tax residency certificate. His passport confirmed he spent less than 60 days in India.

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His Indian employer paid him Rs 16.17 lakh as per-diem allowance for his UK stay. He claimed this was not taxable in India under Article 16 of the India-UK Double Tax Avoidance Agreement. The Income Tax Department disagreed. The Assessing Officer added Rs 17.25 lakh back to his taxable income in India.

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His logic was that the money came from an Indian payroll, so Section 5(2) applied. The fact that he earned it while physically working in the UK, as a UK tax resident, with a UK tax residency certificate, did not change the AO's position.

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He appealed. The Commissioner of Appeals upheld the AO. He appealed again. ITAT Delhi finally ruled in his favour on May 29, 2026. Nine years after the relevant tax year.

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Article 16 of the India-UK DTAA is clear: if you are a UK tax resident and your employment is exercised in the UK, your salary is taxable in the UK, not India. The source of the payroll does not override the treaty. ITAT confirmed this.

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The practical lesson: if you have ever worked abroad on an Indian payroll, your Form 16 does not determine your tax liability. The treaty does. Most people don't know this. Most people don't fight.

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The government mandated E20 fuel nationwide. Existing cars were not built for E20. Automakers flagged compatibility issues. Consumers with older vehicles had no say in any of this.

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Now the Indian Sugar and Bioenergy Manufacturers Association, the lobby group for ethanol producers, is proposing a Rs 15,000 conversion kit to make those same cars compatible. The kit doesn't exist yet, isn't certified, and has no regulatory approval. The Rs 15,000 figure is an estimate.

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You already paid GST on your vehicle. You paid road tax. You paid registration. The fuel standard was changed after you bought the car, by a government that did not ask you. The solution being offered is: pay again.