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CCPA slaps Rs 15 lakh penalty on two coaching institutes for misleading ads on JEE, NEET results

Consumer protection regulator CCPA has fined Motion Education and Career Line Coaching for misleading ads. These institutes published ads about JEE and NEET results without disclosing crucial course details. Successful students featured in ads were often enrolled in free online courses or joined after exams concluded. The CCPA found this…

The Economic Times

Rs3L penalty on Sriram’s IAS Coaching Institute for misleading ads

The decision was taken to protect and promote the rights of consumers as a class. Read further on Dynamite News:

Centre warns celebrities, media against promoting betting, gambling

Centre warns celebrities, media against promoting betting, gambling

CCPA, in an advisory has warned manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, intermediaries, social media platforms, endorsers, and broadcasters.

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Draft guidelines make misleading ads by coaching centres punishable

CCPA has released draft guidelines for the “Prevention of misleading advertisement in coaching sector”

Notice to Amazon for selling sweets as Ayodhya Ram Temple’s prasad

CCPA has sought response from Amazon within seven days from issuance of notice.

Panel discusses norms to check misleading claims by coaching centres

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) held its first meeting of the committee constituted to prepare guidelines on misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.

‘Misleading’ ads for IAS coaching institutes being probed by consumer protection body | Explained

The Central Consumer Protection Authority is probing 20 IAS coaching institutes for making misleading claims in their advertisements and engaging in unfair trade practices. We examine these claims and the probe in depth.

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Unacademy, Chahal Academy, IQRA IAS: The 18 IAS coaching institutes under consumer watchdog’s glare

Unacademy, Chahal Academy, IQRA IAS: The 18 IAS coaching institutes under consumer watchdog’s glare

When India’s apex consumer watchdog decided to take suo motu cognisance of the UPSC coaching industry’s malpractices, it eventually had to fine four institutes and issue a notice to 14 others over a series of allegedly misleading advertisements.

Centre issues order against top e-commerce platforms for selling seat belt alarm stopper clips

Centre issues order against top e-commerce platforms for selling seat belt alarm stopper clips

The Centre issued an order against Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Shopclues and Meesho for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips

Central Consumer Protection Authority sends notices to online sites Flipkart & Meesho in Delhi acid attack on schoolgirl

Central Consumer Protection Authority sends notices to online sites Flipkart & Meesho in Delhi acid attack on schoolgirl

NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Friday sent notices to online sites Flipkart and Meesho for violations relating to the sale of acid reported on their platforms.

The Times of India

Central authority, Kerala Drugs Control dept. begin inquiry against Patanjali ad

Central authority, Kerala Drugs Control dept. begin inquiry against Patanjali ad

Violation of Drugs and Magic Remedies Act alleged

CCPA fines Flipkart ₹1 lakh for allowing sale of substandard domestic pressure cookers on its platform

CCPA fines Flipkart ₹1 lakh for allowing sale of substandard domestic pressure cookers on its platform

Flipkart has also been directed to notify consumers of all 598 pressure cookers sold on its platform, recall the pressure cookers and reimburse money to them

Delhi HC stays service charge order, relief for hotels & restaurants

Delhi HC stays service charge order, relief for hotels & restaurants

NEW DELHI: In a major relief for hotel and restaurant owners, Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the Centre’s recent guidelines prohibiting them from levying service charge automatically on food bills. However, it directed hotels and restaurants not to levy service charge on takeaway items.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Restaurateurs split over service charge directive

Kolkata: Restaurateurs split over service charge directive

KOLKATA: The hospitality industry in the city is divided over the new directive issued by The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) that bars hotels and restaurants from levying service charges on food bills. Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (HRAEI) has already issued advisory to its 1,300 odd members to…

The Times of India

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Customers happy, restaurateurs upset over removal of service charges

The main concern of many restaurateurs is that lack of service charge might push their employees to leave their jobs

Should endorsers be held responsible for claims in advertising?

Monetary penalty is not going to solve the issue, but be clear about the grey areas

117 complaints on online gaming for real money processed in one year

ASCI examines misleading ads by offshore gambling websites on Indian TV and OTT channels

The Times of India

Nearly 1 in 2 Indian consumer stuck with high-value products with inherent defects: Survey

NEW DELHI: From laptops to smartphones, 46% of Indian consumers ( nearly 1 in 2) have gotten stuck with one or more high-value products like electronics, whitegoods or automobiles with inherent defects, said a survey by LocalCircles.

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