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Delhi IAS coaching institute fined Rs 2 Lakh for misleading advertisements

Amid a crackdown on several coaching centres for flouting norms, the Central Consumer Protection Authority on Sunday imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for publishing misleading The institute claimed “13 students in Top 100,” “28 students in Top 200,” and “39 students in Top 300” in its MISLEADING PRACTICES IDENTIFIED The CCPA found that …

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Top consumer body imposes ₹2 lakh fine on coaching institute Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for misleading ads

The Hindu

The Central Consumer Protection Authority has imposed a penalty of ₹2 lakh on a coaching institute Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for misleading The CCPA found that Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study Institute concealed important information about the courses taken by students it claimed had cleared the prestigious Indian Civil Services Exam in its The institute's ads claimed "13 students in the …

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Bombay High Court Issues Notice To SEBI In Plea Against Mutual Fund Ads By Association Of Mutual Funds In India

Live Law

A Public Interest Litigation had been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Securities and Exchange Board of India to withdraw the permission granted to the Association of Mutual Funds in India in relation to The PIL filed by a chartered accountant alleges that the AMFI has misused the permission/liberty granted by SEBI for the commercial benefit …

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1 week ago

Ads, ads everywhere, but no one stops to care

Live Mint

“ Thak gaya hu main bhaagte bhaagte," said Ranbir Kapoor’s character Bunny in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani. If that had to resonate with today’s advertising scenes, it would sound like, “ Thak gaya hu main ads dekhte dekhte." India’s booming digital economy and one of the largest Internet user bases make it a great option for marketers looking to reach …

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2 weeks ago

Dutch server identified in $110 million global scam network

NL Times

A server in the Netherlands has been uncovered as a critical hub in an international scam operation that has defrauded tens of thousands of victims worldwide, according to an investigation by Dutch consumer affairs program Radar. The scheme involves fake The scam has generated at least 110 million dollars in stolen funds worldwide, according to data from the criminal organization’s …

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4 weeks ago

Superhero minus cape: CCPA wants to protect Indian consumers but its hands are tied

Live Mint

Mumbai: When comedian Kunal Kamra began posting videos of old, dusty piled up scooters lying before Ola Electric service centres, he seemingly triggered a tidal wave of rants by Ola customers who had long given up on any redressal. India’s newest regulator, set up in 2020 to exclusively protect consumer rights, issued a show-cause notice to Ola Electric for violating …

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4 weeks ago

Couple arrested for cheating 200 persons of Rs 48 crore with pre-launch offers

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Chakka Bhaskar, chairman of R. Homes Infra Developments and Sudharani, his wife, accused in a pre-launch offer fraud, were arrested by the Cyberabad economic offences wing police. The couple reportedly cheated around 200 customers of `48 crore in the name of pre-launch offers. Interestingly, they issued Talking to Deccan Chronicle, Cyberabad EOW DCP K. Prasad said that the couple …

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Violence against women starts with disrespect — that’s why the persistence of sexism in advertising is so serious

ABC

Campaign Brief, an advertising and marketing trade publication in Australia, recently featured a double-page spread of Australia’s top advertising creatives. Ensuring that Yet, Inclusive and progressive representations of gender in advertising are needed to accelerate progress towards gender equality, as identified in the federal government’s “Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality”. The Advertising Council of Australia’s “Create Space …

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1 month ago

Foxconn Drops Marital Status Query In Indian iPhone Job Ads

ABP News

Apple supplier Foxconn has directed recruitment agencies in India to remove age, gender, and marital status criteria, as well as references to the company's name, from job The investigation revealed that Foxconn’s recruitment vendors had posted job ads specifying eligibility only for unmarried women within certain age groups — contravening both Apple and Foxconn's anti-discrimination policies. Foxconn has also warned …

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Central Consumer Protection Authority Releases Guidelines For Prevention Of Misleading Advertisement In Coaching Sector

Live Law

On 13th November, Central Consumer Protection Authority released guidelines for prevention of misleading Section 18 empowers the Central Authority to regulate matters related to consumer rights violations, unfair trade practices and false or misleading Conditions Under Which These guidelines state that coaching centers engaging in deceptive advertising practices such as making false claims about course offerings, faculty credentials, fees and …

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Siddaramaiah may sue Maharashtra government over false ads on Karnataka schemes

India Today

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday announced that his government is considering legal action against the Maharashtra government over Siddaramaiah accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar-led NCP, in Maharashtra of spreading misinformation to gain political mileage. The Prime Minister is telling lies, and the Maharashtra government has …

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1 month, 1 week ago

EC seeks responses from Nadda and Kharge on speeches of Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi

India TV News

The Election Commission of India on Saturday sent separate letters to BJP president JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, each asking them to respond to the complaint filed by the other party. Congress alleges election ads violation in Maharashtra The Congress has filed a complaint against the ECI for strategically placing BJP accuses Muslim bodies of vitiating poll atmosphere …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can't Expect Media To Verify If Each Advertisement Is Misleading: Madras HC Junks PIL To Prohibit Commercial Ads By Doctors, Hospitals

Live Law

Dismissing a public interest litigation petition seeking to prohibit television channels, newspapers, magazines, and radio channels from telecasting The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that if the “In our view, we cannot pass such an order. Courts cannot expect Television channels, newspapers, magazines, radio channels etc to verify whether the The petitioner had sought …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress files complaint against BJP for ‘smear campaign’

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai:The Congress in Maharashtra on Thursday filed a complaint against the BJP at the Election Commission accusing the saffron party of smear campaign and violations of election Rules. In a letter written to be EC, the Congress lodged a complaint concerning a series of news articles and On Thursday, the BJP published Asking people to be “beware of those making …

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2 months ago

New mandatory industry code for baby formula advertisements aims to protect parents

ABC

The federal government has released plans to establish a mandatory industry code around baby formula advertising in Australia. The new code aims to protect parents and carers from being "preyed on" by baby formula manufacturers using "shady" and "irresponsible" marketing tactics, according to the Australian Associated Press. "It's not uncommon for new parents to experience some anxiety about infant feeding, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

The Independent

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3 months ago

The bald truth of hair today, gone tomorrow

China Daily

LIANG LUWEN/FOR CHINA DAILY Pearl Ren, a doctoral candidate at a Beijing university, has a healthy volume of hair but is distressed about her naturally high hairline and widening down the middle parting. Referring to hair transplant surgery, which involves removing natural hair follicles and transplanting them in bald spots, Yang said constant monitoring is required to check for inflammation …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

X’s Grok2AI chatbot escalates problem of deepfakes ahead of US elections

Al Jazeera

It is up to social media companies to monitor and remove deepfake images in connection with political content. In the weeks prior, filmmakers The Dor Brothers made short clips using Grok-generated deepfake images showing officials including Harris, Trump and former President Barack Obama robbing a grocery store, which circulated on social media. While they did not use Grok AI, as …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine

The Hindu

On August 27, a Bench of the Supreme Court of India found itself reaching, once again, for idioms over a matter involving misleading With the Ministry’s cynical attempt now to sidestep Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, which penalises misleading advertisements of ayurveda, siddha, and unani products, the Court confronts an old tendency in a new disguise. …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | Misleading advertisements and Rule 170: Why did the Supreme Court stay the government notification?

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on August 27 stayed the Union government notification dated July 1 whereby Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, was omitted. You are violating your own order.” The Supreme Court has been hearing the pleas on allegations of misleading On March 15, 2018, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, presented its 108th …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC stays govt decision to omit misleading ads rule

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a government order of July 1 that controversially ended the requirement for manufacturers of Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani drugs to seek prior licensing permission before publishing A bench headed by justice Hima Kohli took serious exception to the Centre issuing a notification that flew in the face of repeated court orders seeking to strengthen …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh MC House meet: Advertisements on connecting passages among agenda

Hindustan Times

At the General House meeting of the Chandigarh municipal corporation scheduled to be held on Tuesday, the civic body has proposed to auction 357 public utilities and connecting passages in various markets and green belts for advertising on designated spaces. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} After previous MC commissioner Anindita Mitra’s term ended and she was relieved last week, deputy commissioner …

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4 months ago

CCPA cracks down on civil service coaching institutes for misleading ads; issues notices against 45 of them

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority has served notices on 45 coaching institutes for allegedly violating consumer rights with misleading Of these, 15 institutes have been penalized, with total fines amounting to ₹38.60 lakh. Courses not disclosed CCPA Chief Commissioner and Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare highlighted the fact that most IAS coaching institutes do not disclose the specific …

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4 months, 1 week ago

SC closes contempt of court proceedings against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev

Op India

In a major relief for Patanjali Ayurved, its co-founder Baba Ramdev and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped the contempt of court charges against them in the misleading The bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah today pronounced the order and closed contempt of court proceedings against them. Presiding over today’s court proceedings alongside Justice …

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Delhi IAS coaching institute fined Rs 2 Lakh for misleading advertisements

Top consumer body imposes ₹2 lakh fine on coaching institute Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for misleading ads

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To SEBI In Plea Against Mutual Fund Ads By Association Of Mutual Funds In India

Ads, ads everywhere, but no one stops to care

Dutch server identified in $110 million global scam network

Superhero minus cape: CCPA wants to protect Indian consumers but its hands are tied

Couple arrested for cheating 200 persons of Rs 48 crore with pre-launch offers

Violence against women starts with disrespect — that’s why the persistence of sexism in advertising is so serious

Foxconn Drops Marital Status Query In Indian iPhone Job Ads

Central Consumer Protection Authority Releases Guidelines For Prevention Of Misleading Advertisement In Coaching Sector

Siddaramaiah may sue Maharashtra government over false ads on Karnataka schemes

EC seeks responses from Nadda and Kharge on speeches of Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi

Can't Expect Media To Verify If Each Advertisement Is Misleading: Madras HC Junks PIL To Prohibit Commercial Ads By Doctors, Hospitals

Congress files complaint against BJP for ‘smear campaign’

New mandatory industry code for baby formula advertisements aims to protect parents

'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

The bald truth of hair today, gone tomorrow

X’s Grok2AI chatbot escalates problem of deepfakes ahead of US elections

By another name: On misleading advertisements, fake medicine

Legally Speaking | Misleading advertisements and Rule 170: Why did the Supreme Court stay the government notification?

SC stays govt decision to omit misleading ads rule

Chandigarh MC House meet: Advertisements on connecting passages among agenda

CCPA cracks down on civil service coaching institutes for misleading ads; issues notices against 45 of them

SC closes contempt of court proceedings against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev