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CCPA imposes Rs 15 lakh penalty on Delhi coaching institute for misleading
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has passed a final order imposing a penalty of Rs 15 lakh on Vajirao and Reddy Institute for issuing misleading advertisements in relation to the Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2023. The Authority observed that the Institute deliberately
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CCPA takes action against E-commerce entities for selling toys that violat
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), led by Chief Commissioner Mrs Nidhi Khare and Commissioner Mr. Anupam Mishra, has issued a final order against Snapdeal (Ace Vector Limited) for the sale of toys that fail to conform to mandatory BIS Standards.
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CCPA takes action against Snapdeal, imposes Rs 5 lakh penalty for sale of
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5,00,000 on Snapdeal (Ace Vector Limited) "for engaging in unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements by facilitating the sale of non-BIS compliant toys" on its platform
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China tightens grip on catholic clergy, seize passports, restrict overseas
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The measures were jointly approved on December 16 by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCCCC), both of which operate under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The rules require centralised custody
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CCPA cracks down on illegal walkie-talkie sales online; fines Amazon, Flip
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The action followed the identification of over 16,970 non-compliant walkie-talkie listings across platforms. Notices were issued to 13 e-commerce entities, including Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, JioMart, Meta (Facebook Marketplace), Talk Pro, Chimiya, MaskMan Toys, India Mart, TradeIndia, Antri
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CCPA cracks down on restaurants for illegal service charges, takes action
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to the CCPA, investigations triggered by consumer complaints received through the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) revealed that several restaurants were automatically adding service charges, often around 10 per cent, to food bills without customer consent. Such practices directly
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CCPA proposes January 28 for start of Parliament’s budget session, Feb 1 f
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The budget session is the first session of Parliament in a calendar year and begins with an address by the President to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
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CCPA imposes Rs 11 lakh fine on coaching institute for misleading UPSC res
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the official statement, the institute had advertised claims such as "7 in Top 10 & 79 in Top 100 selections in CSE 2023" and "39 in Top 50 selections in CSE 2022", prominently featuring the names, photographs, and ranks of successful candidates.
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Coaching institute fined Rs 11 lakh for misleading ad on UPSC CSE results
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As per the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the institute had advertised claims such as "7 in Top 10 & 79 in Top 100 selections in CSE 2023" and "39 in Top 50 selections in CSE 2022", prominently featuring the names, photographs and ranks of successful candidates.
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Swiggy, Zomato, Flipkart among 26 e-comm platforms complying with dark pat
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the information shared by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, these platforms have conducted internal self-audits or third-party audits to identify, assess and eliminate any presence of dark patterns.
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CCPA imposes penalty of Rs 8,00,000 each on two IAS coaching institutes fo
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The decision was made to protect and promote the rights of consumers as a class and ensure that no false or misleading advertisements are made of any goods or services that contravene the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
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CCPA fines Drishti IAS of Rs 5 lakh for publishing misleading advertisemen
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Drishti IAS, in its advertisement, prominently claimed "216+ selections in UPSC CSE 2022" along with names and photographs of successful candidates.
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