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NEW DELHI: Meta Platforms, earlier known as Facebook, has moved the Delhi high court seeking a stay on a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) order. It was fined Rs 10 lakh as penalty for the alleged unauthorised sale and listing of walkie-talkies on Facebook Marketplace.Unlike Amazon and Flipkart, Facebook is not an e-commerce platform but…
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) – the country’s apex consumer protection authority – has initiated suo motu action against 27 restaurants for mandatory levy of ‘service charge’ despite guidelines issued by it against the same, which have been upheld by Delhi high court. Besides directing these restaurants to immediately refund consumers, CCPA…
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (File photo) NEW DELHI: Faced with a barrage of criticism over mandating pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones, govt on Wednesday withdrew the directive, seeking to put the controversy on the backburner. The department of telecom (DoT) withdrew the order even while justifying the utility of Sanchar Saathi in…
MUMBAI: RBI has taken a series of steps to bolster consumer protection in the financial sector, starting with a move that makes access to digital banking a basic entitlement for holders of Jan Dhan and other no-frills accounts.RBI said it will review the framework for basic accounts, which are offered without minimum balance requirements, to…
If you’re planning to buy silver jewellery but unsure about its purity, there’s good news. The government has introduced voluntary hallmarking for silver jewellery and articles, backed by a digital identification system to assure quality and protect consumers, effective from September 1.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) updated its hallmarking standard with the release of…
