The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating dozens of allegations that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT outsourcer, discriminated against its American workers based on age, race, and national origin. The claims primarily come from professionals over the age of 40, many of whom say they were targeted in layoffs while Indian…
NEW DELHI: The Ayush drug licensing authority in Kerala has warned a drug company for not complying with Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act meant to prevent misleading advertisements. Kerala drug controller (Ayurveda) issued a warning to Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Pvt Ltd for publishing an ad without submitting it to the licensing authority…
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and PM Modi NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday hit back at Pakistan for labelling PM Modi’s remark on the bilateral issues with Islamabad “misleading and one-sided”.The external affairs ministry said the world knows that the real issue is Pakistan’s “active promotion and sponsorship of cross-border terrorism” and that Islamabad should “vacate…
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakh on Vision IAS for deceptive advertising about its students’ success in the civil services examination. The authority found that Vision IAS deliberately withheld specific course information, creating a misleading impression about its success rates in such exams, a statement…
NEW DELHI: Adani Group has denied the reports of cancellation of power purchase deal with Sri Lanka and called it “false and misleading”. It categorically mentioned that the projects were still on amid US indictment. “Reports that Adani’s 484 MW wind power projects in Mannar and Pooneryn have been cancelled are false and misleading. We…
V D Satheesan and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (right) NEW DELHI: Congress leader V D Satheesan on Wednesday criticized Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan‘s statement on Sanatana Dharma, saying it attempted to associate the concept exclusively with the Sangh Parivar. Satheesan said Sanatana Dharma is a part of cultural heritage, including Advaita philosophy, the teachings…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting how over one-third of the real estate advertisements examined by the self regulatory body for advertising industry were found misleading, a pan-India home buyers organisation has urged the consumer affairs department to issue targeted guidelines for real estate advertising to safeguard consumers’ interests.The Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE) has also flagged…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday for sharing an edited video of Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi chief minister and AAP’s national convenor.The controversy erupted when Manoj Tiwari posted a 9-second video on X in which Kejriwal was heard saying, “Someone was saying that…
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Sunday imposed Rs 2 lakh penalty on Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study for publishing misleading advertisements. It has also directed the institute to discontinue the misleading advertisements with immediate effect.According to a statement released by ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, the “official website of…
Parents advised to go by ZP norms for school admission PUNE: When Shradha K sought admission to Std I for her son last year, she was caught in a whirlwind of advertisements, debates over educational boards, and promises of top-notch facilities.Identifying a school that prioritised quality education over mere infrastructure felt daunting, especially amid reports…