Zee5 is now the fifth largest streaming app after YouTube, Hotstar, MX Player and Voot, and there is talk of hiving off Zee5 to drive valuation, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
A Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, headed by its president M P Mehndiratta, also ordered South Delhi-based Metro Job Consultants to refund to its customer Inderjeet Tanwar the entire Rs 8,500 commission charged for providing the requisite service.
Low oil prices drove the growth in states' share faster than expected, says Abhishek Waghmare.
Centre and state governments are steadily increasing excise duties and value-added tax
As per the recommendations of the 2nd National Commission on Labour, the ministry is codifying existing 44 central labour laws into four codes by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalising the relevant provisions of the legislations.
Rs 3,050-crore penalty on Airtel, Voda Idea gets nod. Final decision will be taken by DoT.
LIC contested the insurance claim. Consumer activist Jehangir B Gai tells you how this claim was won.
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said whenever BJP came to power, prices of essential commodities saw a fall.
Samsung has advised consumers in 10 countries to trade their handsets for temporary replacement phones until it releases an updated flagship device.
'The government wants farmers to diversify from rice and wheat, and create another green revolution. Cannabis can play a big part in that'
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Budget for 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha that is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours, As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth Budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
There has been a quantum jump in the number of complaints of corruption received by the Central Vigilance Commission last year as against those in 2011.
Havells will acquire the entire consumer business infrastructure, people and distribution network. Plus all intellectual property of the Lloyd brand, logo, trademark and attendant rights.
Research reports say insurance agents are likely to sell you unsuitable products. So, you should know your requirements and premium paying ability.
'The issue is not whether the farm laws are beneficial for the farmers or not.' 'The farmers have taken a stand that they do not want these laws.' 'Why do you want to thrust these laws down their throat?'
In September 2013, FMC was brought under the Finance Ministry.
Ram Vilas Paswan, 74, who was the Lok Janshakti Party patron, had undergone a heart surgery at a hospital in New Delhi a few days ago.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday slammed "unregulated" players in the financial market saying their activities have adversely impacted large number of consumers.
Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price was on hiked by Rs 3.46 per cylinder after the government raised the commission paid to dealers by over 9 per cent.
In addition, the CPSC asserted that the company violated the CPSA by failing to immediately advise the CPSC of the alleged violations.
As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
The process has been suspended for the time being as Agriculture, Food & Consumer Affairs Minister Sharad Pawar, a political heavyweight, is opposed to any intrusion into his turf.
First phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon developing new content ecosystem.
The Election Commission has rubbished any allegations of misuse of the EVMs.
The judiciary has started going beyond the technicalities of the agreements and awarding compensation to buyers.
European regulators have estimated that consumers are paying up to 20 per cent more for medicines in some cases.
The increase in commission - which is normally passed on to consumers - is expected within a couple of weeks.
To curb mis-selling of policies and rationalise commissions, radical changes have been proposed to help investors.
Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi is representing the government.
The complaint is against Nestle's 'unfair trade practices'.
Paytm plans to launch mutual funds, insurance and banking services and s also providing the option to transact offline with a physical debit card
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to Kerala Government and Sports Authority of India (SAI) after a young female athlete committed suicide at the SAI hostel in Alapuzha on May 7.
The IAS officer, who was posted for nearly 15 months in the sports and youth affairs department, headed by Minister Anil Vij, has been transferred over 45 times in his career so far.
A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android systems.
The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act of a state regulates the purchase of agricultural products, such as cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables for that region. It hobbles farmers, imposing multiple levies on produce and disallows direct sales to private companies.
There would be a gap in legislation to be caused by proposed winding up of MRTPC with respect to unfair trade practices. The gap can be filled in be establishing NCPA through enactment of National Consumer Protection Authority Act, the document said. The MRTPC, which has been looking into various unfair trade practices would be wound up to make way for Competition Commission, which is likely to be fully operational by the end of next year.
The survey, titled 'Are You Being Sold?', focused on 14 multinational brands in IT hardware and software, as well as consumer electronic space across countries, including India, China, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia and Australia. The performance of sales staff was judged on the basis of the complete shopping experience, including a salesperson's response time, product knowledge and attempts to close a sale.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to decide on a Planning Commission proposal to allocate a portion of power generated from Centrally-owned utilities for open access to large consumers.
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