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For GLP-1 users, the in-store clothes shopping trip is backMany consumers using weight-loss drugs are now shopping more in physical stores. Sizing changes prompt shoppers to try on clothes, increasi...
BSNL ordered to pay Rs 15,000 compensation for misleading recharge offer: Man says Rs 449 plan promised 84,000 seconds but call balance was deducted by minutesBSNL has been ordered to pay Rs 15,000 in compensation after a Kerala consumer commission found it misled a customer with a recharge leafle...
Colonoscopy without consent leads to emergency surgery: Court finds hospital relied on daughter's approval; Kerala woman gets Rs 1 lakhColonoscopy performed without the patient's informed consent at a Thrissur hospital led to a bowel perforation and emergency surgery, a Ker...
Delhi couple repays Rs 1.41 crore loan and finds out Axis Bank lost their property papers; they file complaint and win this much compensationAxis Bank misplaced a Delhi couple's original property papers, which they found out after closing their Rs 1.41 crore loan account. They th...
Starbucks bets on India's premium coffee boom amid rising competitionStarbucks is expanding its premium Reserve stores in India, aiming to capture a growing coffee market. The company sees intensified competi...
Indian Railways ordered to pay Rs 25,000 after RAC passenger was forced to share blanket, pillow with strangerThe Delhi Consumer Commission ordered Indian Railways to pay Rs 25,000 to a passenger. This passenger received only one blanket while shari...
India climbs 25 places to 57th in global rankings on back of structural, pro-competitive reformsIndia's position in structural and global rankings has improved from 82nd to 57th as per a statement by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
TATA Starbucks eyes expansion in metros, emerging high-growth cities; opens first Reserve store in South IndiaTATA Starbucks plans significant expansion across Indian metropolitan and emerging cities. The company recently opened its first South Indi...
India 25 notches up on global competitiveness indexIndia advanced 25 places to rank 57th globally in a competitiveness index. This improvement reflects sustained efforts in reducing market d...
Hershey to focus on top six cities, exit general trade in non metrosHershey India is pivoting away from general trade in non-metro areas, focusing its efforts instead on the premium urban markets of six majo...
Dell revives XPS as component costs surge; consumer business head on brand equity, pricing strategy and India pushDell Technologies is bringing back its recognizable XPS consumer PC brand after a brief hiatus. The company is also expanding its omnichann...
Rs 25 Parle biscuit packet was 25g less: Kerala man wins Rs 50,000; 150g pack weighed only 125gA Kannur consumer commission has ordered Parle Biscuits and a local hypermarket to jointly pay Rs 50,000 in compensation and litigation cos...
India attractive long-term opportunity for Coca-Cola: CEO Henrique BraunCoca-Cola sees significant opportunities in India's beverage market. The company is investing in both affordable and premium product segmen...
Proverb of the day from Washington and Oregon: 'When the tide is out, the table is set.' life lesson from old saying from Northwest America shares a timeless truth of how life, even when it's bleak, is not without new promisesDisappointment is life is inevitable. While life is never completely free from setbacks, professional failures and doing worse than what we...
Kerala woman wins Rs 36,880 payout after Instagram boutique fails to deliver a dress worth Rs 1,880 she ordered for weddingA Kerala consumer commission has ordered an Instagram boutique to pay ₹36,880 to a woman who paid for two dresses needed for a wedding, rec...
Chicken sale in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry to be stopped from Friday July 31. Here's whyPoultry traders will suspend broiler sales from July thirty-first across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. This indefinite strike protests produce...
EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and searchThe European Union has fined Google 890 million euros for antitrust violations. This action targets Google's practices on its search engine...
Delhi diner was 'forced' to pay over Rs 900 as service charge: Court orders restaurant to pay Rs 25,000 compensation, says the charge is voluntaryA Delhi man refused to pay a restaurant's service charge in October 2024. The consumer commission found the restaurant guilty of unfair tra...
Bought Maggi from Vishal Mega Mart, ended up in hospital: Consumer court slaps retailer with Rs 2.8 lakh penaltyA retail giant faced a significant penalty after selling expired Maggi noodles. The consumer commission ordered Vishal Mega Mart to pay a s...
CCPA imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using dark patterns on booking platformThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using "dark patterns" on its flight bookin...