No hotel or restaurant can levy additional ‘LPG charges’, ‘gas charges’ by default or automatically in the bill, Government warnsRestaurants can no longer automatically add 'LPG charges' or 'gas surcharges' to bills, the government has warned. The Central Consumer Pro...
26 Mar, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Meta moves Delhi HC against CCPA order slapping Rs 10 lakh fine for walkie-talkie sale on FacebookThe senior counsel for Meta submitted that, unlike Amazon and Flipkart, Facebook was not an e-market but merely a "notice board", and there...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Ola, Rapido on consumer watchdog's radar for advance tipping after UberThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) is expanding its investigation into advance tipping practices by ride-hailing platforms to...
22 May, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why Uber is in hot water over ‘advance tipping’In a post on X, union minister for consumer affairs Prahlad Joshi wrote, "The practice of 'Advance Tip' is deeply concerning. Forcing or nu...
22 May, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
CCPA issues notice to Uber over 'Advance Tip' feature for faster serviceThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has taken action against Uber. The ride-hailing platform faces scrutiny for its advance ti...
21 May, 2025, 04.45 PM IST
Ola denies claims of fare disparity for iPhone, Android phone users amid CCPA investigationOla has clarified that it does not engage in differential pricing for rides based on users’ mobile operating systems. This follows a notice...
24 Jan, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
CCPA sends notice to Apple over glitchesThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued a notice to Apple Inc regarding complaints of performance issues with iPhones after th...
24 Jan, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
CCPA issues notice to Apple over iPhone performance issuesConsumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that the Consumer Protection Authority has sent a notice to Apple Inc regarding concerns ...
23 Jan, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
CCPA seeks additional documents from Ola on consumer rights violations and unfair trade practicesOla Electric faces another notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) regarding consumer rights violations and misleading...
05 Dec, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Over 10K consumer complaints against Ola Electric in last 1yr; CCPA issues notice to companyConsumer rights regulator CCPA issues a notice to Ola Electric for over 10,000 unresolved complaints related to quality and after-sales ser...
11 Oct, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
IAS coaching institutes are fooling you with misleading 'success rates', finds a probeThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has revealed widespread malpractice in IAS coaching institutes in India. These institutes ...
24 Oct, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Consumer interest watchdog CCPA issues notices to Flipkart, Meesho for sale of acid on their platformsThe CCPA, the watchdog of consumer interest in India, has come across the sale of highly corrosive acids on these e-commerce platforms. It ...
16 Dec, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Consumer protection authority seeks explanation from Flipkart on sale of acidIn the letter, sources said that the authority has mentioned that it has come to the notice of the CCPA that in a recent case of acid attac...
15 Dec, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
CCPA imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on Amazon for selling sub-standard pressure cookersThe CCPA also directed Amazon to notify the consumers of all these 2,265 pressure cookers sold through its platform, recall the products an...
04 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Paytm Mall, Snapdeal penalised Rs 1 lakh each for selling defective pressure cookersPaytm Mall listed pressure cookers of Pristine and Quba on its platform despite the product description clearly stating that it does not ca...
27 Mar, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
CCPA imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty for misleading ads of SensodyneAn official release on Tuesday stated that advertisements of Sensodyne products which make the claims 'Recommended by dentists worldwide' a...
22 Mar, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
Failing to refund overcharged sum lands cab aggregators in a soupThe recently set up Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will send show cause notices to taxi aggregators on the complaints of not ...
25 Dec, 2020, 09.48 AM IST