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Unproven anti-coronavirus claims under Ad body’s lensVarious product categories such as mattresses, disinfectants, sanitzers and foods have begun making unscientific claims in their advertisin...
17 Mar, 2020, 06.47 AM IST
Amul, Britannia indulge in bitter battle over butterAmul claims others are selling oil in butter cookies; Britannia makes cholesterol jibe.
17 Aug, 2019, 08.34 AM IST
Broadcasters told to air message for complaints against misleading adsThe code applies to ads read, heard or viewed in India even if they originate or are published abroad as long as they are directed to consu...
26 Jan, 2019, 07.33 AM IST
Celebrities should be cautious: ASCI secretary generalCelebrities should be cautious so as to not endorse products and claims that are in violation of law such as the Drugs and Magic Remedies A...
04 Sep, 2016, 06.32 AM IST
FSSAI signs pact with ASCI to check misleading advertisementsThe agreement also requires ASCI to report to FSSAI non- compliance of ASCI's decisions for further action as required per provisions of th...
29 Jun, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
Ad watchdog to look at celebrity endorsements of pan masala adsOn January 18, the Delhi Government had written to several Bollywood personalities including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan asking them not ...
21 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Facebook's Free Basics advertising campaign runs into fresh troubles with ASCIThe self-regulatory body has been receiving a series of complaints against ad campaigns that talks about providing free access to internet ...
31 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
New guidelines for fairness advertisements: Don't show bias on basis of skin colour, say ASCIThe new rules propose, among other things, that ads should not show darker skinned people as unhappy, depressed, or disadvantaged in any wa...
11 Jun, 2014, 08.08 AM IST
ASCI introduces new steps to eradicate misleading advertisementsAdvertising Standards Council of India said it has introduced several steps to ensure faster action against violators of its code and guide...
23 May, 2013, 05.52 PM IST