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AMFI bars Stable Money from distributing mutual funds for six monthsFintech firm Stable Finserv, backed by Peak XV Partners and Lightspeed, faces a ban from distributing mutual funds until November 2026. The...05 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST- In FY26, 97% of violative ads were on digital platforms, 4/5ths of them on Meta: AsciNew data reveals digital platforms dominate problematic advertisements in the upcoming financial year. Meta alone is responsible for a sign...28 May, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
- MIB action against TV channels declines after 2022 highThe ministry took 12 actions in 2024 and 2025 combined for violations of the Programme Code and Advertising Code, including four in 2024 an...02 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
- 73 complaints against vulgar ads on TV channels: Govt tells ParliamentOver the last three years, 73 complaints regarding obscene and vulgar advertisements on private television channels have been lodged with r...07 Dec, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
- ASCI half-yearly report reveals major ad violations in digital mediaDigital platforms accounted for 93% of scrutinised ads, with 2,087 ads on the medium flagged for direct legal violations. The top five cate...26 Nov, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
- Congress files complaint with ECI over BJP's "false" adCongress submitted a complaint to the Election Commission of India against the BJP. The complaint alleged that a BJP advertisement on socia...11 Nov, 2024, 07.46 AM IST
- MahaRERA acts against 628 projects for registration, QR code rules non-complianceMahaRERA has taken action against 628 housing projects in Maharashtra for failing to display registration numbers and QR codes in advertisi...08 Jul, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
- 81% of ad violations were on account of misleading claims in FY24: ASCIASCI examined 10,093 complaints and investigated 8299 advertisements. The majority of violations were on account of misleading claims at 81...23 May, 2024, 01.04 AM IST
- Digital media continues to be biggest source of ad violations: ASCIASCI observed a significant increase in ads directly violating the Drug and Magic Remedies Act of 1954, leading to the issuance of intimati...22 Nov, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
- Body spray ad was potentially in serious violation of regulation, says ASCIAfter seeing the ad campaign, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) immediately invoked a special process called "Suspended Pen...04 Jun, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
- ASCI updates code of conduct to include gender, sexual orientation in advertising“It is not acceptable, for example, to associate characteristics such as sluggishness with a certain body shape. Similarly, to deride someo...25 May, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
- ASCI bans surrogate advertising of 12 liquor companies"All these advertisements were found to be in violation of the ASCI code, as advertisers failed to convince the Consumer Complaints Council...18 Jan, 2021, 04.29 PM IST
- Three BJP ads banned from being aired in poll-bound KarnatakaThe committee restrained the media yesterday from airing or sharing the advertisements on the ground that they were violative of Election C...28 Apr, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
- Delhi elections 2015: Aam Aadmi Party slams BJP for front page ads listing achievements"My question is that if such ads are not allowed on TV after the campaigning process has ended, why should they be allowed in newspapers?" ...06 Feb, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
- Delhi High Court pulls up I&B Ministry over astrology-based TV showsDelhi High Court today pulled up the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for failing to regulate astrology-based shows on television.03 Dec, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: Election Commission to issue show cause notices to BJD, BJP in OdishaThe Election Commission will issue show cause notices to the BJD and BJP in Odisha for publishing advertisements in newspapers after the en...16 Apr, 2014, 04.22 PM IST
- Government cracks whip on ‘obscene’ deodorant advertisementsThe I&B ministry has asked the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to take action and submit a report within five days.26 May, 2011, 11.45 AM IST
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