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Good intentions, unintended consequences: The cost of regulationRegulation is vital for protecting consumers and building trust, but unpredictable or poorly calibrated policy changes can disrupt business...- Time to be be cautious in the market, convinced about the business: 5 large-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 22%This is the time to focus on businesses that have lived through storms like this before and come out the other side. The large, proven name...
- Government scraps export duty on petrol, raises levies on diesel and ATFThe Indian government has abolished the special additional excise duty on petrol exports as of now. Diesel export levies have been raised t...
- TRAI proposes board-approved AI policies, risk classification and mandatory incident reporting for telecom operatorsTRAI has proposed draft guidelines requiring telecom operators using AI to adopt board-approved policies, classify AI systems by risk and r...
- Asian Paints’ consolidated profit jumps 7.5% YoY in Q2Asian Paints reported a 7.5% year-on-year rise in Q2 consolidated profit to Rs 1,067.6 crore, while net sales grew 16.9% to Rs 9,953.9 cror...
- Air India Express denies boarding to woman & 3-year-old on confirmed flight; Court orders Rs 70,000 payout plus interestA consumer commission in Kerala has directed Air India Express to pay Rs 70,000 to a woman and her three-year-old son after they were denie...
- Godrej consumer profit rises 14%, weighs calibrated price hikes to offset inflationGodrej Consumer Products is bracing for rising commodity inflation as it approaches the December quarter, driven by escalating costs. The f...
- What’s haunting Halloween chocolate? The climate pressures behind Halloween’s sweetest traditionHalloween chocolate connects American shoppers with cocoa-growing communities in West Africa. Heat and crop disease can disrupt harvests, b...
- Wendy’s draws buyout bid as beef costs and burger rivalry weigh on businessWendy’s shares jump after Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management offers $7.35 per share to take the burger chain private, as the company face...
- Social media norms, AI, deepfakes, chips among others on review list of parliamentary panel in 2026-27The development comes as several incidents of age-inappropriate content, circulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and alleged cen...
- Reckitt’s base effect GST boost in India to unwind in Q4, says CEOReckitt's India operations showed strong growth momentum in the July-September quarter compared to the previous year. The prior year was af...
- Hindustan Unilever to take calibrated price hikes as commodity inflation stays high, says CEO Priya NairHindustan Unilever has raised prices by around 7.5% in response to rising input costs across its portfolio. Despite these increases, consum...
- Bengaluru man joins chit fund, pays Rs 12,500 for 40 months, wins Rs 5 lakh but receives Rs 20,000; Court orders Rs 4.08 lakh payoutA Bengaluru man who paid Rs 12,500 every month for 40 months into a Rs 5 lakh chit fund scheme received only Rs 20,000 after winning his bi...
- Bengaluru man buys health insurance for parents, pays premiums for three years, mother undergoes treatment but insurer rejects claim, gets relief in consumer courtA Bengaluru man who spent Rs 3.13 lakh on health insurance policies for his parents disputed Star Health's rejection of his mother's medica...
- Digital gold purchases surge 83% to Rs 2,590 crore in SeptemberAccording to the World Gold Council (WGC), September purchases rose 4% from August while volumes touched 1.7 tonnes, 18% above the long-ter...
- Health insurance: 5 gaps in your policy that could leave you with a bigger bill at the time of claimThis is a global problem. A World Health Organization report found that out-of-pocket expenses for medicines and other medical products pus...
- Rs 435 on Rs 4350: Shangri-La Eros Delhi fined Rs 1 lakh for adding 10% service charge to food bills automatically; CCPA says customers cannot be forced to request its removalCCPA has fined Shangri-La Eros Delhi Rs 1 lakh for automatically adding a 10% service charge to restaurant bills. The regulator rejected th...
- Zero maida: Britannia ordered to stop misleading ads saying its bread is '100% whole wheat' because atta made up only around 62% of the finished productCCPA has ordered Britannia Industries to withdraw advertisements claiming its bread is “100% Whole Wheat Bread”, finding the claim misleadi...
- 87 million Facebook users & political targeting: What was the Cambridge Analytica scandal that is back in focus as Meta faces a $25 billion hitMeta Platforms has been ordered to pay $25 billion for misleading consumers about data privacy in New Mexico. The ruling follows a jury fin...
- Meta has strong chance of getting $25 billion New Mexico penalty slashed on appeal, experts sayNew Mexico secured a $25 billion penalty against Meta Platforms after claims of mishandling user data arose. A jury found that Meta misled ...
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