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TopicMisleading ads

Topic: misleading ads

‘Country taken for a ride’ — SC temporarily bans Patanjali medicine ads, issues contempt notice

Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah notes that company had continued to make misleading ads despite assurance to SC last November that it would not do so. 

SC slams Ramdev’s Patanjali over ‘misleading’ advertisements, issues notice

The bench cautioned Patanjali Ayurved from making any statements adverse to any system of medicine in media in any form.

Ayurveda to cure arthritis, diabetes? Doctors blame lax laws, ‘regulatory oversight’ for ‘misleading ads’

While Patanjali has been under fire for ‘unscientific claims’ in ads, experts have flagged govt’s apparent lack of rigour in approval of traditional medicines & curbing of misleading ads. 

Watchdog flags jump in complaints about misleading ads, says education sector ‘most violative’

Social media influencers are also increasingly violating norms, says ASCI, which received 14% more complaints against ads in April-September 2022 than same period last year.

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With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?