Akanksha Nagar – Page 37

Union ministry asks UPSC to withdraw lateral entry ad

The CCPA determined that by not disclosing the specific courses attended by each candidate, Vision IAS created a false narrative that all the top performers had succeeded through the same, expensive course.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been asked to cancel its advertisement for lateral entry into top posts in central ministries amid backlash.

ED searched 20 premises over illegal T20 WC streaming

FIR was filed with the cyber crime police station (Ahmedabad) against the platform - magicwin- for unauthorised streaming of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. (Representative Image: Bernard Hermant via Unsplash)

The Enforcement Directorate (ED found that the online betting platform ‘magicwin’ hosted illegal activities such as betting on live cricket matches and other games.

BCCI reported additional revenue of over Rs 5000 cr from IPL 2023; 116% increase from 2022

The Bombay HC left the issues of exemption or cancellation of registration on merits open

BCCI’s media rights income stood at Rs 8,744 crore and total income increased to Rs 11,769 crore.

Goibibo asked to refund passengers after Jet Airways’ abrupt shutdown left them stranded

Questions about whether an online travel agency is liable to refund the fare received in case of a failure on the part of the airline to operate the flight are raised. (Image source: Unsplash)

Holding the travel agency Goibibo liable to pay a refund to the consumers, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission sided with the consumers.

Baba Ramdev’s “poisonous medicines of allopathy” comment comes 2 days after SC drops contempt charges

The contempt proceedings against Baba Ramdev began last year when the Indian Medical Association filed a petition against Patanjali’s misleading ads attacking allopathy.

Pay DTH subscribers plummet by over 3 million in just one year

Majority of the broadcasters and the members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) oppose the TRAI's regulation requiring broadcasters to provide free channels on DD Free Dish to private distribution platform operators (DPOs).

The net active subscriber base of Pay DTH decreased to 61.97 million as of March 31, 2024, compared to 65.25 million subscribers on March 31, 2023, according to TRAI.

MIB recommends GST reduction for digital news subscription

Dr. L Murugan, Minister of State for MIB, emphasized that India's judicial system ensures the protection of constitutional rights, including press freedom.

At present, under the IGST Act online news subscriptions are taxed at 18% as Online Information Database Access and Retrieval (OIDAR) services.

Like Meta and Alphabet, Ola Cabs rebranded to Ola Consumer; Experts decode and warn

As long as Ola Cabs retains its core goodwill, it would provide a positive halo effect to the rest of the Ola Consumer businesses assuming the new consumer businesses provide equal or superior consumer experiences that customers have received from Ola Cabs.

Experts say stakeholders of Ola Consumer (earlier Ola Cabs) shouldn’t ignore the core cabs business and brand which helped the company build goodwill in the last decade, as it explores new ventures through Ola Electric, Ola Cabs, Ola Share, Ola Coin, Ola Pay, and AI-startup Krutrim.

Brand Reputation trumps Cashback when choosing digital payment platforms

The share of online shoppers from Tier 2 and 3 cities has increased to 56 percent in FY2024

In its latest report to help marketers formulate strategies for digital commerce, Kantar highlights that 86% of online consumers are willing to take up offers while the offline offer uptake stands at 60%.