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Decathlon Sports India’s ad expenses up 33% to Rs 87.49 crore in FY24

Decathlon turns profitable, registers a gain of Rs 197.19 crore in FY24

The total business income surged to Rs 4,066 crore in FY24- the highest for Decathlon Sports in India in the past five years- reaching nearly half a billion dollars from sales.

Supreme Court gives states two months to tackle misleading medical ads

Beyond Patanjali, the case has expanded to broader concerns, including misleading claims by other consumer goods companies and unethical practices in modern medicine.

Education body slams Uber India for gambling app ads on cabs

The Acharya Chanakya Educational Foundation has urged Uber India to act responsibly in protecting the interests of the nation’s youth. (Representative Image: Jack Hamilton via Unsplash)

The Foundation’s Secretary expressed deep concern over the negative impact of such endorsements, particularly with the Indian Premier League (IPL) season approaching.

Explained | Price-fixing in advertising: Causes, consequences, and regulations

CCI probe focused on unearthing emails, pricing agreements, internal meeting records, and coordinated rate cards that suggested anti-competitive behavior. (Source: Unsplash)

Price-fixing occurs when multiple companies collude to set prices at an agreed level, rather than allowing the market to determine them through competition

Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff face legal notice over Vimal Pan Masala ad

The petitioner pointed out that saffron costs around Rs 4 lakh per kg, while a pouch of pan masala with tobacco is priced at just Rs 5.

Petitioner Yogendra Singh Badiyal, a resident of Jaipur, filed a complaint against the advertisement, arguing that it falsely claims the presence of saffron in the pan masala.

PVR-Inox ordered to pay Rs 1.2 lakh for showing long ads before movie screening

The court directed PVR Inox to mention the 'actual movie timing' on the tickets

A Bengaluru man sued PVR-Inox for wasting his 25 minutes by streaming long ads before the screening of Vicky Kaushal’s starrer film Sam Bahadur in 2023

Bajaj Consumer Care cuts ad expenses by 14.7%, profit declines 30.8% in Q3 FY25

Profit of Bajaj Consumer has also declined by 30.8 percent to Rs 25.13 crore in Q3 FY25

Bajaj Consumer has announced the acquisition of Vishal Personal Care Pvt. Ltd for Rs 120 crore.

IITPK fined Rs 3 lakh for misleading IIT-JEE result claims, CCPA cracks down on false advertisements

The CCPA has imposed fines amounting to Rs 77.6 lakh on 24 coaching institutes, directing them to cease false advertisements.

The CCPA has been actively addressing deceptive advertising in the coaching industry, having already issued 46 notices to various institutes for misleading claims.