Jan
29
Coca Cola fined for tobacco pouch in bottle
January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
From time to time, we all hear stories about how supposedly closed cold drink bottles have had all sorts of things inside the bottle, ranging from cockroaches to pieces of metal, and so on. In a new twist that combines these stories with the push by our Health Minister to reduce the prevalence of smoking [...]
Jan
14
Consumer Panel Provides Extra Cover To Equity Investors
January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The next time a stock broker defaults, you can make the stock exchange he operates in, pay. That is the summary of a landmark ruling of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Investors can get up to a lakh of rupees from the stock exchange to which the defaulting broker is attached.
The ruling will provide [...]
Jan
2
TRAI wants broadband providers to provide 256 Kbps
January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For a long time, many internet service providers in the country are getting away with providing a poor quality of internet services to consumers. In the past as well, TRAI has advised many internet service providers to make sure that they stick to providing 256 Kbps if they are proclaiming broadband services. TRAI has done [...]