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Insider trading: Sebi slaps Rs 1.25 crore fine on former MCX director Hariharan Vaidyalingam
•Hariharan was a non-executive non-independent director on the board of MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange) during April 2002 to June 2012
PMO on RTI query: Can't tell who sought nod to use Narendra Modi's picture in ads
•The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has said it cannot divulge information on who has sought permission to use Narendra Modi's photographs in advertisements, saying that such an exercise needs a "thorough search".
Service charge at hotels: Don’t be fooled by govt notification, it has just passed the buck
Smurlidharan •Prime Minister Modi who has been spearheading the digital payment campaign perhaps would not mind a limited deviation in favor of tips to the waiters being paid in cash because only that ensures that tipping remains voluntary in letter and spirit and reaches the intended beneficiary---the one who has attended on you.
Decision to make service charge optional will affect 8.5 million associated with food service industry: NRAI
Ians •The decision of the Department of Consumer Affairs to make levy of service charge optional or discretionary will affect around 8.5 million employees associated with the food service industry, said Riyaaz Amlani, the President of NRAI.
Google India collaborates with Ministry of Consumer Affairs to improve online consumer protection
Fp Archives •Google India in collaboration with Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Saturday announced a nationwide ‘Digitally Safe Consumer campaign.
Advertising white paper against more administrative control
Fp Staff •The paper took into account the concerns raised by the Department of Consumer Affairs that is contemplating the need for stronger government intervention.
Consumer affairs ministry may frame norms for online shopping
Fp Archives •The Department of Consumer Affairs has been receiving a large number of complaints from consumers making online purchases, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Telecom disputes can be handled by consumer court: DoT
Fp Archives •DoT said that it has examined the matter which was a dispute involving the department as a service provider prior to hiving off telecom service under separate company as BSNL.
CoS to meet on blueprint for multi-brand retail FDI
Fp Archives •A panel of secretaries is likely to approve tomorrow a final blueprint for allowing FDI in India's multi-brand retail sector, but with tough riders.