Financial awareness must to save investors from frauds: Sinha

Last Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 20:05

Sebi is providing free consultation to investors through phone calls in 14 languages on 24-hour basis, where there grievances are resolved.

NCDRC takes aim at Consumer Protection Act amendments

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 14:22

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has proposed many changes to the current law to protect consumer rights and simplify the judicial process to ensure swift and inexpensive justice. The amendment Bill will soon be taken up for Cabinet approval.

FM for giving power to consumers to file class action suits

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 14:03

The concept of Class Action suit was there in the Act, it has never been used. Such suits can be filed by a group of people when there is a class or category of goods which is defective and a very large number of people have been deceived by it.

China cybersecurity plan aims to protect state secrets: Official paper

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 11:42

Beijing has recently bolstered legal protection of its information technology, after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed that U.S. spy agencies planted code in American tech exports to snoop on overseas targets.

Cabinet may approve BIS, Consumer Protection Acts amendments

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 23:54

The Cabinet is likely to approve the amendments to the Consumers Protection Act and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, a top government official said Friday.

PayPal to pay $25 mn for illegally enrolling users in credit program

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 01:55

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday said PayPal will pay $25 million in refunds and penalties for illegally signing people up for its online credit product and mishandling complaints.

Sebi to fix strict enforcement timelines, focus on refund

Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2015, 18:03

The major thrust of these policy initiatives was on enhanced investor awareness and education, spreading reach to investors and enhancing investor confidence through effective market surveillance.

Google versus Oracle case exposes differences within Obama administration

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 20:57

It is unclear what position the administration will ultimately take. Deliberations within the Obama administration have mirrored the larger debate in the technology world.

Govt draws the line, says no arbitration for tax issues

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 23:46

The government has set the record straight on tax disputes, maintaining they are not covered by the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA) and need to be judicially and legally settled.

Amazon sues to block alleged fake reviews on its website

Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 08:58

Amazon.com Inc has sued four websites to stop them from selling fake, positive product reviews.

HTC to replace your broken smartphone, no questions asked!

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 22:40

Come April and Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corporation will replace your damaged HTC phones within the guarantee period of 12 months free of charge and no questions asked.

IPFs of commodity bourses not to have FMC official as trustee

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 12:36

An IPF, registered as a trust, is created to protect the interests of clients of trading members of an exchange who may have been declared defaulters or expelled under the provisions of the bourse.