The newly amended Consumer Protection Act contains penal provisions for the celebrity making a false claim while endorsing a product. The penalty ranges from few lakhs to even a few years stint in jail. Hopefully, this would lead to more due diligence from top celebrity endorsers while choosing the brand and product they vouch for–and the claims they are making in the advert. Heaven knows, Indian celebrities can be quite clumsy in choosing the product they endorse. They are in many instances poorly guided by their agents, often appear disinterested while promoting—and it is quite clear—they are only doing it for the dosh. From hair oil that claims to promote…
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More Bullet Trains are exactly what India needs.
This is not the time for good news it seems. The news is mostly depressing. The pandemic that is causing so much grief around the world is showing no signs of abating. The vaccine is still some months away if not years. The most promising candidate has hit a bit of a roadblock when one volunteer started showing signs of some neurological problems. So, today I read a news which cheered me up a bit. Even though, the first bullet train project of India may be getting delayed. The government is looking at proposals to set up as many as seven more High Speed Train corridors. This is exactly what…
