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Last Updated: July 26, 2023, 07:20 ISTAustralia’s Federal Court also ordered Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the now-discontinued app, Onavo, to pay A$400,000 in legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer…

The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently directed Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Limited to pay ₹60 lakh along with 12% interest and an additional ₹2 lakh as compensation for mental and physical harassment of…

An Australian court fined Uber Technologies Inc A$21 million ($14 million) on Wednesday for threatening cancellation fees it never charged and overstating fare estimates on some rides. The penalty was less than a regulator wanted. The…

Consumer laws have been strengthened in the past few months along with the changing market dynamics. Apart from the strengthening of laws, the way complaints are filed has also undergone a significant change against the backdrop of…

The top five cities in terms of service charge complaints registered between July 5-8 are — New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune and Ghaziabad. The top five cities in terms of service charge complaints registered between July 5-8 are — New…

The RBA can keep insisting rate hikes won’t come in 2022, but the ASX isn’t buying it, with strong jobs numbers fuelling bets it will do just that.The Australian stock market shrugged off a strong lead from Wall Street overnight and was…

The ASX followed European markets lower amid a rise in Covid cases there, but Wall Street seems to have shrugged off Omicron fears.The Australian sharemarket didn’t take its usual lead from the US and instead followed European markets…

Google could be forced to give up its position as the default search engine on mobile phones and tablets under new proposals from Australia’s antitrust watchdog.As part of a bid to rein in the tech giant’s dominance, Australia’s antitrust…

Woolworths’ food sales have started to pull back as Sydneysiders return to dining out, but restored freedoms have sent shoppers back to Big W.The pandemic continues to give Australian retailers a bumpy ride, with Woolworths seeing a slow…

Scammers are taking full advantage of Australians being frustrated at being bombarded with scam messages with a filthy new trick.Scammers have somehow managed to stoop to a new low with an ever-convincing filthy text message…