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Government set to introduce Repairability Index for mobile, electronics products

The Department of Consumer Affairs has formed a committee to create a Repairability Index, aiming t…

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A brief history of America's love affair with fluoridated water — and why it's now up for debate

Too much fluoride can make your teeth brown, but getting a little bit is a dentist's dream. Here's …

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Government takes action against Ola Electric for customer complaints, Bhavish Aggarwal’s company slapped with show-cause notice

Ola Electric is facing scrutiny after the CCPA (Central Consumer Protection Authority) issued a sho…

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Centre to form panel to seek views on adopting universal charger model

The Central government is looking at the possibility of adopting a universal charger model for all …

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This Canadian woman has been getting drunk without consuming alcohol for over two years! Here’s how

In an extraordinary series of events encapsulated in a recent medical journal, a 50-year-old Canadi…

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Hunt for uncertified toys continues; BIS conducts 100 search operations

In order to curb the sale of non-ISI certified toys and to ensure implementation of the Toys Qualit…

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Consumer Affairs Ministry to seek replacement of absentee officials amid COVID-19

Stating that the office memorandum (OM) has created some confusion, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram V…

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Yelp is cheering the DOJ's decision to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google: 'Google is directly harming consumers'

Yelp called the suit a crucial step in "confronting Google's anticompetitive abuses and monopoly po…

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Restaurant body fights back, says don’t eat if you don’t want to pay. QSR chains okay with the govt's move

The NRAI stated customers are free not to eat at a restaurant, if they do not wish to pay the servi…

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Biden just reduced 'financial distress' for veterans by allowing most of their medical debt to go unreported to credit bureaus

Any debt, whether it be medical or student debt, can harm credit scores. The VA is ensuring veteran…

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Meet a 37-year-old with $108,100 in student debt who lives in a school bus because rent is unaffordable: 'Student-loan debt is by far my biggest regret'

Nick Crocker didn't even use his degree and wishes he'd gone to trade school instead. "It's too muc…

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Veterans are being misled into taking out student loans 'they didn't need,' a Biden official says — and 'offending schools' will face consequences

Federal Student Aid's Richard Cordray issued schools a warning: be upfront about student loan costs…

Ayelet Sheffey