Advertising Standards Council of India ban 82 ads from brands like Uber, Flipkart, Snapdeal and more

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The banned ads are from prominent companies like L’Oreal India, CavinKare, Vicco Laboratories, Thyrocare, Amity University, Institute of Finance Banking and Insurance, Heinz India P. Ltd (Complan), TV 18 Broadcast (CNBC), Living Media Ltd (India Today), Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Uber, Vodafone Essar Ltd, Honda Activa, and Snapdeal, they range from FMCGs to autos, personal accessories to alcohol, and education to media.
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ASCI bans 82 ads, including L’Oreal, CavinKare, Vicco, Complan, CNBC, India Today, Flipkart, BSNL, Uber, Snapdeal, Honda in June - Moneylife
 
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4. Uber: The advertisement by Uber states, “You drink, we drive”, when read in conjunction with the depiction of logos of Bars such as Zara etc. as #UBERAPPROVED PARTNERS, was seen to promote alcohol drinking.
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1. Flipkart Internet Private Limited: The website communication claims the MRP of the product as Rs.799, when actual printed MRP on product is Rs. 399 which is being offered as the discounted price for Canvera. The website communication claims the MRP of the product as Rs. 999, when actual printed MRP on product is Rs. 449 which is being offered as the discounted price for OBS. This distorts facts and is therefore misleading the consumers as to actual discount being offered.
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2. BSNL: The advertisement of BSNL’s website claims, “.....NOW BSNL AT YOUR DOORSTEP…. Our Sales team will come to your Doorstep to collect documents and provide the connection”, was found false.
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3. Flipkart Internet P. Ltd (Xpert Commendo 6 White Black shoe): The website communication claims the MRP of the product as Rs1078, when actual printed MRP on product is Rs469 which is being offered as the discounted price.
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1. Amity University: The advertisement claims, "Amity University ranked among the Top Universities in Asia by QS, a leading ranking organization”, was not substantiated.
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1. TV 18 Broadcast Ltd (CNBC): The claim in the advertisement by CNBC, “‘No. 1 TV channel in India” was not substantiated and was found to be misleading.
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7. Living Media Ltd (India Today): The advertisement of India Today depicts a graph showing 4 News Channels i.e. INDIA TODAY, TIMES NOW, CNN IBN & NDTV 24*7 and in the graph. It is displayed that INDIA TODAY is leading the market by holding 33.1 % Market share, followed by Times Now channel with 24.8 %, CNN IBN with 10.5 % and NDTV 24*7 with 10. This advertisement does not show the total market share of 100%. They also claim to be ‘No.1 English News Channel’ without any source data specified in the advertisement. By providing incorrect information for the purposes of substantiating the claim made by India Today, the advertisement is false, misleading, and disparaging to the other news channels.
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