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Rapido Fined ₹10 Lakh By CCPA Over ‘Pay More’ Prompts And Dark Patterns
The consumer watchdog found Rapido’s booking prompts and pricing interface could pressure riders into making higher payments.
September 16, 2026
The consumer watchdog found Rapido’s booking prompts and pricing interface could pressure riders into making higher payments.
The Centre has barred charges on UPI payments up to ₹2,000, while leaving a possible MDR framework for larger merchant transactions open.
FSSAI has told the Supreme Court it will consider warning labels when packaged food is high in any one nutrient of concern.
The Centre has reduced the rural LPG refill booking interval by 20 days, citing improved supplies and fewer backlogs.
The KMC has suspended the licences of 40 eateries and sweet shops for two weeks after a city-wide safety drive.
KMC inspections found improperly stored and unlabelled food at several eateries as Bengal intensifies safety checks ahead of Durga Puja.
A Swiggy Instamart facility in Hoskote was shut after officials seized ₹42 lakh worth of expired food.
Maharashtra’s FDA chief has intensified food-safety enforcement, while pushing faster testing and stronger public-health safeguards across the state.
Maharashtra’s FDA will monitor high-risk foods and festival feasts year-round, with inspections starting three weeks before major celebrations.
Kolkata’s civic food-safety team seized around 500 kg of chicken and fish from Big Boss, while the restaurant said it was only four days’ stock.