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Respond on suggestion to introduce front-of-pack labelling on food products SC to FSSAI
In an affidavit filed in the court, the FSSAI has said it intends...
From chaos to coaching: How real-time AI is slashing road fatalities on Indian roads
While global conversations often centre on AI's role in automation...
Almost all top Indian apps deploy deceptive design practices: ASCI study
The study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) found that 52 of the top 53 apps have deceptive UI (user interface)/UX (user experience) practices that can mislead or trick users into doing something they originally did not intend or want to do Mumbai:...
CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage
In a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night in the Austin, Texas federal court, shareholders said they learned that CrowdStrike’s assurances about its technology were materially false and misleading when a flawed software update disrupted airlines, banks,...
Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 tabled in Lok Sabha
The bill is aimed to strengthen the efficient working of the National Disaster Management Authority and the State Disaster Management Authorities and has provisions for the constitution of Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capital and large cities having...
Maruti leads drop in Indian carmakers’ sales to dealers in July as demand cools
"For about two years, the industry has grown substantially. One year of consolidation is expected, so this year would be flattish. Hardly any growth can be expected in the passenger vehicle industry this year'' Amit Hiranandani, automobile sector lead analyst at...
Small Indian banks back online after ransomware attack, payments authority says
The attack had affected C-Edge Technologies, a technology service provider to the banks. India has about 1,500 cooperative and rural regional banks, which largely serve customers in hinterland areas, one-fifth of which were affected by the attack MUMBAI: Nearly 300...
Govt formulates cashless treatment scheme for road crash victims Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said under the scheme, the eligible victims are administered health benefit packages relating to trauma and polytrauma care at...
Emirates NBD and Kotak Mahindra Bank cleared by RBI to bid for IDBI Bank
The Indian government, which owns 45.48% in IDBI Bank, and state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India which holds 49.24%, together plan to sell 60.7% of the lender MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has completed its review of potential buyers for a...
India’s Carbon Market: Regulations expected in months
"Large Indian corporations are on to this carbon market development in India especially since they have assets in other places around the world and their customers in European markets would be demanding more and more cleaner products.," Dirk Forrister, President and...
Cloudburst in Shimla: Malana Hydropower project on Parvati River bursts, 36 missing
No loss of life has been reported in the Kullu and Mandi districts so far. Heavy damage to public and private property was reported on Thursday owing to the downpour that triggered a flash flood downstream in the Beas River from Palchan to Patlikuhal in Himachal...
Financial bids for IDBI bank likely this fiscal; PSU banks sale on hold: DIPAM Secretary
Tuhin Kant Pandey, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) On the disinvestment of PSU banks, Pandey stated that the Department of Financial Services could provide more details, but he mentioned that it is not being pursued currently...