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Govt rolls out upgraded logistics data bank system for export container truck tracking
"The system will enable real-time tracking and assessment of...
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover begins phased IT restart after cyber-attack
JLR said its teams continue to work around the clock alongside...
12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022: Lancet study
The impact of issues such as climate change, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine risk worsening both rates of obesity and underweight, by increasing poverty and the cost of nutrient-rich foods," said Guha Pradeepa, study co-author from...
32 European major media groups sue Google for $2.3 bln
“The media companies involved have incurred losses due to a less competitive market, which is a direct result of Google’s misconduct,” a statement issued by their lawyers Geradin Partners and Stek said BRUSSELS: Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3...
European reinsurers’ renewals indicate peaking underwriting margins: Fitch
``We expect strong underwriting profitability to continue supporting the reinsurers’ ratings this year, with price levels and favourable terms and conditions adequately compensating for high claims inflation. Investment income will continue to bolster earnings as...
Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
"Surveillance-based business models pose all kinds of problems under the GDPR and it's time for data protection authorities to stop Meta's unfair data processing and its infringing of people's fundamental rights," Ursula Pachl, deputy director general of the European...
US says to investigate national security data risks from Chinese vehicles
"China's policies could flood our market with its vehicles, posing risks to our national security," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "I'm not going to let that happen on my watch." The Commerce Department will seek comments for 60 days on the potential risks...
SC upholds Rajasthan’s 2-child norm for govt jobs
“This court held that the classification, which disqualifies candidates for having more than two living children, was non-discriminatory and intra-vires the Constitution, since the objective behind the provision was to promote family planning,” the bench, also...
SC asks govt to fix standardised rates for hospital treatments across the country in next six weeks
`We, direct the Secretary, Department of Health, Union of India to hold a meeting with his counterparts in the State Governments/Union Territories and come with a concrete proposal by the next date of hearing((in the next six week).In the event the central...
Foreign investors become net buyers in Indian stocks in February
"The resilience of the market is preventing the FPIs from selling aggressively despite attractive bond yields in the US," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, at Geojit Financial Services, recently New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors who had...
Govt will continue with nextgen economic reforms in 3rd term: Nirmala Sitharaman
She said the government was looking at expansion in artificial intelligence, space and extending policy support to give a big push to precious metals and semiconductors,” said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government will...
More than 40 pc pillion riders do not wear helmets, sustain serious injuries in accidents: AIIMS Trauma Centre
In the data collected by AIIMS Trauma Center, it has also been found out which vehicle has seen the maximum number of road accidents. In the year 2022, the number of M2W i.e. two-wheelers is the highest which includes motorcycles, scooters etc. In the year 2022,...