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The Bill will now become law after President Draupadi Murmu grants her assent.From hefty penalties ranging from a minimum of Rs 50 crore to a maximum of Rs 250 crore on social media platforms for violating rules to enabling digital markets to grow more responsibly while safeguarding citizens’ data, the Data Protection Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7.In the Upper House, the Bill was presented for passage by Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw. –IANSaks/arm

An official order signed by Chief Secretary Anurag Verma says Kumar Rahul, Secretary, Administration and Coordination, has been posted as Secretary, Jails, against a vacant post.Kamal Kishor Yadav, Taxation Commissioner, has been posted as Secretary, School Education, against a vacant post. Arshdeep Singh Thind, Secretary, Agriculture, has been posted as Taxation Commissioner.–IANSvg/pgh

Reminiscing those three memorable occasions when Gandhiji had stepped in the Government House, the Raj Bhavan has released a 11-minutes documentary coinciding with the 81st anniversary of the historic ‘Quit India Day’ on Wednesday (August 9).The presenter, the Governor’s Media Advisor Umesh Kashikar narrates in an interesting manner the three times when Gandhiji was hosted by the then Governors of Bombay Province.The first visit was on January 14, 1915 when the young Barrister Gandhiji had just arrived here from South Africa after launching his epochal anti-Apartheid movement, and was already a ‘hero’ in his motherland.The then Governor Lord Willingdon (Freeman…

Lopetegui had been at the helm for nine months, steering them clear of relegation after taking over during their stint at the bottom of the table. Yet, the summer saw key players such as Nathan Collins, Ruben Neves, Raul Jimenez, Conor Coady, and Ryan Giles depart, with no incoming replacements. This lack of reinforcements became a significant point of contention, Xinhua reported.A club statement elucidated the situation: “The head coach and club acknowledged and accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable end to his contract was the best solution for all parties.”Lopetegui’s abrupt exit…

The contractors who are on a war path against the state government met former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday and requested him to support them to get their pending bills cleared.The delegation of the State Contractors’ Association met Yediyurappa at his residence here and sought his cooperation and support for their agitation against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.The contractors have alleged that Shivakumar is demanding 15 per cent cut in the pending bills and they have also complained about this to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.They even challenged Shivakumar to take a pledge before his family deity over the commission charges.According…

“The applicant is granted interim protection/bail until disposal of application for anticipatory bail on merits. In the event of arrest of the applicant, she shall be released upon executing personal bond of Rs 20,000 and one surety of like amount. “The applicant shall co-operate in the investigation of the crime. She shall not tamper with the evidence directly or indirectly. She shall not influence witnesses,” Additional Sessions Judge, Panaji, sitting at Ponda, Cholu M. Gauns, said in the order. The next hearing is scheduled on August 16.Enraged at the death of fellow villagers, hundreds of people from Divar village on…

Dubai, Aug 9 (IANS) India’s top order batter Shubman Gill rose to fifth position while fellow opener Ishan Kishan jumped nine places to be placed at 36th in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for batters, released on Wednesday. Gill and Ishan were among India’s most prominent performers with the bat during India 2-1 ODI series triumph over the West Indies recently, with the pair combining for 310 runs over the three matches.Gill improved two places to fifth overall in the batter’s chart led by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. The Indian batter rose to 743 rating points on the…

Bengaluru, Aug 9 (IANS) Lisa Sthalekar, the mentor of WPL side UP Warriorz, believes that the importance of the franchise’s off-season training camp being held in Bengaluru, is a great touch point for the coaching staff to assist and help the players in becoming the better version of themselves on-field. UP Warriorz finished at third place in the inaugural season of the WPL held in Mumbai earlier this year.Apart from Lisa, head coach Jon Lewis, assistant coach Anju Jain, and Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Abhishek Nayar are putting the Indian contingent of the UP Warriorz squad through the paces…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Chip maker Qualcomm on Wednesday announced that the Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System is continuing to push the boundaries of 5G performance by setting a new world record on sub-6 GHz spectrum, achieving a 7.5 Gbps downlink speed. Conducted through device testing using a 5G standalone (SA) network configuration, this speed was reached by leveraging a total of 300 MHz of spectrum, using 4x carrier aggregation (4xCA) with 4 TDD channels in one downlink connection, and 1024 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). “Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System is the smartest wireless modem we have ever created…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The next generation of creators are coming from all corners of India and the creator economy will continue to thrive as creation becomes frictionless, consumption becomes boundless and fandoms expands, Google-owned YouTube said here on Wednesday.Commemorating its 15 years since its localised version launched in India, YouTube said that driven by an expansion of creation tools and increasing preference for personalised viewing, India’s creative entrepreneurs have explored and conquered new frontiers of creative expression.“As more sophisticated creation tools continue to democratize creativity, we’re seeing the creator economy take a new shape in the country. The…