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Vodafone UK (which is owned by Vodafone Group) and Three UK (which is owned by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd) are major providers of mobile telecommunication services in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said, in a statement, that it is providing an early opportunity for interested third parties to comment on the impact that the merger could have on competition in the UK, “in advance of launching a formal investigation once it has received the information it needs from the merging companies”. The CMA is considering “whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in…

“Pramod Sawant should be aware that the Chief Minister has to respond when there are protests against the government. But it is strange that he is not responding to issues, against which people are raising their voice, and loot by this BJP government continues. Seems he has become ‘Maun Mukhyamantri’ or there are parallel Chief Ministers in his cabinet,” Chodankar said.”Pernem residents have taken up to the streets protesting against the hidden agenda of BJP government, which has proposed to convert 1.4 crore sq. metre land. People have expressed fear that if this becomes reality then they will suffer to…

According to officials, the L-G accorded approval to the EOW to conduct an inquiry/investigation against eight jail officials of Delhi Prisons for the allegations levelled against them.“The L-G’s nod to conduct a probe against these eight already under arrest Group B officials of Delhi Prisons is in addition to the permission granted last year by him to probe the role of another 81 jail officials for facilitating Sukesh for financial gains,” said an official.The jail officials who will now face probe are Sunil Kumar, Sunder Bora (both superintendents),Prakash Chand, Mahender Prasad Sundriyal, Subhash Batra (deputy superintendents), Dharam Singh Meena, Lakshmi…

He said that the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas had directed the Oil and Gas PSUs to help create an innovative ecosystem and promote start-ups in the fields such as IOT in Upstream/ Midstream/ Downstream operations, digitalisation of business processes, green fuels, alternative energy, etc.”The PSUs of oil and gas sector have already disbursed Rs 208 crore to fund 232 startups,” he added.The Petroleum Minister cited examples of successful startups including Bandicoot, a robotic scavenger, developed by Genrobotic Innovations, who were provided grants, mentor support and specific technical assistance by Bharat Petroleum under Project Ankur, to improve the working…

Several journalists from Karachi have received confirmation from the visa agency and are expected to arrive on the match day, said a report.A source privy to the development said, “The process has begun. It is expected either by tonight or tomorrow morning.”As many as 60 Pakistani journalists are set to witness the epic showdown between these cricket giants in India.Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee chairman Zaka Ashraf called upon Pakistan Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi and raised “serious concerns and alarm” over the delay in the country’s fans and journalists’ visas for India to cover the ongoing ICC…

After ending the strike, Munirathna went to a function where the Deputy Chief Minister was present and touched his feet. Munirathna also submitted a memorandum seeking funds and a list of development works for his constituency Raja Rajeshwari to Shivakumar.Later, Munirathna also met Shivakumar at his residence later and held a discussion.Sources said that former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa had advised him to end the hunger agitation and meet Shivakumar.Talking to mediapersons, Shivakumar said he would have given an appointment to MLA Munirathna if he had asked for it.When the mediapersons asked him about Munirathna touching his feet, Shivakumar…

While moving this application during a hearing at the special court in the matter, the CBI counsel claimed that the investigation sleuths have got specific information that a special team was constituted by Chatterjee whose task was to destroy and tamper with the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the recruitment examinations for school job.There was also evidence that forged age proofs were also used in case of certain candidates in the recruitment process, the central agency counsel informed the court. He argued that fresh interrogation of the former education minister might lead to procurement of more clues in…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Hockey India on Wednesday announced the 20-member women’s team for the prestigious Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, set to take place from October 27 to November 5 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.India, which recently claimed the bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, will be competing in the tournament alongside Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.Savita will be leading the side with Deep Grace Ekka as her deputy. India will open their campaign against Thailand on October 27, and then follow it up with a match against Malaysia October 28.India will take on China in their…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The promoters of the 18th Delhi Half Marathon, Procam International, outlined arrangements for over 35,000 participants on Sunday, including medical facilities and the route at a media conference at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. More than 400 healthcare providers on Race Day spread across the medical stations and base camps will be a Vai. These include 50 plus doctors, over 100 nurses, 70 plus paramedics, 10 ACLS Ambulances, 12 Bike Medics and other support staff.In the final 6 kilometres of the race, 3 dedicated Golf Carts manned by emergency experts, each equipped with AEDs,…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Mastercard chief financial officer (CFO) Sachin Mehra has said that the unified payments interface (UPI) is “fantastic at many levels” but remains an “incredibly painful experience” for ecosystem participants.Speaking at the recent UBS conference, Mehra said that “it is an incredibly painful experience for ecosystem participants who all end up losing money as part of that proposition,” reports TechCrunch.This is not the first time Mastercard has expressed reservations about UPI.”The banks which actually enable those payments tend to lose money on those transactions. So it’s a proposition which we are asking the question is this…