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Will the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP), the nation’s first-ever legislation aimed at safeguarding users’ personal data from Big Tech, make its life tougher?In the first case of a Big Tech giant paying a heavy penalty to the Indian regulators, Google in August paid the entire penalty amount of Rs 1,337.76 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Android case. The penalty amount was deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India, within the 30-day deadline given by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in its order.The Indian market regulator had imposed the penalty…

The composers promise a pulsating and energetic composition with the track touted to be the anthem of Navratri celebrations. It is expected to be a perfect fusion of modern beats, traditional melodies and Gujarati folk music that will get people grooving to its rhythm throughout Navratri.The song has been sung by Sachin himself.Talking about the single in a joint statement, Sachin-Jigar said: “We are thrilled to unveil the motion poster of our new Navratri song, ‘Dheeme Dheeme.’ It’s a promising revival of Gujarati folk music, and we couldn’t be happier to share it with everyone. The festival of Navratri is…

In the meeting that was held under the chairmanship of Nadda here at the BJP headquarters, the party’s National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh, National General Secretary Arun Singh, Sunil Bansal, Dushyant Gautam, Vinod Tawde, Kailash Vijayvargiya, B. Sanjay Kumar, Tarun Chugh and Radha Mohan Das Agarwal were present.According to sources, the party reviewed its preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.Assembly elections would be held in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana towards the end of this year.During the meeting with the party general secretaries, Nadda will also hold a brainstorming session on the…

Congress chief spokesperson Atul Londhe and NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase have called upon the state government to show “courage” and put Sadavarte behind bars for his comments – coming just two days before the 154th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, on October 2. Speaking at an event in Yavatmal on Thursday, Sadavarte said that Gandhi’s ideology is no longer relevant, and it is Godse’s dream of an “Akhand Bharat” that is in the minds of the people.He also attacked the Congress, NCP and others following in the footsteps of Gandhi and said that their ideals will…

The DOTA 2 squad led by skipper Darshan Bata (A35), and comprising Krish Gupta (Krish-), Abhishek Yadav (Abhi-), KetanGoyal (Evil-Ash), and Shubham Goli (Madness) endured a 0-1 defeat against Kyrgyzstan in their opening group game before going down 0-1 against the Philippines in the second group stage game to bow out of the competition.“We are proud of our Esports athletes’ resolute efforts and gritty performances at the Asian Games 2022. Each and every athlete from the contingent is an inspiration for India’s budding Esports community that wants to represent their country in Esports. This tournament has provided an invaluable experience…

At a review meeting here, Kaushal emphasised the need for a collaborative approach with officers of Agricultural and Police Department deployed at district, block, and village levels to monitor and curb farm fires.He underlined the significance of addressing industrial fires too.“Anyone harming the environment is an enemy of humanity,” he said, emphasising the importance of strict action against those found violating anti-stubble burning regulations.He urged local authorities to engage with farm leaders and raise awareness about the government’s incentives to discourage the farm fires.Kaushal emphasised the importance of delivering equipment to small and marginal farmers during field visits. This step…

India will face England in their first warm-up match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on September 30. They will play their second warm-up game against the Netherlands at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on October 3, before opening their campaign against Australia on October 8.The side comes on the back of winning Asia Cup and winning ODI series against Australia 2-1. “In all these matches, all the boxes were ticked, which means Indian team will go into the World Cup full of confidence. It’s a very good thing as walking into a multi-nation tournament, you do require…

The forex kitty fell by as much as $2.3 billion during the week after having plunged by as much as $5.9 billion in the two preceding weeks.The decline in the foreign exchange reserves is a cause for concern as the RBI uses them to curb volatility in the rupee. The central bank intervenes in the market to sell US dollars to prop up the rupee in a situation where the Indian currency falls sharply. However, if the total amount in the forex kitty declines, the RBI is left with less elbow room to intervene in the markets.Over the last few…

A bench headed by Justice Srinivasa Hareesh Kumar gave the order while looking into the bail petition.Counsel for the accused seer requested the bench to fix the hearing of the case on October 6, saying a senior advocate would personally come to argue over the bail petition.The court rejected the plea and stated that every week, a date is fixed for the argument and submissions are made for postponement of the hearing.The accused seer was arrested on September 1, 2022, amid high drama, from the mutt in Chitradurga and has been lodged in prison since then. He is facing the…

Justice Sinha also asked the ED Director to ensure the replacement by October 3, the day ED has summoned Trinamool Congress General Secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee at the agency’s Salt Lake office in the northern outskirts of Kolkata. However, Banerjee has clarified morning that he will not be honouring the summon.Justice Sinha also observed that Mishra cannot be assigned to any kind of investigation on any money laundering case in West Bengal.Senior advocate and CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya pointed out to the court aboutAbhishek Banerjee’s intimation through this X (formerly Twitter) handle of…