Sarjna Rai

Sony Music, Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over copyright infringement

The case marks another major copyright challenge for Anthropic as music publishers seek damages and greater scrutiny of the material used to train Claude

Zomato bans analogue dairy dishes, warns restaurants of delisting

The platform has ordered restaurants to verify ingredient labels and remove analogue dishes as regulators intensify scrutiny over food safety and labelling

Tim Cook's last day at Apple: How he took the company beyond the iPhone

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years, leaving John Ternus to lead the company into its next chapter

India state fiscal health: Punjab has highest interest burden in FY25

The Business Standard's India State Fiscal Health Tracker is based on the RBI's 2025 Handbook of Statistics on Indian States and compares states and UTs across eight separate fiscal indicators

India state fiscal health: Delhi, Arunachal mark extremes of debt burden

Delhi has the lowest debt burden among states and Union Territories, while Arunachal Pradesh has the highest, based on FY25 Budget Estimates

AI, OTT, gaming to drive India's media market towards $36.7 billion by 2030

PwC's latest outlook sees India's media and entertainment market expanding rapidly, with digital advertising, gaming, streaming and connectivity among key growth areas

Nationwide ban on analogue paneer may be next as states step up action

FSSAI CEO Rajit Punhani says analogue paneer could soon be prohibited nationwide, as more states move against the non-dairy substitute

Supreme Court issues ten directions to speed up dowry, cruelty trials

From faster charge framing to digital case tracking, the Supreme Court has issued ten directions aimed at reducing delays in dowry and cruelty trials

India's job postings rebound in July, ending three-month hiring decline

Indeed data shows India's job postings rebounded in July, ending a three-month decline, with healthcare roles surging

Tata Power to appeal $490mn Kleros award after Singapore court setback

Tata Power plans to challenge a $490.32 million Kleros arbitration award before Singapore's Court of Appeal after its earlier legal bid was dismissed

70% IRCTC users report forced action, survey flags six dark patterns

LocalCircles mapped consumer experiences against the CCPA's dark pattern guidelines and found six categories on the railway ticketing platform

India to phase out SCADA imports by 2030, CEA shares indigenisation plan

As cyber and supply-chain risks grow, India is accelerating efforts to build domestic SCADA technology for its increasingly digitised power network

Which Indian manufacturing sectors are actually becoming self-reliant?

India is moving beyond assembly in several industries, yet gaps in critical components and upstream manufacturing continue to limit domestic value addition

AI's productivity promise remains elusive for 90% executives, study finds

AI adoption is spreading rapidly across businesses, but most executives say the technology has yet to deliver meaningful productivity gains

Census 2027 makes first shift in how India records beggars, vagrants

The move means Census 2027 will not provide a separate count of beggars and vagrants, unlike previous exercises that recorded the group under non-economic activity

Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket lose food licences over Datura sales

The Karnataka food safety department has also ordered action against suppliers and sellers linked to the online sale of Datura on the three platforms

Uttar Pradesh, Japan's Yamanashi sign four MoUs, unveil ₹600-cr MSME fund

The partnership will focus on investment, skills, tourism and technology, alongside a ₹600-crore fund to support Yamanashi-based MSMEs entering Uttar Pradesh

Prudential Health India commences operations with tech-led health cover

The technology-first insurer aims to simplify health protection for Indian families with AI-powered experiences and preventive health initiatives

Mumbai civic body launches Gen Z Fellowship with ₹61,500 monthly stipend

BMC's new fellowship aims to bring young talent and fresh ideas into civic administration, with selected graduates working on projects and policy-related assignments

NRC before Census: Manipur defers census training as protests intensify

Census preparations have been disrupted as protests intensify over demands for an NRC before the population count