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Centre probing Netflix for visa violations, racial bias, shows email

The details of India's investigation were included in a July 20 email, reviewed by Reuters, which was written by a home ministry official to Netflix's former director of business and legal affairs

Govt to set up high-level panel for roadmap to develop fisheries sector

A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting between Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Minister of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh here at Krishi Bhavan

Balance privacy & AI innovation in DPDP rules: Global tech body urges govt

Asks for a compliance period of 18-24 months to the data protection legislation

Plan to open offices abroad to assist foreign investors: Piyush Goyal

This move reinforces India's commitment to deepening investment partnerships and making it easier for global investors to engage with India

Avail finance ministry's services to boost business: FM to fisherfolks

She observed that women hailing from the community are also eligible to take term loans from banks and financial institutions by producing the Kisan credit card

Fish Importers' Assn hails Bangladesh's decision to lift Hilsa export ban

The association said it was a "good and positive" response, which will satiate the taste buds of Bengalis during the festive season

18 mn sq ft mall retail space to be added to top 8 cities in 2024-27: C&W

At present, the forecasted pipeline of Grade-A retail mall projects add up to merely 18 million sq ft through the 2024-27 period

GCCI seeks urgent review of Supreme Court's mineral taxation ruling

It may adversely impact the downstream industries and lead to mining cost push inflation affecting the entire economy

Incentives, local support at state can boost biogas sect, says industry

He stressed that involvement of state governments is critical to achieve the larger goal of self-reliance in energy

India beating US, China's consumption rates of premium spirits: Researcher

Scotch whisky exports to India grew at a compound annual growth rate of 66% up to 2022, outpacing the US, China, and other significant markets

India melting pot of innovation, scale and execution: SAP India head

The Indian market is growing at a faster rate than expected, Prasad said adding small and medium businesses

Coal import rises 41% to 25.23 MT in July, demand to be buoyant: mjunction

Coal import also rose to 100.48 MT in the April-July period of the ongoing fiscal from 89.11 MT a year ago, it said

Indian educators to procure 1,000 AI-powered EdTech innovations at Didac

14th edition of Didac India, an exhibition and conference focused on education and skilling resources, was organised by Messe Stuttgart India from September 18 to 20 in New Delhi

New housing supply in Delhi-NCR triples in Q2 to 13,311 units: PropEquity

Housing sales in Delhi-NCR are likely to increase 22 per cent during July-September 2024 to 10,263 units from 8,411 units

Centre to provide 'one-time' financial support for waste recycling startups

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said that his ministry has submitted guidelines for one-time financial aid to waste recycling start-ups in India, where municipal solid waste management is a big concern

Indian IT sector turns to campus placements after a year-long pause

The Indian IT sector companies are resuming campus recruitment after a year, showing signs of recovery for the industry. The companies are looking to hire skilled freshers rather than entry-level jobs

Cement makers may end H1FY25 with higher raw material costs, weak pricing

In a judgement passed in August, the Supreme Court upheld states' authority to impose additional taxes on minerals, including limestone, with effect from April 2005

Govt seeks explanation from edible oil companies on rising prices

India imports a large quantity of edible oils to meet domestic demand. The dependence on imports is more than 50 per cent of the total requirement

Govt expected to extend import management system for laptops, tablets

The government is expected to extend the existing import management system for imports of certain IT hardware products including laptops and tablets for three months, an official source said.

ICAI at loggerheads with NFRA on proposed revision of audit standards

The revised standards hold that the group auditor is ultimately responsible for the audit