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02 Dec

Center notifies guidelines against ‘dark patterns’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

The government has banned the use of "dark patterns" — intentionally designed deception — by e-commerce and all other online platforms when selling products and services that manipulate customers and force them to sign up or buy products they don't mean or tempt them to buy more expensive products. The government has informed the adoption of this as an "unfair trade practice". Under the Consumer Protection Act, offenders can face fines and disciplinary action from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) and can also be prosecuted before the Consumer Commission. In a Gazette Notice issued by the CCPA titled "Guidelines…

01 Dec

Celebs express happiness and pride on social media, applauds rescue team that pulled out 41 trapped workers

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Huge celebrations took place in the house of those workers who had spent their hard times in the collapsed part of Uttarakashi's Silkyara tunnel for 17 days. The team members of 22 agencies NDRF, BRO, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, NHIDCL, SJVNL, THFCL, RVNL, ONGC, Coal India and others worked hard under the rescue operation which was of 400 hours and finally succeeded in rescuing them safely on Tuesday night (28th December 2023). Actor Akshay Kumar took to Instagram to express his happiness and pride, commending and applauding the full hearted efforts of the rescue team engaged in this remarkable…

01 Dec

Vir Das thanks Priyanka Chopra Jonas for her handwritten note and flowers after Emmy win

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, India

Stand-up comic Vir Das on Thursday thanked Priyanka Chopra Jonas for her wishes on winning her International Emmy Award and praised the actor for opening doors for the rest of the Indian talent from around the world. On November 20, Vir Das became the first Indian to win an International Emmy for his Netflix stand-up special Veer Das: Landing in the Best Comedy category. The 41-year-old shared a congratulatory note and a picture of chopra jonas, founder of production house Purple Pebble Pictures. On the microblogging site X, Vir Das wrote, "Thank you @priyankachopra for the flowers and for every…

01 Dec

India’s 5G subscriptions to reach 130 mn just 14 months after launch of Jio

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

India will have 130 million 5G users by the end of this year, just over a year after consumer 5G services are launched in the country. The number of 5G users in India has tripled from last year — and is expected to grow to 860 million subscribers by 2029, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report 2023 released on Thursday. Last year, Ericsson based India's 5G subscriber base at 31 million users, a 4-fold increase in 2023 itself. Over the next six years, 5G subscribers will grow 6.6x, while 4G subscribers—estimated at 870 million at the end of this year—will…

30 Nov

Radhakishan Damani tops list of ‘200 self-made entrepreneurs of Millennia

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Radhakishan Damani, veteran investor and founder of retail chain D-Mart, has topped the list of top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2023, with a market capitalization of Rs 2.38 lakh crore. He is closely followed by Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, founders of e-commerce behemoth Flipkart, with an equity value of Rs 1.19 lakh crore, according to an report of IDFC First Private Hurun India published on November 30. The list also includes Zomato's Deepinder Goyal and Dream 11 promoters Bhavit Sheth and Harish Jain, with a market cap of Rs 86,835 crore and equity value of Rs 66,452…

30 Nov

Gautam Adani regains place in World’s top 20 billionaires

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Billionaire Gautam Adani is back in the league of the world's 20 richest people after a recent surge in the group company's shares. Adani is now ranked 19th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $66.7 billion as of 29 November. Adani Group stocks added over Rs 1.34 lakh crore to investors' wealth on Tuesday. While the group's market capitalization lost some gains on Wednesday, the rise lifted Adani into the top 20. Shares of Adani group companies rose after the Supreme Court upheld its confidence in SEBI's probe into the Hindenburg allegations. The top court, while…

29 Nov

Madhya Pradesh: India’s Largest Tiger Reserve to be Set Up in Damoh

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In a latest development, Damoh district in MP (Madhya Pradesh) is on a way to become home to the India's largest tiger reserve, said a forest department official. The union govt has issued a notice accepting the proposal to merge the Noradehi Sanctuary with the Durgavati Sanctuary of the Damoh district, which will create a huge tiger reserve extending upto 2,300 sq km. According to Damoh's Forest Divisional Officer, MS Uikey, the initiative to create new tiger reserve will provide a safe place for the area's tiger population, which at present stands to 16. The merger is also expecting to…

29 Nov

ATGL launches green hydrogen blending project

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, BusinessBusiness, India

To assess the viability of green hydrogen as an alternative energy source for city gas distribution (CGD) customers, Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL) on Tuesday announced the launch of its green hydrogen blending project in Ahmedabad. The pilot project will mix green hydrogen with natural gas for at least 4,000 home and commercial PNG customers in the city. Green hydrogen will be produced using water electrolysis with electricity produced by renewable energy. The hydrogen mixture is less carbon intensive than the burning gas but has the same heating capacity. The project is expected to be operational by the first quarter…

28 Nov

Dev Diwali 2023: Diplomats From 70 Countries Attend Varanasi’s Grand Celebration; EU Envoy Says ‘Experience Like No Other’

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The popular city of India, Varanasi also known as Kashi witnessed a grand celebration of 'Dev Deepawali' on Monday. This cultural event is being celebrated for the past 100 years but because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the celebration has attracted foreigners this time. Diplomats from more than 70 nations attended the celebration and called it an 'incredible one'. The Ambassador of the European Union(EU) Herve Delphin, who attended the event in Varanasi, told it was an experience like no other. "I witnessed this incredible sound and light show between modernity and tradition. It is an experience like no other.…

28 Nov

Fashion designer Rohit Bal put on life support at Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, India

Fashion designer Rohit Bal is currently battling a serious health condition and is on ventilator support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Medanta Hospital, Gurugram.Born in Srinagar, Rohit Ball started his career in 1986 and is one of the most famous fashion designers in the country. Mr. Bal, 62, reportedly struggled with alcohol addiction and was in and out of rehab. In November last year, Mr Bal's condition took a turn for the worse, requiring him to be admitted to Medanta Hospital immediately. In February 2010, Mr. Bal suffered a heart attack that required emergency angioplasty. Mr. Bal won…