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Italy’s competition watchdog said thatit had opened an investigation into Google and its parent company Alphabet over suspected “unfair commercial practices” linked to user data consent requests sent to consumers. “The request for consent that Google submits to its users to the linking of the services offered may constitute a misleading and aggressive commercial practice,” the AGCM competition authority said in a statement.

India has so far won 10 gold medals in its Olympic history. With the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few days away, ET Sport looks back at each of those golden moments. 1928 First-ever gold It was in Amsterdam 1928 where India’s three-decade long reign over the world of hockey began. The Indians won their first ever Olympic gold in hockey by beating Holland 6-0. Dhyan Chand scored 14 of India’s 29 goals at Amsterdam. Curiously, Great Britain did not send their hockey team. Just before the Olympics, Great Britain were drubbed 4–0 by India. It gave birth to a rumour that the ‘colonisers’ were afraid of losing to their ‘colony’ on an international stage. This rumour was so wide-spread that Dhyan Chand referred to it in his recollections, “I reiterate that this is mere hearsay (that England dropped out of the Amsterdam Games fearing the Indians), although we fondly hoped that at least in future Olympics we would have the honour of meeting Great Britain and showing them how good or bad we were. It is my regret that this hope was never realized so long as I participated in Olympic events.”

Lewis Hamilton decided he needed to switch teams, Mercedes finally gives him a competitive car. Mercedes has elbowed its way into the most tightly contested Formula 1 season since Max Verstappen wrested the mantle of serial winner from Hamilton in 2021. Seven-time world champion Hamilton and Mercedes teammate George Russell have won back-to-back races; Russell was first in Austria and Hamilton surprisingly took the victory at Silverstone, and the team arrived this week at the Hungarian Grand Prix with renewed hope after a long spell of self-doubt.

global outage issue has put the world's major services including banking and aircraft operations into a standstill after Microsoft applications and services were unresponsive for users across different countries. The global outage, according to reports, was majorly due to a CrowdStrike issue that prevent Microsoft systems from booting up accurately, with a blue dead screen cropping up.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said in the seven decades of independence, India left behind its former colonial rulers who had «looted» the country for more than two centuries. Speaking at the second regional industry conclave here, he appealed industrialists to invest in Madhya Pradesh, assuring them of ample water and electricity supply. «We have regained our lost glory by leaving behind in 70 to 75 years those who looted us for 250 years....We are back on track. India is the fifth largest economy now,» he said, apparently referring to India replacing the United Kingdom in the pecking order of global economic powerhouses in the fifth spot after the US, China, Germany and Japan.

The communities of Ashcroft and Spences Bridge along with some homes and properties in the surrounding areas, including Cache Creek, have been placed under evacuation alerts due to the threat of an advancing wildfire.

Joe Biden, it is now even the betting markets who are losing faith in the president and his ability to continue in office. Research on the various betting markets has revealed that the odds of Vice-President Kamala Harris replacing Biden on the ballot box are higher. In the betting markets, a basic principle is when the price of an outcome is priced low, the likelihood of it happening is high. Higher the price means lower the expected outcome. Higher the price also indicates higher the risk and the person betting on the outcome taking a higher risk in favor of the outcome and expecting a positive outcome.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's film is all set to be released on July 26. The trailer features a surprising appearance of a superhero character. The final trailer of «Deadpool & Wolverine» features X-23 or Dafne Keen's Laura. In Jackman's 2017 movie 'Logan', Laura was introduced as the Logan's clone. «Are you ready? In ONE WEEK, experience #DeadpoolAndWolverine in theaters everywhere,» Marvel Entertainment wrote in caption for «Deadpool & Wolverine» final trailer.

The proposed sale of Premier League club Everton to the Texas-based Friedkin Group has fallen through, both parties said in a joint statement

This is the second extension HL have requested regarding this bid, with the board asking the UK takeover panel to push back the deadline by which the private equity pool, led by CVC Capital Partners, is required to announce a firm intention to make an offer for the UK's largest investment platform. Hargreaves Lansdown receives second bid from PE consortium for £5.4bn The revised PUSU deadline is now set for 5pm BST on 5 August 2024.  CVC Capital Partners and the other bidders made the current offer for HL in June, after the platform rejected the initial £4.6bn bid put forward a mon...

Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, to travel to Europe but laid down some conditions. The court allowed Indrani Mukerjea to travel once to Europe (Spain and United Kingdom) for ten days between intermittent period for the next three months. During her travel, she has to attend the office of the Indian Embassy or its allied diplomatic mission offices there at least once during her visit and obtain an attendance certificate, said the court. The court also directed Indrani Mukerjea to furnish a security deposit of Rs 2 lakh. Last month, the former media executive filed an application in the court seeking nod for overseas visit, claiming she needs to travel to Europe frequently for work.

Computer systems failed across the globe on Friday, taking down services at airlines, banks and the London Stock Exchange after a widely used cybersecurity program crashed and Microsoft Corp. separately reported problems with its cloud services. 

The overall score grew by one point from -14 in June to -13 in July, according to GfK's Consumer Confidence index. Joe Staton, client strategy director at GfK, said there was only «a subdued one-point improvement in the overall index score in July», mostly as a result of increases in two of the five measures. He noted that the «positive view» on personal finances, in particular, «is encouraging with July's score of -8,» which was two points higher from the month prior and the strongest since January 2022. Cold UK summer dampens consumer spending in June Similarly, the major purc...

Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London found a way to increase the lifespan of laboratory mice by 25 years and have hopes that it could be applied to humans. The researchers discovered that deactivating a protein called interleukin-11 or IL-11 significantly extended the healthy lifespan of the mice. This treatment greatly reduced cancer-related deaths and decreased the prevalence of diseases associated with chronic inflammation and poor metabolism, both of which are common in aging.

MUMBAI: Many dream of working or studying abroad, but what happens when they decide to return home? Navigating the financial maze of starting afresh can be challenging.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the fall in sales volumes followed a 2.9% rise in May. Non-food stores sales volumes fell by 2.1% in June 2024, after 3.3% growth in May. The decline was led by poor figures in the department stores and clothing retailers sectors, with their sales volumes dropping by 3.4% and 1.6%, respectively, and returning to levels seen in the first quarter of this year. Retailers argued this came on the back of election uncertainty, along with poor weather and low footfall. Falling UK wage growth boosts chances of August rate cut Fo...

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump stunned the U.S. and has opened debate about dysfunctions in America’s political culture. Troubling too should be the reality that America isn’t alone.

Big Brother (UK), and it was quite risqué. “I looked at it and thought, oh my god, what have I just signed up to make," says Dhar, now the group chief executive officer of Banijay Asia and EndemolShine India. “In those days, people hadn’t thought of 100 cameras, 24x7, unfiltered, reality voyeurism at its best," says 50-year-old Dhar.

Dan Stevens will star in AMC's «The Terror» Season 3, based on Victor LaValle's novel «The Devil in Silver.» The six-episode season is set to premiere on AMC and AMC+ in 2025, with Stevens also serving as an executive producer.

Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community