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social media giants like TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Meta (parent company of Instagram and Facebook) in the US and they feel the tech companies as «big, bad monsters». According to the BBC, the plaintiffs include ordinary families and school districts from across the US.

rules of origin for the medical devices sector remains a sticking-point in the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and the talks are on to iron out the differences, an official said. Huge potential is there in the medical devices sector in India, as it imports about 80 per cent of its requirement, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country. «In the medical devices sector, a lot of issues related to rules of origin are still there. Demand for customs duty concessions is also there,» the official said, adding negotiations are going on between the two countries to resolve the differences in both goods and services sectors. The government has taken steps to promote domestic manufacturing of medical devices/equipment and attract large investment in the sector.

London/Singapore | Airlines are struggling to convince investors to back the travel recovery despite reporting booming profits and splurging tens of billions of dollars on new planes.

US citizens by falsely claiming to renew their policies or providing technical assistance. Among those arrested was Ankur Gupta, an MBA graduate who led the gang.

Mumbai | Australia defeated India to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, yielding a windfall for punters who had wagered against the host country’s unbeaten streak until the final.

London, — Veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott likens working with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix to «a toboggan ride». The 'Gladiator' director and star reunited after more than two decades to make the upcoming Napoleon Bonaparte biopic 'Napoleon', which premiered in London on Thursday. «It was exactly the same,» Scott said of working with Phoenix, jokingly adding «I like stress,» when asked what he liked about his leading man. The film portrays Napoleon, a historical figure both revered and criticised in France, as a ruthless military tactician whose softer, vulnerable side was uncovered by his wife Josephine, played by British actress Vanessa Kirby. In addition to collaborating with Phoenix, Scott said he also wanted to return to a theme he first explored in his feature film debut in 1977. «In 'The Duellists' I end on Napoleon Bonaparte. That's the reason why.

Exide Industries: Exide Industries Ltd has settled its trademark dispute with the UK’s Vertiv Company Group Ltd. and India's Vertiv Energy Pvt. VCGL and VEPL have agreed that the trademark Chloride and its variants in India are registered by Exide, according to an exchange filing issued on Friday.

global market cues including US bond yields, crude oil prices, and performance in US markets. On Friday, the domestic equity benchmark indices ended lower. The Sensex ended 187.75 points, or 0.28%, lower at 65,794.73 while the Nifty 50 declined 33.40 points, or 0.17%, to settle at 19,731.80.

The Economist has spoken to parents who say their children have been committed to mental-health services against their will, or removed from their care altogether. According to testimony provided in Parliament, one doctor told a child that he would not treat “an American illness". In 2019 several dozen children with PANDAS and PANS were discharged from a British hospital.

hunger hormones can influence decision-making and drive an animal's behaviour. The researchers said that the findings demonstrate how the hunger hormone can cross the blood-brain barrier and directly impact the brain to drive activity, controlling a circuit in the brain that is likely to be the same or similar in humans. The blood-brain barrier is known to strictly restrict many substances in the blood from reaching the brain.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt pushed back on the prospect of imminent cuts to income tax or national insurance, following weekend reports that he's considering doing so in his Autumn Statement this week. «The one thing we won't do is any kind of tax cut that fuels inflation,» Hunt said Sunday on Sky News, when asked about the reports. Still, «we need to show there is a path to a lower-tax economy,» he added.

Hinduja Group flagship firm Ashok Leyland is keen to get external investments for its electric vehicle arm Switch Mobility but only from 'the right strategic partner', and it will not shy away from investing on its own till such an ally is found, according to its MD and CEO Shenu Agarwal. While Switch India is likely to be cash neutral or cash positive going forward, on an operating level at least, for Switch UK some more investments may be required in FY25, with the European and UK markets still not going that strong, he told analysts. «We are very keen on getting external investments also, but we want to make sure that we have the right strategic partner with us. I mean, we do it at the right valuation.

BJP and Congress engaged in witty exchange on social media during India vs Australia World Cup ODI final in Ahmedabad. As India and Australia battled it out in the World Cup ODI final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, an unexpected exchange took place on social media between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress on X, formerly known as Twitter. The official handle of the BJP posted, «Come on Team India! We believe in you!» on X. In response, the Congress wrote, «TRUE THAT! JEETEGA INDIA.» This exchange caught the attention of many, who saw it as a surprising display of unity between the two major political parties. However, it soon became clear that this exchange was more about wit and banter than actual unity.

₹100 is available at ₹20. Because of this, a total of ₹1.25 lakh crores of the poor have been saved," he said. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi told a gathering of Congress supporters and workers in Dausa that the party is fighting a battle to prevent the country from becoming an "India of Adani".

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday that he would not implement tax cuts that would push up inflation, days before he announces a major budget update that is widely expected to contain tax cuts.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gadhvi of Dhoom fame died at his Mumbai home on Sunday, November 19. His daughter Sanjina Gadhvi shared the news as reported by PTI. He was 56 and would have celebrated his 57th birthday in three days.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be keeping his fingers crossed that the disinflation that is now sweeping major global economies will soon make itself felt in Australia.

Hinduja Group flagship firm Ashok Leyland is keen to get external investments for its electric vehicle arm Switch Mobility but only from 'the right strategic partner', and it will not shy away from investing on its own till such an ally is found, according to its Managing Director and CEO Shenu Agarwal. While Switch India is likely to be cash neutral or cash positive going forward, on an operating level at least, for Switch UK some more investments may be required in FY25, with the European and UK markets still not going that strong, he told analysts. «We are very keen on getting external investments also, but we want to make sure that we have the right strategic partner with us. I mean, we do it at the right valuation. So right now, the focus is to get Switch into a very, very strong mode by developing products, by maturing our technology on both the bus side and the LCV side,» Agarwal said. He was responding to a query on whether the current tough funding environment could delay roping in an external partner for Switch Mobility, which houses the electric vehicles (EV) business of Ashok Leyland.

1983 — the year that transformed cricket in India. June 25, to be exact. Kapil Dev & co lifted India’s maiden World Cup trophy, having beaten the fiery West Indies on British soil. India would have to wait another 28 years to win the trophy again, this time on home turf. It’s 2023. And the cricketing world is witnessing a young Indian team as it cements its position at the top in the 50-overs format once more. But what drove India’s stake in the Britain-born game?

Inflation eased in both the US and UK, prompting bets that central banks on both sides of the Atlantic will start cutting interest rates by the middle of next year. Meantime, expectations for growth across Europe are improving, but the rebound remains fragile in the European Union’s east. The economic recoveries underway in China and Japan are also shaky given slowing consumption, among other factors. Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy: US US inflation broadly slowed in October, which markets cheered as a strong indication that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates.

global markets, easing US bond yields, and strong domestic institutional inflows suggest that the momentum in domestic equities is likely to continue this week. However, it’s the primary market that’s going to steal the limelight, as IPOs worth Rs 7,300 crore will be up for sale, led by Tata Technologies. Investors will be eagerly waiting for Tata Tech’s IPO, the first one from Tata Group in 20 years, and the fact that demand remains high, is reflected in the price as the stock is trading at a premium in the grey market. Two other major IPOs to look out for are Mini Ratna company Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, and Fedbank Financial Services. As for the Nifty50, analysts expect the index to remain in a consolidation phase until it decisively breaches the 19,850 mark.