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social media platforms and intermediaries will incorporate necessary rules and regulations to ensure the space occupied by them is free from vulgar language and profanities. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), in an affidavit showing compliance of the high court's earlier directions, said it has taken note of the concerns expressed by the high court in its earlier orders. The high court had earlier said framing rules and guidelines to regulate the content on social media and OTT platforms need urgent attention. It had underlined the need for taking seriously the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media platforms which are open to children of tender age. «It is stated that it is a policy decision and having taken note of the concerns of this court expressed through its directions, the concerned Ministry (MeitY), while undertaking its regular exercise of policy making, will incorporate rules/regulations to regulate the social media platforms, intermediaries for making it safer from the use of vulgar language including profanity, bad words, etc., as per the judgment of this court,» Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma said in an order on August 17. Considering the submission of the ministry, the high court disposed of the matter, saying it is a sufficient compliance of its previous orders. «This court takes note of the fact that it is a policy decision which is to be undertaken by the Ministry and the legislature, it is sufficient compliance of the order of this court.

West Bengal, the constituents of the opposition bloc INDIA, including TMC and Congress, are optimistic about formulating a draft proposal in the upcoming Mumbai meet to collectively combat the BJP, despite existing political contradictions within the coalition in various states. The third gathering of the opposition alliance, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), is set to take place in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. In the current scenario, three parties in West Bengal — TMC, CPI(M), and Congress — acknowledge that without a framework, any attempt at electoral adjustments would be challenging, accentuated by the contrast between TMC's inclination for a 1:1 contest against the BJP, and the contrary stance of the current Left-Congress alliance in the state. «We are hopeful that some framework to put up a united fight not just in West Bengal but also in states where there are contradictions would take shape in the Mumbai meet.

Consumer Affairs and Food Piyush Goyal on Tuesday. «Onions were sold at Rs 25 per kilo at many centres yesterday. This process will be accelerated from today onwards.

Reliance Jio, India’s telecom market leader, may launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) device offering – Jio AirFiber — for the consumer market in the festive quarter at an up to 20% discount from the current options in the market, industry executives and analysts said. This will be the first mainline effort by Jio to monetise 5G after the data top pack it introduced early this year. “We should hear the announcement during the upcoming AGM (annual general meeting). Traditionally, Jio has launched new products with big bang offers and this may be no different,” said a person in the know. Jio did not respond to queries sent on the matter by ET at press time. The telco is said to have started consumer trials across cities where its 5G rollout has completed and stabilised. It has also sent out devices to selected users, including employees, for testing in the home environment in preparation for the launch, those in the know added.

DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Monday sat on a dharna at a hospital after she was stopped from meeting the minor girl who was allegedly raped by a Delhi government official. She spent the whole night at the hospital on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Maliwal accused Delhi Police of indulging in ‘hooliganism’ and asked what do they want to hide from her in this sexual assault case.

Onion merchants from Delhi's Azadpur mandi have come forward to help the farmers who are worried about the falling onion prices following the government's decision to put a 40 percent duty on the export of onions. There has been resentment among the onion farmers after the Centre on Saturday imposed a 40% duty on the export of onions and also the move by the Centre to offload stocks of onions in various wholesale markets to reduce the retail prices. In the backdrop of this ongoing resentment, the onion merchants of Delhi's Azadpur mandi, the largest in Asia, have advised the farmers from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Bihar not to sell the onions in a hurry and face losses. Rajinder Sharma, president of Onion Merchants Association of Azadpur mandi said «The Central government has put this export duty on onions to put a lid on rising prices as the Lok Sabha elections are nearing. We have asked the farmers not to panic and sell their produce.

₹60 a kg. Despite her best efforts at setting up Fair Price Shops, and quashing rumours about the scarcity of onions, there was no coming back for her as Delhi's CM. Stable food prices are crucial for PM Modi, who will seek a third five-year term in national elections next year.

Uzbekistan – has been maintaining stable economic growth and the re-election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has provided tremendous opportunities for prospective Indian investors in the resource rich country. Several sectors in Uzbekistan are open to foreign investments and India is one of the sought after partners. Regular flights between Delhi and Tashkent could further contribute to growth momentum of the Uzbek economy.

Axis Bank and Head of Global Research, Axis Capital, has been appointed the part-time chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited, and Prof Mausam, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, IIT Delhi, will become part-time members.

Arvind Kejriwal suspended Premoday Khakha from his post as deputy director in the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department. Khakha and his wife Seema Rani are residents of Shakti Enclave in the Burari area, the police said, adding the girl was staying at the residence of the accused, a family friend whom she calls 'mama', after her father passed away on October 1, 2020, the police said.

BRICS Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for South Africa on Tuesday to participate in the 15th BRICS summit, a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The summit will take place from August 22 to August 24.

Delhi High Court division bench led by Justice Yashwant Varma on Monday set aside its single judge's order that had asked Dabur Ltd to stop selling its Cool King Thanda Tel hair oil in a case related to the alleged trademark infringement of Emami India's popular Navratna hair oil product. A single-judge bench of Justice C.

value-added tax (VAT) department for acting contrary to the clear mandate of refund within two months, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the tax authorities to process Flipkart India's claim of around ₹6.63 crore with interest within three weeks. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma said "...we note that the respondents (VAT tax officer) clearly appear to have acted arbitrarily in making numerous adjustments post May 31, 2015 and, thus illegally depriving the petitioner (Flipkart) of the refund as claimed." Flipkart had moved the HC seeking a direction to the VAT authorities to process its August 2020 application seeking refund of around Rs 6.63 crore with interest on the ground that its refund application of March 31, 2015 was liable to be decided within the statutory timeframe of two months as prescribed in Section 38(3)(a)(ii) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004. In 2015, Flipkart submitted a revised return for quarter ended March 31, 2014 and sought a refund of over ₹11.40 crore.

BJP on Monday attacked the AAP government over the arrest of a WCD department officer on charges of raping a minor and demanded resignation of minister Kailash Gahlot, claiming the accused worked as his OSD when he was heading the department. No immediate reaction was available from Gahlot over the issue. «The officer charged with raping a minor was serving as the OSD to the Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD).

Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the minority community not allow their votes to get divided in the state in the coming Lok Sabha polls. She affirmed that she is with INDIA alliance, which oust BJP in six months, but she will continue to fight Congress and CPI-M in the state as BJP wants to divide the minority vote and try to take benefit in Bengal in the coming polls. Banerjee, who was speaking at a conference of the state’s imams and muezzins in Kolkata, claimed that BJP is instigating divisive forces in the state and teaming up with Congress and CPI-M.

Porsche is exploring opportunities to start assembly of its iconic model SUV Cayenne in India amid an “unprecedented surge” in demand, senior industry executives aware of the German luxury carmaker’s plans told ET. Porsche AG board members Detlev von Platen, executive board for sales and marketing, and Matthias Becker, vice president of region overseas and emerging markets, are in Delhi to meet senior government officials, the sources said. They are scheduled to meet officials at Invest India and Niti Aayog on Tuesday. “Porsche is examining possibilities to locally assemble the SUV (Cayenne) to avail of tax benefits and expand its footprint in this fast-growing space,” a senior executive in know said on condition of anonymity. The company’s sales in India grew 64% on year to 779 units in 2022 with Cayenne accounting for almost half of it, the person said. Porsche did not share any information on the development in response to a query from ET. India recently surpassed Japan to become the third largest automobile market in the world. The country imposes 100% import duty on cars with cost, insurance and freight value of more than $40,000 and 70% on cheaper vehicles.

solar panels. Sungarner Energies Ltd offers its clients engineering, design, and solution-related services. Additionally, the company offers a variety of services, including the operation and maintenance of solar power generation systems and projects involving solar power plants.

Delhi court will hear on August 29 a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is an accused. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand adjourned the matter for a week, after the CBI sought time to advance arguments on an application moved by Tytler, who sought certain documents.

National Food Security cardholders in Delhi — representing some of the most marginalised segments of society — will now have access to free sugar after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved on Monday a Cabinet decision in this regard. The Delhi Cabinet endorsed the proposal for free sugar distribution among families facing economic hardships in July.

Bharatiya Janata Party legislators from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra who arrived in Madhya Pradesh two days ago have fanned out in as many Assembly constituencies in the state to firm up the party's prospects for the year-end polls. They were given training on Saturday on what they have to do in the state during their week-long stay and have now begun sending their field reports to the party's central leadership in Delhi on a daily basis, a top BJP leader told on Monday.

Woman and Child Development department of the Delhi government and his wife were arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of a minor girl, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said police have arrested the bureaucrat and his 50-year-old wife both in connection with the incident. «The accused have been identified as Premoday Khakha and his wife Seema Rani, residents of Shakti Enclave in Burari area.