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lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court judge who dismissed the proposed class action should have assessed whether reasonable Chrome users consented to letting Google collect their data when they browsed online. Tuesday's 3-0 decision followed Google's agreement last year to destroy billions of records to settle a lawsuit claiming the Alphabet unit tracked people who thought they were browsing privately, including in Chrome's «Incognito» mode.

foreign banks that operate in the country have approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking prospective application of the guidelines on mandatory local storage of payments data from January 2025 with regard to information that’s already kept overseas. They have also sought a reprieve from any regulatory action until then. These guidelines, issued in 2018, mandate that all payment system data related to customers in the country must be stored solely in India. “Some foreign lenders have pressed for a prospective compliance date starting January 2025 to ensure all lenders can meet the regulations,” a senior foreign bank executive said, confirming a meeting with RBI officials on the data localisation issue.

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A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and could bring a strike against the automaker

audit affiliates of top professional services firms after the regulator fined BSR & Associates LLP, a KPMG affiliate, ₹10 crore and banned two of its auditors for alleged lapses in audit of Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL) where the audit firm had relied on subsidiary auditors while preparing consolidated audit reports. All audit firms have multiple audits where the firms rely on subsidiary auditors' work when preparing consolidated audit reports for parent companies. In the CDEL case, BSR & Associates had relied on the work of auditors of its subsidiaries while auditing the parent company.

constitutional mandates was also a concern that weighed heavily on the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) report of 2005 and is reflected in its 10th report titled — 'Refurbishing of Personnel Administration & Scaling New Heights'. The report reads how (senior executive system) SES — a western model — that draws the best talent from both the public and the private sector has its advantages; it may also have 'disadvantages specific to India'. Socio-cultural diversity apart, the report points to «the possible adverse impact of such recruitment (if done on a large scale) on the constitutional mandate for affirmative action as a result of the creation of a new recruitment channel at a senior level» besides conflict-of-interest concerns, lack of sufficient talent in the private sector and operational difficulties. Nevertheless, the Second ARC did recommend lateral entry from both — other services as well as private sector — preferably at no less than the additional secretary level for areas of expertise.

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madrasas which impart religious education to students of other faiths and force them to attend worship practices contrary to their religious teachings will be stopped and legal action taken, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday. Yadav issued this warning during a meeting of cabinet ministers. The School Education Department has issued instructions enforcing a ban on religious teaching to students of faiths other than those prescribed by their respective religions, in compliance with Article 28(3) of the Constitution, as per an official release quoting Yadav. The chief minister said that government grants to madrasas (Islamic seminaries) that force students to study or participate in religious practices contrary to their own beliefs will be halted. Additionally, such institutions may face legal actions, including potentially cancelling their recognition.

The NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.51% to 24,698, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.47% to close at 80,802.

complaint against India’s second-largest software services firm Infosys to the ministry of labour and employment over delay in onboarding of freshers, NITES said in a statement on Tuesday. NITES is an organisation working for the welfare, and rights of IT, BPO and KPO professionals in India. “We have filed a formal complaint against Infosys Limited for the ongoing exploitation and unprofessional treatment of over 2,000 young engineering graduates who were selected for System Engineer (SE) and Digital Specialist Engineer (DSE) roles during the 2022-23 recruitment drive,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, president, NITES, said in a statement.

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messaging services and protect consumers from fraudulent practices. Continuing its offensive against unsolicited spam calls and messages, TRAI made it clear that from September 1, 2024, all access service providers will be prohibited from transmitting messages containing URLs, OTT links, or call back numbers which are not 'whitelisted' (authorised) by the senders. To enhance message traceability, TRAI has mandated that the trail of all messages from senders to recipients must be traceable from November 1, 2024. Any message with an undefined or mismatched telemarketer chain will be rejected. The latest move assumes significance as TRAI has cracked the whip on unauthorised telemarketers indulging in promotional calls and messages to telecom subscribers. Last week, TRAI directed telcos to disconnect all telecom resources of unregistered telemarketers found making spam calls, and to blacklist them for up to two years.

SC/ST reservations by the Supreme Court, the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a Bharat Bandh on August 21, 2024. There will likely be a large turnout for the bandh, which has the backing of Rajasthan's SC/ST groups. During the protest, law enforcement officials have been directed to take appropriate action to preserve order.

shopping malls in the national capital received bomb threat mail on Tuesday, said Delhi police. According to the Delhi police, Chanakya Mall, Select CityWalk, Ambience Mall, DLF, Cine Polis, Pacific Mall, Primus Hospital and Unity group received threat mail stating, «The explosive will go off in few hours.» The mall authorities informed the Delhi police as soon as the mail came to notice, said Delhi police.

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the launch of ON Courts (Open Networked Courts) in Kerala, possibly the most creative re-imagining of the justice delivery system attempted in the country to date. Rather than merely adding new digital layers on top of existing non-digital workflows, this bold redesign of the judicial system re-examines how processes at the heart of the system ought to operate.

Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, has come under scrutiny following the horrific rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor inside the hospital premises. Ghosh resigned on August 12, just three days after the incident, and has since appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) multiple times due to alleged connections to the case. This has sparked questions about his professional qualifications and career trajectory.

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In the fast-paced world of Web3, where every day feels like a year in traditional finance, three projects, MinePro, Aptos (APT), and DogWifHat (WIF) are causing chatter for different reasons. As MinePro’s presale races past the $700,000 mark, it’s clear that this project is capturing serious investor attention with its innovative approach to Bitcoin mining. Meanwhile, Aptos is regarded bullishly by analysts despite recent negative price action, and DogWifHat is climbing back from recent lows with a heavy struggle, causing questions about it’s long term viability. Let’s break down what’s happening with Aptos and DogWifHat before diving into why MinePro could be the next big thing in the crypto-mining space.

equity indices closed flat on Monday, as gains in energy and metals stocks, on a cut in windfall tax on crude and a soft U.S. dollar, respectively, were offset by profit booking in financials. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.13% to 24,572, and the S&P BSE Sensex shed 0.02% to 80,424.

Karnataka High Court on Monday in a case of alleged illegal allotment of plots to his wife in Mysuru after the Judge restrained a lower court in Bengaluru from deciding on the matter till the next date of hearing. Justice M Nagaprasanna at the high court directed the trial court not to take any precipitative action against the CM till the next date of hearing. The Judge asked the respondents to file their replies and listed the case for hearing on August 29. The special court designated for trying cases against people’s representatives had posted for orders on August 20 a private complaint filed against the CM. The case relates to Siddaramaiah’s wife being 14 pricey plots in an upscale residential area in Mysuru in return for 3.16 acres of land that Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) acquired at Kesare village on the city outskirts.