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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Google has offered to settle an anti-trust case after an investigation found the technology giant's agreements with smart TV makers violated provisions of India's competition law, two people aware of the development said, making it the first company to invoke the brand-new settlement route. The settlement scheme was introduced in India's competition law last year, and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued regulations on the same in March.

Tata Electronics plant at Hosur is not operational within a month or so, market trackers and industry executives aware of the development said. But they are hopeful that the plant will become operational in a couple of weeks as the smartphone industry has entered the crucial festive season when the bulk of the sales happen. Operations at the Tata Electronics plant in the industrial town of Hosur in Tamil Nadu were disrupted over the weekend as a massive fire engulfed it. No casualties or injuries have been reported. The plant currently makes anodised enclosures, or cases, for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models, according to industry analysts.

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Tata Motors is set to advance the annual maintenance shutdown of its passenger vehicle plants due to mounting stockpiles-equivalent to up to two months of sales-amid slowing sales across its petrol, CNG and electric cars, multiple people aware of the company's plans said. This is to align production with demand and correct the stock before the calendar year ends, they said. Typically, auto companies take annual maintenance shutdowns in December to correct stock levels of the ongoing calendar year and make way for the new calendar year models. Tata Motors would be the first passenger vehicle maker to pare output amid slowing sales this year, people cited above said. Other automakers are likely to take a call on paring their output post the festive season, they added. After a scorching pace of growth for three years, passenger vehicle sales in India hit the slow lane this year. Sales are estimated to have declined in September over the year-ago period, marking a third consecutive month of decline.

Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the special investigation team probing the Badlapur sexual assault incident and questioned why they have still not arrested the two trustees of the school. «The police goes outside (the state) to nab (an accused). How come they have not been able to apprehend these two? Are they waiting for them to get anticipatory bail,» asked a division bench of justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan. HC was hearing the suo motu PIL after the assault incident when two kindergarten students of a school were sexually assaulted in the school's toilet by one of the employees.

Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused pre-arrest bail to the chairman and secretary of a school in Maharashtra's Badlapur town where two minor girls were sexually assaulted by a male attendant. A single bench of Justice R N Laddha said prima facie there is material to show the two accused were aware of the alleged incident before August 16 but they failed to take any steps to report the same to police or local authority. Justice Laddha further said the offence is serious and the court has to consider the plight of the minor victims. «The victims are minors. The trauma that they have endured can profoundly affect their adolescent years leaving them with lasting psychological scars,» the court said.

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There is a view that in the growing pie of savings and investments, banks are losing out to mutual funds. That may be happening in the margins as India’s equity market has been on a bull run. But let us look at the big picture.

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Lavasa Corp, which was once touted as India's first private hill town project, have set an eligibility criteria of ₹100 crore net worth and a ₹25 lakh refundable deposit for new expressions of interest (EOIs) from prospective bidders as they try to find a buyer for a second time after junking the previous attempt earlier this year. The minutes of the meeting of the committee of creditors (CoC) held on September 17 show that 77% of lenders led by Union Bank of India (UBI) have agreed to a minimum criteria for bidders which is a change from the last time the process ran without any eligible criteria to «maximise participation» of applicants. «Besides this eligibility criteria, lenders also want to make certain changes with most likely a new resolution professional (RP) in place of Shailesh Verma and a process advisor to make way in place of Deloitte as both have been in charge for long and has presided over a what has been a failed process prior to this,» said a person aware of the matter. A joint lenders forum (JLF) called by UBI is expected to finalise timelines and appointment of a new RP as early as next week as lenders pick up the pieces after many twists and turns in the case.

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Bhupesh Baghel said that people of Haryana have decided to vote the BJP out of power, which has misruled the state for 10 years. CM Bhupesh Baghel said, «There is a terrific electoral atmosphere in Haryana. People of Haryana have decided to vote the BJP out of power, which has misruled the state for 10 years. The nation is aware of the farmers' protest which has been going on for a long time, the betrayal of the youth through the agniveer scheme and finally people have seen wrestlers' protest. People are deeply troubled by corruption, bureaucracy, and incapability of the government and they want a change.» He said further that the voting on October 5 would be against the BJP government. After a decade in power in Haryana, the BJP faces a crucial test in the Haryana elections, with key issues like farmer protests, wrestler support, and leadership changes, as a loss here could ripple across future state and national elections.

Tata Electronics, its mobile phone accessories painting facility in Hosur was engulfed in a massive fire on Saturday morning, leading to halting of operations at the only Indian vendor for the iconic iPhone. The fire incident took place at around 5:30 am and 11 fire engines were still at the spot at 4.45 pm as the fire had not been fully doused, people aware of the matter told ET. «Our emergency protocols at the plant ensured that all our employees are safe,» Tata Electronics said in a statement. «The cause of the fire is under investigation and we will take necessary actions to safeguard the interest of our employees and other stakeholders.»

Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday launched a website of the “Pravasi Uttarakhand Cell”, which is tasked to link the state government with the migrant Uttarakhandis living abroad or in different states of the country. The government is keen to motivate the migrant Uttarakhandis to make their contribution in their own ways in the development of the hill state. With the help of the website, the cell will also make migrant Uttarakhandis aware about the state government’s policies, programme, and its activities. The state government has decided to invite migrant Uttarakhandis on the proposed “Pravasi Uttarakhand Diwas” on November 7 at a function to be organized by it in Dehradun. While launching the website, CM Dhami said everyone has his or her own connection with the motherland. He further added his government’s effort is to seek cooperation from migrant Uttarakhandis and extend all help to them to get connected with their native place.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In an attempt to curb the retail euphoria in equity options, the capital markets regulator is likely to implement all seven measures recommended by the Padmanabhan committee at its board meeting on Monday, according to two persons aware of the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India's apex medical education regulator has sought government intervention to resolve an internal crisis with its four autonomous boards working at cross-purposes, two people aware of the development said. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has had to cancel several public notices following poor internal consultations, and has flagged the matter to the Union health ministry.

WeWork Inc.’s plan to sell the 27% it holds in its Indian unit and exit the country has collapsed, according to three people aware of the matter. This comes after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had approved the proposal. Along with the bankruptcy-hit WeWork Inc., the coworking firm’s local partner WeWork India, promoted by Bangalore-based realtor Embassy Group, was also slated to divest a 13% stake to a consortium of investors including the Enam group family office, A91 Partners and CaratLane founder Mithun Sacheti in a Rs 1,200 crore secondary transaction, as reported first by ET on April 22. The Indian real estate group holds 73% in the India unit while WeWork Inc. owns the rest. The deal cleared by the regulator, as per a June 18 order, involved a two-step process that would see WeWork Inc. and Embassy together selling a stake of about 40% to new investors.