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Argentines have lined up on a bitterly cold winter morning as part of an annual pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine for the patron saint of work

UCC Operation, Indian Cyber Mafia, Indian Cyber Force, Team 1-4-1 and Kerala Cyber Xtractors, according to Radware. Meanwhile, incidents of hacktivism have only increased in the Middle Eastern and Asian region followed by Europe, following the Russia-Ukraine war.

Jitendra Arora, Sr EVP & Fund Manager, ICICI Pru, says in manufacturing, India still has a lot to catch up with a lot of economies and we can see the government providing a lot of thrust on that side with the most recent being the PLI on IT manufacturing. However, these things take time because the first is to move the manufacturing of the end product which will start with assembly then we will start getting the components to be manufactured into India.

tech groups on Monday backed TikTok in its lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of a Montana state ban on use of the short video sharing app before it takes effect on Jan. 1. NetChoice, a national trade association that includes major tech platforms, and Chamber of Progress, a tech-industry coalition, said in a joint court filing that «Montana's effort to cut Montanans off from the global network of TikTok users ignores and undermines the structure, design, and purpose of the internet.» TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, filed a suit in May seeking to block the first-of-its-kind U.S.

Adani GreenPromoter entity Infinite Trade And Investment has sold partial stake in Adani Green through bulk deals on Monday, while a Qatar-based sovereign fund bought some shares.HDFC BankHDFC Bank’s investability weighting in FTSE Emerging All Cap index has increased to 1.52% from 0.81%, following the merger with HDFC.PB FintechPB Fintech Ltd, which runs Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, has narrowed its losses substantially to Rs 11.9 crore in the first quarter. Operating revenue rose 32% to Rs 666 crore.Read more: What changed the market while you were sleepingAdani Ports, Coal India, Siemens, HindalcoShares of Adani Ports, Coal India, Siemens, and Hindalco will be in focus as the companies will announce their first quarter results.BEMLBEML has secured the letter of acceptance (LoA) from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp for supply of Rolling stock contract 5RS-DM valued at Rs 3,177 crore.Inox WindPromoter entity will likely sell shares worth Rs 500 crore in Inox Wind via block deal tomorrow, according to reports.Godrej ConsumerGodrej Consumer's sales rose 10% led by volume growth of 10% in the first quarter.

Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market. An executive for KKR is calling the deal a chance to work with «one of the most effective» book publishers. The private equity giant will buy Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion in cash, said Paramount Global, the parent company of the storied publishing house.

MUMBAI : The promoters of Adani Group raised about $500 million by selling a part of their holdings in Adani Green Energy Ltd to investors, including INQ Holding Llc, a wholly owned unit of sovereign fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). This is one of the several recent stake sales by billionaire Gautam Adani aimed at cutting promoter-level debt and releasing stock pledges. At current market prices, around ₹31,095 crore ($3.75 billion) is required by the promoters to release the shares pledged by the promoters in five key group firms.

NEW DELHI : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the landmark Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill amid loud protests from the Opposition. The bill, which sets stiff penalties for data breaches, comes six years after the Supreme Court ruled that privacy was a fundamental right. It will now go to the Rajya Sabha for its approval.

Sapam Ranjan Singh said that this would have no impact on the Biren Singh government as it has the absolute number. Singh said, “Withdrawal or supporting is their prerogative. It is democratic process.

Adani Green Energy Ltd totalling more than 2.5% for over USD 500 million, as per industry sources cited by PTI in its news report. The ESG-focused (environmental, social, and governance) fund has reportedly made two investments in Adani Group companies, the first being Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. (AEML).

China said on Monday that a maritime clash in which it fired water cannon at Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea was «professional and restrained». A foreign ministry spokesperson said a Chinese coast guard ship «lawfully stopped» two Philippine vessels, adding: «This professional and restrained on-site operation is beyond reproach.» The incident happened on Saturday as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted charter boats carrying food, water, fuel and other supplies to Filipino military personnel stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

Also Read: Icahn Enterprises cuts dividend in half following Hindenburg's accusations Despite this huge figure, the combined profit for all investors who shorted the shares right after the report was around $56 million, not factoring in the setup costs, the Bloomberg report said. Earlier this year, Anderson went after Gautam Adani’s business empire and released a report accusing the then world’s third richest man of ‘pulling the largest con in corporate history’ and alleging that the conglomerate was involved in a “in a brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades.’ Anderson shorted Adani bonds, which might have yielded smaller gains as experts believe due to the challenges of building a sizable position in that market, the Bloomberg report added.

₹250 crore and minimum ₹50 crore can be imposed on entity violating the norms. "No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the central government, the board, its chairperson and any member, officer or employee thereof for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder," the bill said.

Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 which lays down the obligations of entities handling and processing data as well as the rights of individuals. The bill proposes a maximum penalty of Rs 250 crore and minimum of Rs 50 crore on entities violating the norms. The norms will apply to personal data collected within India from data principals online, and personal data collected offline, but subsequently digitised. It will also apply to such processing outside India if it is for offering goods or services to individuals in India. Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had tabled the bill in the lower house on August 3. Opposition had demanded that it should be sent to the standing committee for scrutiny. While moving the bill, Vaishnaw had rejected suggestions that it was a money bill saying it was a «normal bill». The bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner “that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes”.

Suncorp shareholders and analysts are wary that Bendigo & Adelaide Bank could offer a compelling alternative for its banking arm compared to ANZ’s $4.9 billion all-cash takeover bid.

Andrew Lawson, who runs the Australian branch of Italian renewable energy company Fera after playing a key role in the development of Melbourne’s City Link road project, says it’s much easier to build a freeway in Victoria than a wind farm.

Odisha floods said they were facing an acute shortage of potable water and many were forced to drink floodwater after boiling it, while others feared consumption of it may cause water-borne diseases. The government, on the other hand, said it was sending water tankers to the flood-hit areas but those affected said the vehicles were not able to reach them as roads have been inundated in the deluge. Though the water levels in major rivers have come down, 75 more villages came under the grip of the deluge. A total of 6.24 lakh people have been affected in 11 districts, according to an official report on Sunday. The affected people have taken shelter in nearby schools which are surrounded by floodwaters. «My house and tube wells in our area remain submerged in floodwaters. We do not have access to potable drinking water. We are boiling floodwater and drinking it,» said 68-year-old Kalandi Barik of Santhapada village in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district.

Adani Green Energy tumbled 12.4% to Rs 886.2 in Monday's trade on BSE amid reports of a block deal executed on the counter. As per reports, 2.7% equity changed hands in a block deal in Adani Green Energy. The buyers and sellers in the deal are not known.

Rahul Jain, VP Research, Dolat Capital, says it takes away the risk of hostile transaction possibilities in case AntFin stake is purchased by one single entity as they own close to 25% at that point of time. With this deal, AntFin, an affiliate of China’s Ant Group Co, will cease to be the largest shareholder in Paytm. Also, Paytm’s payment services license was pending for approval for more than six months now and the constraint was related to Chinese ownership.Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma will purchase 10.30% stake from AntFin Holding. Do you think this is just technically a book entry where the ownership from the right-hand moves to the left-hand?I would say this helps in multiple ways.

Adani Green Energy share price slumped 7% at open on August 7 due to the buzz on the Street that a block deal has taken place in the company shares. As per rumours, the Adani Green Energy's shares exchanged hands at around ₹925-930.