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The European Union opened an antitrust investigation into whether Microsoft is abusing its dominant position by bundling its Teams videoconferencing app with its popular Office productivity software, marking the first formal EU probe of the software giant in more than a decade. The bloc’s executive body, the European Commission, said it is concerned that Microsoft may be giving Teams an unfair advantage by not allowing customers to choose whether access to the product is included when they subscribe to the company’s productivity software.

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(Reuters) — Aerospace and defense company L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) on Wednesday said it was informed that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission would not block its $4.7 billion deal for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

New Delhi: The union government is pushing through its legislative agenda in the monsoon session of Parliament. It introduced six bills and passed one in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, and more are likely to be introduced in the coming days. One of the key bills facing Parliamentary scrutiny is the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Narendra Modi launched multiple initiatives and released the 14th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme in Sikar, Rajasthan on 27 July. PM dedicated 1.25 lakh PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to nation and said that these one-stop centres for farmers will pave way for their prosperity, reported PTI. The event, jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, witnessed the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya, and others.

Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various development projects in the Sikar district of poll-bound Rajasthan. He said that the central government has taken decisions in the interest of farmers for nine years and created new arrangements from seed to market for them. Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Sikar, PM Modi said, “Today the country's farmers have received ₹18,000 crores under the PM Kisan Samriddhi.

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Panchganga river has crossed the warning mark, officials said on Thursday. Residents of six villages located on the river banks have been asked to shift to safer places, they said. As per the district disaster cell, the level of the Panchganga river at Rajaram weir was 40.6 feet at 11 am on Thursday. The warning mark at the weir is 39 feet and the danger mark is 43 feet. A total of 81 bunds (barrages) in the district have got submerged due to the rains, the district administration said.

FTC) is finalizing its long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon in a move that could ultimately break up parts of the company, Politico reported on Tuesday. The wide-ranging lawsuit is expected as soon as August and will likely challenge a host of Amazon's business practices, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

«The fact that there is a 4% kind of a decline in the revenue and even on many other parameters whether you look at sales to customer or footprint addition in this quarter or revenue per square feet there is definite amount of disappointment,» says Hemang Jani, Equity Strategist & Senior Group VP, MOFSL.We were just highlighting Vendant Fashion’s numbers and just looking at how the same store sales etc performance has been that kind of falls short of the valuations that the stock quotes at, I mean the margins have come in at 47.5% while standalone they may be okay but in the same quarter last year they did over 50%. The PAT has come in at Rs 92 crores rupees odd, the revenues have come in a little lower by about 4%. It seems like it was not the most profitable quarter for them. Absolutely.

Russia's defence minister was photographed this week viewing banned North Korean ballistic missiles with leader Kim Jong Un at a military expo in Pyongyang, signalling deeper ties between the two countries as they face off with the United States. As Russia's isolation over its war in Ukraine has grown, it has seen increasing value in North Korea. For North Korea's part, relations with Russia haven't always been as warm as they were during the heady days of the Soviet Union, but now the country is reaping clear benefits from Moscow's need for friends.

Daldali Chowk here demanding the arrest of culprits who have killed a local CPI(M) leader. CPI(M) leader Subhash Munda was shot dead in the Daladali area by unknown assailants on Wednesday evening. «The situation is peaceful now.

hockey team came up with a valiant performance against the Netherlands, which recently won the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 title, to record a 1-1 draw in an intensely-fought match here at the ongoing 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation — International Tournament on Wednesday. India had lost to the hosts Spain in their opening game, but they bounced back today with an impressive performance. In-form captain Harmanpreet Singh scored India's lone goal in the 12th minute, and Jasper Brinkman equalised the score for the Netherlands in the 40th.

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Lok Sabha that seeks to empower it to exclusively auction mining lease and composite licence for 26 critical minerals in the country. The proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, «would facilitate, encourage and incentivise private sector participation in all spheres of mineral exploration for critical and deep-seated minerals».

UCC) continue to grow as telecom operators received 904,359 complaints in calendar year 2022 compared to 855,771 in 2021 and 307,043 in 2020 (April-December period), according to data shared by minister of state for communications Devusinh Chauhan in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Last year, telcos disconnected 32,032 numbers that were found in repeated violation of regulations regarding telemarketing, while more than 300,000 connections were tagged with usage caps of 20 outgoing calls and messages a day and 409,739 connections were issued warnings for violating regulations, he added.

New Delhi: On the anniversary of the “Quit India Movement" on 9 August, the government will launch a 21-day campaign — “Meri Maati, Mera Desh" — as a culminating event of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", in which soil collected from different parts of the country in August will be used to develop a garden along the Kartavya Path in Delhi. Events have been planned at the panchayat, village, block, urban local body, and state and national levels, respectively. The panchayat-level programmes will be organised between August 9 and 15.

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RBL Bank for ₹417 crores. The company also broached the possibility of additional investments up to a 9.9% stake.

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. The situation has caused alarm as military vehicles have blocked off access to the palace since Wednesday morning. The detention comes in the wake of an «anti-Republican demonstration» by disgruntled members of the Presidential Guard. Talks between the authorities and the disgruntled guard members broke down, leading to their refusal to release President Bazoum. As a response, the army issued an «ultimatum» to the guard, further escalating tensions within the nation. President Bazoum's official Twitter account confirmed the situation, stating that he and his family were safe. The post also mentioned that the army and national guard were prepared to take action if the situation did not de-escalate.

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