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₹250 crore on entities failing to prevent data breaches or misuse of the personal data of individuals. The Act was notified last year but rules under the law are yet to be finalised. Read this | Mint Explainer: Concerns around Digital Personal Data Protection law Another executive emphasized the importance of releasing the DPDP rules to avoid regulatory ambiguity.

Nepal appointed Lieutenant General Ashokraj Sigdel as the Acting Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army with effect from Friday, an official statement said on Thursday. CoAS Prabhuram Sharma, who is going on a mandatory month's leave starting Friday before formally retiring on September 9, handed over the charge to Lt. Gen. Sigdel at a function held at the Nepal Army Headquarters on Thursday, according to the statement issued by Directorate of Military Public Relations and Information.

Fortis Healthcare is set to acquire the stake of private equity firms in its own diagnostics arm Agilus Diagnostics (formerly SRL), according to sources in the know. Jacob Ballas and International Finance Corporation (IFC), who along with Resurgence PE own around 34% stake in the diagnostics company, are selling their stake and exercising a put option. The deal will peg the valuation of Agilus at around ₹5,000 crore, the people cited earlier said.

Nitin Gadkari was praised highly in Lok Sabha. The surprising part was Opposition members telling Gadkari that they “missed” him last week.

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security flaw could have existed for as long as 18 years, yet it remained undetected by developers until recently. The issue was uncovered by researchers from the Israeli cybersecurity firm Oligo, leading it to be labeled as a "zero-day vulnerability" due to the lack of prior awareness and immediate patching.The exploit, dubbed the "0.0.0.0-day attack" by Oligo AI security researcher Avi Lumelsky, involves malicious websites potentially sending harmful requests through the 0.0.0.0 IP address.

India Inc is transforming its approach to rewarding employees as Gen Z enters the workforce, moving from traditional certificates to digital rewards like badges, notes, and points for instant gratification, ToI reported on August 8. Companies such as Epsilon India, Roche Information Solutions India, Merck India, Thryve Digital, and Allstate India are leading this change, integrating innovative methods to engage and motivate younger employees. A standout initiative is Epsilon India’s ‘passport’ called ‘Citizen of Youniverse’. «People, especially the younger lot, like to post everything on Instagram. The ‘passport’ will get stamped every time an employee takes part in any office gathering or event,» said Sonali De Sarker, the company’s HR head. Roche Information Solutions India has launched an internal marketplace called Applause, said the report (by Veena Mani). «Points can be redeemed to buy anything. It could be a pair of headphones or tickets,» explained Raja Jamalamadaka, the company’s MD.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday shortened the frequency of reporting credit information of borrowers to credit information companies (CIC) to 15 days. Earlier lenders were required to report this information at monthly intervals. The regulator said this move will provide a more up-to-date picture of a borrower’s indebtedness. The regulator is expected to issue necessary instructions soon. «It has been decided to increase the frequency of reporting of credit information to CICs from monthly intervals to fortnightly basis or at such shorter intervals as mutually agreed between the credit institutions and CIC,» the RBI said in a statement. «The fortnightly reporting frequency would ensure that credit information reports provided by CICs reflect more recent information.» RBI said this move will be beneficial to both borrowers and lenders.

NEW DELHI : Mumbai-based Deepa Desai, 47, had a harrowing time transferring her provident fund (PF) from one employer to another. Even withdrawal was not easy. Here's why.

What are vehicle insurance policy papers and what information is in them? As proof of you holding a valid vehicle insurance policy, the insurance company provides you with a policy document. This paper contains a lot of important information. You will find insurance company details, the date when the policy was purchased, the date from which the policy validity begins, and the date until which the policy remains in force. The car insurance policy paper also has vehicle-specific information like the car registration number, engine and chassis number, vehicle make and model details, etc.

NEET PG 2024 today, ahead of the entrance exam scheduled for August 11, 2024. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall tickets from the official NBEMS website, nbe.edu.in, by using their roll number, date of birth, and other required details. NBEMS had previously released the NEET PG 2024 exam city intimation slips on July 31 and August 4. The admit cards will provide detailed information regarding the exam schedule and venue. To download the NEET PG 2024 admit cards, candidates should follow these steps:

OnePlus' existing schedule of periodic system upgrades and security patches. The updates will be rolled out to supported devices, ensuring that users receive the latest advancements as soon as they are ready.

BHEL, REC, HPCL, Ceat, and BPCL, along with several other companies, are likely to be in focus today as they have declared August 9 as the record date for determining eligible shareholders for dividend payments. This means today is the last day to buy shares of these companies to qualify for the announced dividends.

India has been a crucible for some of YouTube’s global product successes, including that of its short video format, Neal Mohan, CEO of the Google-owned platform, told ET. A new app, YouTube Create, and some AI-led language tools are being currently tested in India before their global rollout, he added. Mohan, 51, who grew up in Lucknow, is on his first visit to the country after being appointed CEO of YouTube in February last year. Edited excerpts: What are YouTube’s priority areas and expectations from India? I've been on the ground here for a few days now. It's wonderful to see how dynamic the environment here is. The creator economy on YouTube has generated Rs 16,000 crore of economic activity along with 7,50,000 jobs. We're very proud of it and are investing heavily into it. And I think it's just a small example of where this can go.

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday for the third straight session after government data showed a steep draw in U.S. crude stockpiles, rebounding from multi-month lows touched this week. Brent crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, at $78.56 a barrel by 0017 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.52.

Mint explains: The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 aims to regulate transactions, so that projects are completed and handed over in time. MahaRERA has now issued more orders for developers—on delivery dates, maintenance of bank accounts, parking space and complaint redressal. It kept the registration of 1,750 lapsed projects under suspension due to delays.

A Maine utility wants to be an ally with law enforcement in the crackdown on illegal marijuana grow operations — if it can overcome privacy concerns

Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that a gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part

Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran has been charged with plotting to assassinate former United States President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and several other public officials. US attorney general Merrick Garland, who announced the charges against Pakistani national Asif Merchant on Tuesday, indicated without naming Trump that the target was the former president. According to a criminal complaint unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, Merchant, after spending time in Iran, flew from Pakistan to the US in April to recruit hitmen to carry out the alleged plot. The plot failed, as per the complaint, as the person Merchant had contacted was a confidential informant working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Narendra Modi urged the private sector to step up its efforts in job creation and investment. Earlier this year, Nirmala Sitharaman had admonished the private sector for not scaling up investment, despite a generous corporate tax cut in 2019. A similar warning was sounded in FM's latest budget speech to states when she informed them that exclusive dependence on the Centre for large infrastructure projects was untenable because of the impact on the cost of borrowing on borrowers down the line. The appeal, admonishment and warning stem from a similar concern. GoI can't be expected to run the economy single-handedly without participation by all stakeholders. It should be an 'enabler' by making contributions on the supply side through improved physical infra, investing in human capital and through better governance to improve the ease of doing business. Addition of permanent assets in a country is commonly measured as gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), typically stated as a percentage of GDP. GFCF normally rises during periods of sustained economic growth and is lower when the economy slows. In the Indian context, GFCF as a share of GDP rose between FY04 and FY08, peaking at 37.5% of GDP in FY08.