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ESG refers to environment, social and governance. The firms provide a variety of permissible and non-conflicting non-audit services like tax, compliances and other advisory services to major companies. The Sebi notification on July 12 said, “The listed entity shall ensure that there is no conflict of interest with the assurance provider appointed for assuring the BRSR Core.

tourism ministry data. However, this was 18% lower than the pre-pandemic average of over 25 million seen between 2017 and 2019. But the pace is growing: in the first four months of 2023, nearly 8.5 million have travelled abroad, already touching two-fifths of the full-year figure of 2022.

DUBLIN (Reuters) — Meta intends to ask users in the European Union for their consent before allowing businesses to target advertising based on what they view on its services such as Facebook (NASDAQ:META) and Instagram, the social media giant said on Tuesday.

When I was at Merrill, all through 2007 I was asked: “Where is this recession you’ve been calling for, Rosenberg?”

Fernando Perez Algaba, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry, was reported missing on July 18, 2023. At the age of 41, Algaba had garnered a substantial Instagram following, with 918,000 followers. His social media presence consisted of a display of his luxurious lifestyle, which included high-end automobiles, exclusive parties, and jet skis. His disappearance marked a sudden and unexpected interruption in his regular online activity.

Investing.com — Investors are preparing to sift through a deluge of corporate results on Tuesday from big-name brands like Merck, Starbucks and Caterpillar . Meanwhile, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms is reportedly gearing up to launch a new artificial intelligence chatbot that can take on the personas of different characters. Elsewhere, a bright pulsating sign on the roof of the headquarters of Elon Musk's newly-renamed social media group X is taken down after sparking controversy with local residents.

Vedaant Madhavan, who has won many medals for India, is now taking the next step towards adulthood as he gets enrolled for driving lessons. But, this phase of adulting isn't the usual one. It involves driving a classy set of wheels — the Porsche.

Premiumisation was originally a trend in metro and other urban areas where higher-priced products helped companies compensate for low volume growth. Aspirational buying, the spread of e-commerce and digital payments, and social media whetting consumer appetite have now taken demand for premium products to small towns too.Nestle India Chairman & MD Suresh Narayanan told ET recently that small-town India too is moving from single packs to multi-packs and from multi-packs to premium brands. «If I can go to Gopiganj and find KitKat being picked up by the consumer by name, that tells me that the premiumisation brand journey has also arrived in those towns,» he said.

WeChat on government devices. Tuesday's report contains 17 recommendations including new transparency rules enforceable by fines, expanding an existing TikTok ban on government devices to contractors and investigating a ban on WeChat on government devices.

However, both the movies have created an uproar in Japan, all thanks to a meme. The Japanese chapter of Warner Bros condemned the ‘Barbenheimer’ meme and demanded the producers of both films to apologise. The meme is a viral fan-made poster shared by a film discussion Twitter account @DiscussionFilm.

online gaming platforms, which do not pay the prescribed goods and services tax (GST), the government said on Tuesday. Minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary was responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the decision to impose 28% GST on online gaming will have an impact on gamers, who may shift to offshore platforms.

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has partnered with Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (IIM-R) to introduce livelihood opportunities for janjati regions through skill-based interventions within geographies and promote their holistic development at the grassroot level, according to an official release. 

The Supreme Court last summer sought to clarify its expansive reading of the Second Amendment. Instead, it set off chaos. The decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.

Borivali court on Tuesday and has been sent to RPF custody till 7 August. A video is also doing rounds on social media where an RPF constable claimed as being Chetan Singh can be seen standing beside a dead body justifying the killings.

In the latest straight to DEX pump, spin-off meme coin Wojak (WOJAK) has surged an eye-watering +5,000% in just 8 hours as DEX launched coins continue to dominate big moves.

LiveLaw. The apex court observed that Manipur police are either unwilling or incapable to act and some mechanism is needed to sort out 6,500 FIR as not everything can be dumped on CBI.

Chetan Sharma was escorting the train with two other constables and one Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Tika Ram towards its destination Mumbai Central. As per a report by The Indian Express, Chetan Sharma requested his superior ASI to relieve him of duty early as he was unwell, but the ASI asked him to complete his duty which might have agitated Chetan.

Kaun Banega Crorepati' is returning to the small screen with a big bang. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will return as the host of the iconic game show for the 15th season. The official streaming channel of the TV show, Sony TV, took to social media to announce the news.

Reliance Jio has once again outpaced its competitor Airtel in net subscriber addition. According to the latest data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Jio added 30.4 lakh new users in the month of May. Airtel, on the other hand, added 13.3 lakh users during the same period.

Western Railway in a tweet has informed commuters of Mumbai local trains that due to a technical glitch, many AC local trains will run today (1st August 2023) as non-AC regular services. The Railways did not give any reason for this.Here are the Mumbai AC local trains that will run as non-AC — VR94018 (Departing ex Virar at 8.33 hrs) — BO94023 (Departing ex Churchgate at 10.24 hrs) — BO94030 (Departing ex Borivali at 11.35 hrs) — BO94035 (Departing ex Churchgate at 12.45 hrs) — BO94040 (Departing ex Borivali at 13.55 hrs) — BO94047 (Departing ex Churchgate at 15.05 hrs) — BO94050 (Departing ex Borivali at 16.18 hrs) — BO94055 (Departing ex Churchgate at 17.15 hrs) — BO94058 (Departing ex Borivali at 18.08 hrs) — BS94063 (Departing ex Churchgate at 19.00 hrs) — BS94072 (Departing ex Vasai Road at 20.41 hrs) — VR94077 (Departing ex Churchgate at 21.57 hrs) Some commuters vented their anger on social media.

India's G20 presidency has brought to the fore a «tectonic shift» in how women are to be perceived as ones who stand shoulder to shoulder with men as contributors to their countries and societies, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday Addressing a gathering at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre here after inaugurating the G20 EMPOWER summit, Irani said what women today are ensuring is that their contribution to economies and social fabrics of nation-states is counted for and is on a par with men. The four-day event will also have G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment between August 2-4.