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New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties on nine digital platforms, including IndiGo, Zepto, Physics Wallah, BookMyShow, FirstCry and SpiceJet, for using deceptive online practices known as dark patterns that allegedly misled consumers during purchases and subscriptions. The action was disclosed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Wednesday said the state aims for a transition from decades of conventional power generation to a leading hub for clean power, green fuels, and a low-carbon industry. Singh Deo was speaking at the 5th edition of E3:...

New Delhi/ Mumbai: Air India Wednesday announced the appointment of former Ethiopian Airlines Group chief Tewolde Gebremariam as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He will replace Campbell Wilson, who announced his resignation in April this year. In a release, Air India said...

New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child abuse content, deepfakes and errors in operating the platform, sources said Wednesday after the company's global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the government's recent summons over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

New Delhi: Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has withdrawn a letter written to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas that had flagged concerns over contamination of E20 fuel that caused problems with vehicles citing the need for further authentication. In a...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday granted six weeks time to several states and Union Territories to file their responses on a plea which sought to declare that consumers have a "right to know" about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides the details of...

Mumbai: In a significant relief to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the removal of "defamatory" and AI-generated deepfake content circulating on social media platforms that falsely linked him and his family members to the Central government's E20 ethanol blending programme....

Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday arrived in Colombo on a day-long official visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding partnership between the two countries. He was received at the airport by the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, Santosh Jha, and senior officials from the...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected consumer price inflation at 5 per cent for FY27, while expecting it to rise further in the near term. Announcing the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent,...

New Delhi: Terming India as the fastest-growing economy amid persistent global uncertainties, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected real GDP growth at 6.7 per cent for FY27, 10 bps higher than its previous projection of 6.6 per cent in the prevision Monetary Policy...