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‘Disclaimer, must for influencers when making health-related claims’

Celebs and influencers, who present themselves as health experts or medical practioners when promoting health- and wellness-related products, must provide “clear disclaimer”




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Musk's X delays access to content on Reuters, NY Times, social media rivals

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded




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Artists take government to court over 'chilling' tech laws

Kunal Kamra, who for nearly a decade has satirised politics and social norms in his routines, is fighting an amendment to the IT rules that allows the government to order social media platforms to take down any news that its fact-checking unit identifies as "fake or false or misleading"




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Community norm violation: YouTube removed 1.9 million videos in Jan-Mar 2023 in India

In the same period, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos globally for violation of the norms




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TRAI red flags concerns around Metaverse

Must take proper steps to save the next generation from predators, says TRAI




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Will soon meet with social media platforms on deepfake issues: Vaishnaw

Government officials and platforms representatives will have a brainstorming on the issues and make sure that the platforms make adequate efforts for cleaning up their systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw




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Microblogging giant X and X Pro hit by global outage, users unable to access platforms

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.




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I&B Ministry issues advisory to media and social media platforms ahead of Ram temple consecration ceremony

This comes after the Ministry observed that certain fake and unverified messages are being spread, especially on social media.




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TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app

A law, signed by Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until January 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban




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WhatsApp’s latest update: Undo feature empowers users with message deletion flexibility

This new functionality complements the existing “Delete for Everyone” option, allowing users to undo message deletions within a brief window of five seconds




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Elon Musk congratulates PM Modi for becoming most followed leader on X

Modi recently reached 100.1 million followers on X, surpassing other global leaders such as US President Joe Biden and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 




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Govt launches Agri Census, to use technology for accuracy

Digital land records, mobile data apps to be used for data collection




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Centre extends deadline for Telangana millers for supply of rice to FCI

Asks State government to adhere to quality norms




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July retail inflation eases to 5-month low

At 6.7%, still far from RBI’s target; industrial growth dips to 12.3% in June




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India, Bangladesh to start negotiating free trade pact this year

Modi, Hasina sign 7 MoUs in areas such as water sharing, railway infra, judicial officers training, science & tech




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Inflation manageable; job creation, wealth distribution priority over inflation now: Finance Minister

India and the US will become the engines of global growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman




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Govt 'in no hurry' on medium-term inflation target: Sources

Government would be comfortable if central bank took two years or longer to get inflation down to 4 per cent: Sources




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India’s kharif rice, foodgrain production estimated lower than last year

First advance estimate pegs foodgrain output 6.12 mt lower; record maize, sugarcane crop likely




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Goyal calls for self-regulation in entertainment industry

The Minister added that the government is making efforts to simplify the permission mechanism for shooting of content at various locations in the country




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FinMin claims enough opportunity given to trade unions to present views during pre-budget consultations

FinMin officials say issue raised by the Trade Unions is politically motivated




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Centre weighs new WFH rules for SEZs to balance needs of units, developers

IT firms units want WHF for more employees for a longer period, developers are concerned about losing customers for office space




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Strengthen panchayats to mobilise internal revenues: CFC member Lahiri

Two-day national conclave of SFC begins in Hyderabad




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Make in Odisha summit: Investments worth over ₹5-lakh cr to flow into State

Govt launches new policy; aims to make the State a destination choice for industrial enterprises




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India imports 46.14 lakh tonnes of urea in Apr-Nov this fiscal

During the first eight months, urea production stood at 187 lakh tonnes




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More than 5.57 lakh cos struck off due to non-compliance with companies law provisions

A special task force has recommended the use of certain red flag indicators as alerts to identify shell companies




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Government amends rules to place online gaming under MeitY

The appointment of MeitY as the central regulatory authority will provide clarity and certainty to investors, industry and consumers, says Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports




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CPSEs hired more contractual staff in FY22; regular, women employees drop out

Total staff count up 2.74%, but still lower than pre-Covid levels




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Grid stability, solar PV manufacturing, discom dues to take centrestage in 2023

Transmission remains a challenge even as power demand rises




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Micro & small enterprises corner 55% of total orders placed on GeM portal

Procurement of goods and services from GeM has crossed ₹1-lakh cr so far this fiscal on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries and departments




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110 mt of coal stocks to be maintained at mine pitheads, power plants by March 2023: Coal Secretary

For the first time, power plants on the western coast would receive coal through the coastal shipping route, he said




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Rural retail inflation in 23 States/UTs higher than urban

Experts say elevated rural inflation likely to hurt the rural economy, as the pricing power is not with the rural households




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WPI inflation cools to 4.95% in December

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.85 per cent in November 2022 and 14.27 per cent in December 2021




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Credit growth likely to be brisk in FY24 if inflation moderates: Survey

Growth in credit y-o-y since the January-March quarter of 2022 has moved into double digits




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Inflation at 6.8% not too high to deter private consumption, investment: Survey

Inflation remains above RBI's upper tolerance level for 10 months since January 2022




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Strength of India intact, forex reserves swelled by $8 billion in last two days: FM

Nirmala Sitharaman said the regulators will do their job on the Adani issue




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Wholesale inflation declines to 90-month low of -3.48% in May

WPI inflation trend to help retail inflation nearing RBI MPC’s target of 4%




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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to flag off bl’s MSME Growth Conclave

Event to unleash the growth potential of the sector; discussions to spark ideas




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India’s UPI is an exemplar for the world: Eswar Prasad

Global growth prospects look a lot less bleak now, says economist Eswar Prasad




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Telangana attracted ₹2.60 lakh crore investment during 2014-23

New Congress Govt to continue thrust on industrial growth with a focus on MSMEs




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India has no plans to import wheat for now - Piyush Goyal

Government has sold around 6 mmt of wheat to local bulk buyers since June 1




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The law of the jungle

Going on a jungle safari is one thing. And then again, going into a jungle where Mowgli and Bagheera supposedly once roamed, legends were born and beautiful stories created, is an entirely different thing. BHUMIKA K. takes you through an experience when the summer sun meets imagination at the Pench Tiger Reserve




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The stranger on the airplane




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A train through toyland

ANUBHUTI KRISHNA visits NeverEnuf, a magical land of miniature houses, model trains and remote-controlled vehicles, set in the Aravalli hills




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Luxe thrills in Lonavala’s hills

Get into adventure mode at Aamby Valley and Della Adventure Park this monsoon.




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A trekker’s guide to the Himalayas

Never been on a trek before? Don’t let that stop you




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The other side of the Himalayas

A guide to lesser-known scenic hill stations and treks in the Himalayas




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Playing it cool in the Highlands

The world is talking about Burning Man, the desert festival in Nevada where art meets music and partying, and the “burners” coexist in peace, fuelled by love... and food of course. Sounds intriguing, but admit it, all that dust and living in basic tents minus the modern amenities isn’t what a lot of us can deal with. Yes, some of us are unabashedly spoilt. So what? Meanwhile, PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY lists the other picks for a fabulous September




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Ten places to visit in Norway

JOSEPH ANDREWS lists some of Scandinavia’s most striiking destinations




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Spotlight on Island of Crows

Kakkathuruthu, 75 km from Kochi airport, went from remote island to world famous, thanks to a Nat Geo feature. PRIYADERSHINI S finds out why




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Dialogue of books: Navigating a turbulent world with literature’s map of imaginary places

The case for rereading cannot be made emphatically enough as we see how the armchair nature of David Damrosch’s travels serves as a nudge to readers to structure their favourite books