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Munsif Vengattil

Munsif Vengattil

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India watchdog plans to limit satellite permits to five years, defying Musk's Starlink

India's telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market

India watchdog plans to limit satellite permits to five years, defying Musk's Starlink
Asia|Business|Technology

Musk, Ambani join hands in surprise Starlink India internet deal

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet services to

Musk, Ambani join hands in surprise Starlink India internet deal
Asia|Business|Political|Technology

Google loses second India policy head in as many years

Google's head of public policy in India, Sreenivasa Reddy, has quit, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, marking the second

Google loses second India policy head in as many years
Asia|Business|Political|Technology

OpenAI cites US roots to dodge India courts, but lawyers say case can be heard

OpenAI faces an uphill climb as it argues that Indian courts cannot hear lawsuits about its U.S.-based business in the

OpenAI cites US roots to dodge India courts, but lawyers say case can be heard
Arts|Asia|Business|Education|Technology

OpenAI faces new copyright case, from global publishers in India

Indian book publishers and their international counterparts have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in New Delhi, a

OpenAI faces new copyright case, from global publishers in India
Asia|Business|Political|Technology|World

India watchdog faults probe of Foxconn hiring, orders new inquiry

India's powerful human rights watchdog has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment

India watchdog faults probe of Foxconn hiring, orders new inquiry
Asia|Business|Technology

OpenAI tells India court ChatGPT data removal will breach US legal obligations

OpenAI has told an Indian court that any order to remove training data powering its ChatGPT service would be inconsistent

OpenAI tells India court ChatGPT data removal will breach US legal obligations
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India's Reliance appoints Ambani children to board in succession plan

India’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Monday appointed the three children of Chairman Mukesh Ambani as board directors at the oil-to-telecoms conglomerate, as the billionaire prepares to eventually hand over the reins. Ambani, Asia’s richest person, has previously said his children Isha, Akash and Anant would have significant roles in the business and that Reliance was “in the process of effecting a momentous leadership transition”. Mukesh Ambani was re-appointed as chairman of the company for another five years in July. Ambani, 66, said his three children will work as one single team and

India's Reliance appoints Ambani children to board in succession plan
Business|Economy|Technology

India's stance on data transfers at WTO spooks chip giants

A global consortium of semiconductor industry groups has asked India to reconsider its plan to push for duties on cross-border digital e-commerce and data

India's stance on data transfers at WTO spooks chip giants
Asia|Election|News|Technology|Videos

Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election

Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India's election, with fake clips involving

Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Technology|Videos

Dance videos of Modi, rival turn up AI heat in India election

An AI video shows an ecstatic Narendra Modi sporting a trendy jacket and trousers, grooving on a stage to a Bollywood song

Dance videos of Modi, rival turn up AI heat in India election
Asia|News|Political

Modi's govt calls on Indian state to look into Reuters report on Foxconn hiring

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "

Modi's govt calls on Indian state to look into Reuters report on Foxconn hiring
Asia|Election|News|World

Women's wing of Modi's party calls for probe into Foxconn India hiring practices

The women's wing of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party on Friday urged the National Commission for Women to launch an

Women's wing of Modi's party calls for probe into Foxconn India hiring practices
Business

Analysis-Technology and cricket big wins for billionaire Ambani in Disney tie-up

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Analysis-Technology and cricket big wins for billionaire Ambani in Disney tie-up
Business|Entertainment|Finance

Analysis-A Disney-Reliance India entertainment merger may be beset with antitrust headaches

A merger of Walt Disney's India unit and billionaire Mukesh Ambani's media business would create an entertainment

Analysis-A Disney-Reliance India entertainment merger may be beset with antitrust headaches
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Exclusive-Apple warns India's EU-style charger rules will hit local production target

Apple has told India its local production targets will be hit if New Delhi follows the European Union and requires existing iPhones to have

Exclusive-Apple warns India's EU-style charger rules will hit local production target
Asia|News|World

Landslides after heavy rain in India's Kerala kill 106, many still trapped

Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India's Kerala on Tuesday, killing at least 106 people while

Landslides after heavy rain in India's Kerala kill 106, many still trapped
Asia|News|World

Hopes of finding survivors fade in India's Kerala after landslides kill 167

Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies

Hopes of finding survivors fade in India's Kerala after landslides kill 167
Asia|News|World

Indian soldiers building metal bridge to marooned area in Kerala landslides

Indian soldiers rushed to complete construction of a metal bridge on Thursday to connect the worst affected area in the

Indian soldiers building metal bridge to marooned area in Kerala landslides
Asia|News|World

Rain, debris, leeches: India landslide survivors recall 'night of horrors'

Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad in southern India, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people.

Rain, debris, leeches: India landslide survivors recall 'night of horrors'
Asia|News|World

Four found alive days after deadly India landslides

Four people were rescued from a house in India's Kerala state on Friday, three days after devastating landslides, as

Four found alive days after deadly India landslides
Asia|Travel|World

How missed warnings, 'over-tourism' aggravated deadly India landslides

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks

How missed warnings, 'over-tourism' aggravated deadly India landslides
Asia|Business|Finance

What were India's antitrust concerns over Disney-Reliance deal

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries won approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday for an $8.5 billion merger of

What were India's antitrust concerns over Disney-Reliance deal
Business|Technology

Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after Airtel deal

Apple's partnership with India's second-biggest telecoms firm will give the iPhone maker a sorely needed boost in a content market where it

Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after Airtel deal

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