Apple hit with antitrust case in India
This suit accuses Apple of abusing its dominant position in the smartphone apps business by forcing app developers to pay a commission of up to 30% on all in-app transactions, and by enforcing its own payment system. This is the latest in a series of similar antitrust investigations faced by the iPhone maker in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This is hurting competition by raising costs for app developers and customers.
Source - Forbes
Assam Cabinet decides to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park
The Assam cabinet has decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park, also a Tiger reserve, as Orang National Park. This decision came about after requests made by the Adivasi and tea tribe people, who wanted to honour their communities.
Source - India Today
Irish Football Association (FAI) offers equal pay to men amd women
The men's team agreed to reduce their international fees to contribute towards the women's team salaries. All the male and female players will receive the same match fee from the September international games. Qualifying bonuses for football tournaments would also be paid equally. Republic of Ireland Women’s team captain, Katie McCabe said that this announcement marks a great day for Irish football.
Source - Euro News
After Maruti, M&M sees production hit due to semiconductor shortage
Mahindra & Mahindra will be observing around 7 ‘No Production Days’ in its Automotive Division plants in the month of September. Its automotive division has continued to face supply shortages of semiconductors, which has got further accentuated due to COVID-19 lockdowns in some parts of the world.
Source - Mint
PhonePe launches PhonePe Pulse: makes transaction data lucid
Fintech major PhonePe launched ''Pulse'', a new website that will provide data, insights and trends on digital payments on its platform. The company has also launched the Pulse Report - an in-depth study on the evolution of digital payments over the past 5 years. With over 45% market share, PhonePe's data is representative of the country's digital payment habits.
Source - Outlook India
Indian Army to participate in multi-nation drill 'ZAPAD 2021' in Russia
An Indian Army contingent of 200 personnel will participate in the two-week multi-nation military exercise named 'ZAPAD 2021' at Nizhny in Russia. ZAPAD 2021 is aimed at boosting anti-terror cooperation and is a 13-day exercise that will take place from September 3, 2021 through September 16, 2021. More than a dozen nations from Eurasia & South Asia will take part in the drill.
Source - Mint
Sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in India; biggest daily rise in 2 months
Today, India witnessed a sharp surge in daily coronavirus cases and deaths. According to the union health ministry, India reported 47,092 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day rise in 2 months with 509 deaths in 24 hours. Currently, there are a total of 3,89,583 active COVID-19 cases in India.
Source - Mint
No reason to resist National Monetization Pipeline - Omar
Former J&K CM, Omar Abdullah, said he saw no reason to oppose the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) - a scheme that it is looking to monetize an asset that otherwise would not give him a suitable return. Had the same asset been privatized, he would have questioned the Government. He, however, hopes for the bidding process to be transparent.
Source - The Hindu
NY declares Emergency due to flooding from IDA’s remnants
The Northeast region was slammed by torrential rain from the remnants of hurricane IDA, causing heavy flooding, and killing at least 8 people. A travel ban was implemented until 5 a.m. and almost all the city subway lines were suspended due to the flooding. Emergency was declared in the states of New York and New Jersey and New York City.
Source - CNN
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