Month: September 2024

Godrej Consumer makes changes in the senior management team

Darshan Gandhi, presently working as Head of the Design Lab, will also be inducted into the GCPL Global Management Committee with effect from August 16, 2024, and will be part of the senior management. (From left to right: Ashwin Moorthy and Harshdeep Chhabra)

Ashwin Moorthy and Harshdeep Chhabra inducted into the GCPL Global Management Committee and now part of the senior management.

ASCI escalates issue of illegal betting and gambling platforms’ ads to MIB

The proposed overhaul of these laws comes amid a surge in applications from non-governmental organizations, trade bodies, and private firms seeking permission to use terms like “India,” “Commission,” “Corporation,” and “Bureau” in their names.

Storyboard18 recently reported that offshore illegal gambling firms have been using the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) as a sporting platform for surrogate advertising.

ANI files case against Netflix for using copyright content in IC 814 web series

Netflix's European headquarters are located in the Netherlands, making the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) responsible for investigating a complaint filed against the company.

Recently, the web series was embroiled into a controversy for an alleged incorrect portrayal of the hijackers as Hindus with Hindu names when they were Muslims.

Xiaomi India appoints Sudhin Mathur as COO

During his stint at Motorola, Sudhin Mathur started the Lenovo Mobile business for the country from scratch with full P/L ownership and quickly grew the busziness through innovative business models to a large profitable entity. He successfully integrated the Motorola Mobility business post the acquisitions of Motorola in 2016. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Sudhin Mathur began his career at Modi Xerox and went on to work across RPG Paging Services, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics India and Lenovo India.

Australia plans to ban social media for kids among health concerns

The Norwegian government will also implement an age verification system to ensure compliance with the new rules. (Photo by freestocks on Unsplash)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces an upcoming trial for age verification, signalling a potential legislative ban on social media use for children under 16.

Bikaji Foods, Gopal Snacks, Prataap Snacks shares jump after govt slashes GST rates on namkeen

Bikaji aims to set up a House of Brands to cater to unique customer tastes and preferences and establish Bikaji as a key player in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) domain

The GST rate of extruded savoury/salted (other than un-fried or un-cooked snack pellets), falling under HS 1905 90 30 has been reduced from 18% to 12%