Aditya Kalra

Spooked by AI, Bollywood stars drag Google into fight for 'personality rights' In India, Bollywood stars are asking judges to protect their voice and persona in the era of artificial intelligence. One famous couple's biggest target is Google's video arm YouTube.

Bollywood vs Google’s YouTube in the AI era. Read the deep dive. tinyurl.com/d6tsrau3

This is a story about a bird and a family. But this is no ordinary bird, and this is no ordinary family. It's about the world's rarest parrot, and the Ambanis tinyurl.com/yw77867x

India plans sweeping consumption tax cuts by October to boost economy India's government will slash the consumption tax it charges consumers and businesses by October, a top official said on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced sweeping tax reforms to boost the economy in the face of a trade conflict with Washington.

Modi’s biggest tax reform since 2017 will boost GDP, help companies & consumers, even as it costs $20 billion in lost revenue. Importantly, the move will give him political gains ahead of the Bihar polls and repair his image, dented by strained India-US relations. tinyurl.com/yvye5y46

Publicis sues India antitrust body for denying case files in ad agencies probe Publicis has sued India's antitrust watchdog for denying access to case files in a high-profile price-fixing investigation of ad agencies, after the French group failed to get the probe stalled until it could review the documents, court filings show.

Publicis has sued India’s antitrust body for denying access to case files in a probe of ad agencies in which Dentsu, GroupM, Omnicom were raided. Publicis also asked CCI to keep “further investigation in abeyance”. Watchdog also summoned its South Asia chief, Anupriya Acharya tinyurl.com/bdjdbbkd

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In India, Trump's tariffs spark calls to boycott American goods From McDonald's and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, U.S.-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters stoke anti-American sentiment to protest against U.S. tariffs.

India is a key market for US brands that target consumers infatuated with foreign labels. People queue up for new Apple stores or Starbucks discounts.

But amid tariff woes, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Amazon and Apple face growing calls to buy local and ditch American www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Inside the battle over India's internet censorship

A cartoon of Modi with a dinosaur. A minister in an astronaut suit. NDTV's stampede news. All ordered to be removed

Deep dive into India's takedown regime & fight over content regulation

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Musk vs. Modi: Inside the battle over India's internet censorship Some 2,500 pages of non-public court filings reveal the behind-the-scenes clash between the world's richest person and authorities in the world's most populous country over New Delhi's sweeping crackdown on online content.

Musk vs Modi - Inside the battle over India's internet censorship

A cartoon of Modi with a dinosaur. A minister in an astronaut suit. NDTV's stampede news. All ordered to be removed

Deep dive into India's takedown regime & fight over content regulation tinyurl.com/3d6nnvjw

Air India audit finds 51 safety lapses, from unapproved simulators to training gaps India's aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a government report seen by Reuters.

Lack of adequate training for Boeing 777 pilots, use of unapproved simulators, poor rostering system & many training gaps.

Air India audit finds 51 lapses. These are latest in the series of operational and safety risks flagged by regulator. tinyurl.com/u53vtwce

Air India warned for 29 safety violations, including pilots not being given rest, poor compliance with simulator rules, lack of training for Kathmandu airport and flying on international routes with lesser cabin crew, documents show. Airline self-reported the breaches. READ: tinyurl.com/3n4y69ts

Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disaster A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.

Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disaster.

Here is the sequence of events - by the seconds - on June 12, as detailed by Indian investigators in their preliminary report released on Saturday.

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Reuters reports that Indian telecom and digital giant Reliance Jio Platforms, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has decided not to launch its IPO this year as planned, delaying one of the country's most anticipated stock offerings.

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In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for 'second miracle' Ravi Thakor and his wife avoided the crash by minutes. His mother and daughter are missing.

Around 30 minutes before the Air India crash, the cook in the hostel canteen stepped out to deliver lunchboxes - leaving behind his two-year-old daughter, whom he had just rocked to sleep on a wooden swing. He's now hoping for a 'second miracle'. tinyurl.com/bdhrm5ba

U.S. officials survey Air India crash site, families continue to wait for bodies Air India and the Indian government were looking at issues linked to its engine thrust, flaps, and why the landing gear remained open as the plane took off and then came down.

U.S officials are surveying the crash site on Sunday. Boeing will also look at various parameters, including angle of landing tinyurl.com/537hsu53

What is known about the Air India crash and its investigation One of the strongest pieces of evidence under review is a CCTV clip that shows the takeoff and the crash of the plane.

Facts. No speculation. Air India crash. tinyurl.com/3uy3367n

Former Kia India workers, scrap dealers face probe over theft of 1,008 engines Two former Kia India workers are under investigation over accusations that they colluded with scrap dealers to steal 1,008 engines from the carmaker's factory over three years, police investigation documents showed.

Disappearance of Kia engines

1,008 car engines stolen over three years from Kia India factory -- most high-profile theft case involving a foreign automaker. Two ex-factory workers face probe for colluding with scrap dealers, manipulating records and truck numbers tinyurl.com/4sts6uyk

India's alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs.

India's alarm over China spying rocks the surveillance industry

Modi's CCTV testing rules hit firms like Hikvision, Xiaomi & Motorola. They must submit hardware, software & source code to government labs for testing. Documents reveal an intense clash

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India's alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, official documents and company emails show.

India’s strict new regulations mandate lab tests & factory visits to secure IP cameras from PRC espionage. But will these rules address post-deployment issues like outdated firmware vulns (central to insecurity in #Hikvision ecosystem)? www.reuters.com/world/china/... (@adityakalra.bsky.social)

Exclusive: Adani pauses talks with Israel's Tower for $10 billion India chip foray, sources say Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's group has paused discussions with Israel's Tower Semiconductor for a $10 billion chip project as it did not make strategic and commercial sense for the group, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Adani has paused talks with Israel's Tower for a $10B chip project as it did not make strategic sense, sources say. Project "required further evaluation about how does India make sure chips manufactured are sold in India" and it did not want to pursue an export-focussed strategy tinyurl.com/mumnuspu

After antitrust raids, Indian ad group warns against pricing coordination After high-profile antitrust raids in India, a group of major ad agencies has asked members, who include GroupM, Dentsu and Publicis, to avoid communicating with rivals over WhatsApp or share sensitive pricing data, a document shows.

After high-profile antitrust raids, an Indian group of major ad agencies has asked its members, which include GroupM, Dentsu and Publicis, to not communicate with rivals over WhatsApp or share sensitive pricing info, guidelines drafted by Trilegal showed. tinyurl.com/bdfv3hrd

Indian shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs Turbulence unleashed by President Donald Trump's tariffs could rock global shipments of shrimp to the United States, with exporters in biggest supplier India saying they endanger 2,000 containers packed with the frozen delicacy.

🍤 Indian shrimp industry in troubled waters

Shipments bound for American shores hit turbulence due to Trump tariffs, rattling India — biggest supplier of shrimp.

2,000 containers packed with frozen delicacy caught in the crossfire. Reuters reporting from India, Ecuador, US

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From Daikin to Samsung, companies fight Modi over e-waste policy India wants to tackle its mounting e-waste problem. Global electronics companies say the cost is too high.

From Daikin and Samsung to Hitachi & Voltas, global electronics giants are pushing back against Modi’s e-waste pricing policy in India. New rules called protectionist by firms, which argue they unfairly benefit recyclers and threaten profits in the $62 billion market. tinyurl.com/4j37ft39

A $2,300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen. Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs.

A $2,300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen. Apple would need to raise its prices by at least 30% on average to offset import duties, Counterpoint says www.reuters.com/technology/w...

🚨Behind Competition Commission Of India raids — Dentsu made a leniency submission last year and disclosed evidence related to pricing arrangements between industry body of advertisers and of broadcasters, which dictated terms on discounting to win ad clients. tinyurl.com/4hyu4b9r

India's ad industry raids followed tip-offs under leniency scheme, sources say India's antitrust raids this week on media buying agencies followed tip-offs under a leniency scheme that reduces penalties for companies providing evidence, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

🚨Behind Competition Commission Of India raids — Dentsu made a leniency submission last year and disclosed evidence related to pricing arrangements between industry body of advertisers and of broadcasters, which dictated terms on discounting to win ad clients. www.reuters.com/world/india/...

Inside Akasa Air's struggles with Boeing delivery delays and idle pilots Frustration is building inside India's newest airline, Akasa Air, with top executives privately criticising Boeing for delayed plane deliveries and scrambling to assuage hundreds of anxious pilots who remain idle without work.

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Frustration is building inside India's newest airline, Akasa Air, with top executives privately criticising Boeing for delayed plane deliveries and scrambling to assuage hundreds of anxious pilots who are idle.

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Inside Akasa Air's struggles with Boeing delivery delays and idle pilots Frustration is building inside India's newest airline, Akasa Air, with top executives privately criticising Boeing for delayed plane deliveries and scrambling to assuage hundreds of anxious pilots who remain idle without work.

"Boeing bloody” “retarding our speed", Akasa co-founder Aditya Ghosh said in a town hall, an audio recording shows. Another exec, Priya Mehra, said Akasa told Boeing to stop "big events and parties" and "focus on production." A deep dive into Akasa Air's struggles & idle pilots. tinyurl.com/27e7m68e

Exclusive: India raids ad giants GroupM, Publicis, broadcasters' group over price collusion, sources say The Indian antitrust body has raided the offices of many global advertising giants, including GroupM, Publicis, Dentsu and Interpublic Group, and a broadcasters' industry group over alleged price collusion, people with direct knowledge told Reuters.

Exclusive: The Indian antitrust body has raided the offices of many global advertising giants, including GroupM, Publicis, Dentsu and Interpublic Group, and a broadcasters' industry group over alleged price collusion, people with direct knowledge told Reuters reut.rs/4bCWtRJ

Exclusive: India raids ad giants GroupM, Publicis, broadcasters' group over price collusion, sources say The Indian antitrust body has raided the offices of many global advertising giants, including GroupM, Publicis, Dentsu and Interpublic Group, and a broadcasters' industry group over alleged price collusion, people with direct knowledge told Reuters.

India's antitrust body CCI is raiding the offices of many global advertising giants, including GroupM, Publicis, Dentsu and Interpublic Group, and broadcasters' industry group IBDF which reprents Reliance-Disney, Sony and Zee, over alleged price collusion related to ad rates. tinyurl.com/mb4fn5x6

Apple blocks Tinder owner, startups from commercial secrets in India antitrust case Apple has successfully blocked its opponents in India, Tinder-owner Match and a group of startups, from accessing its commercially sensitive information which was part of antitrust findings against the U.S. firm, a confidential order shows.

India antitrust action! 🚨 Apple blocks opponents - Tinder-owner Match & startups group ADIF - from accessing confidential information of the US tech giant which was part of investigation reports in an ongoing antitrust case, a confidential order shows. tinyurl.com/3h7wvmj4