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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Former GPCC President and CWC Member Girish Chodankar Chodankar said that that the order amounted to “encouraging defections”. “I am confident that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide on this matter and disqualify the eight defecting MLAs in Goa,” said Chodankar The speaker held that the stand of Chodankar was factually and legally incorrect. “After over two years of filing the petition, we received the order today. The speaker’s decision was anticipated. I will challenge the order either in high court or the Supreme Court.”

New Delhi: Apple has achieved record revenue in India for the September quarter, driven by high demand for its latest iPhone models and strong iPad sales, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook announced during the company’s Q4 earnings call on Friday. The Cupertino tech major’s performance was bolstered by double-digit revenue growth for its iPad in India, as well as in regions like Mexico, Brazil, the Middle East, and South Asia. “We continue to be excited by the enthusiasm we are seeing in India, where we set an all-time revenue record,” said Cook. With India on the growth radar, the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar dismissed the disqualification petition filed by the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. The disqualification petition was filed by former Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar against MLAs Digambar Kamat, Aleixo Sequeira, Sankalp Amonkar, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rudolf Fernandes and Rajesh Faldesai. Chodankar, in his petition, had sought that the speaker disqualify these eight MLAs under Para 2 of the Tenth Schedule read with Article 191 of the Constitution on the ground that they had voluntarily given up the membership of the original party…

New Delhi: Google India has posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 1,424.9 crore in the 2023-24 financial year, according to documents shared by Tofler on Friday. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 1,342.5 crore in FY23. Google India posted a total income of Rs 7,097.5 crore during the reported fiscal year, including Rs 5,921.1 crore from continuing operations, and Rs 1,176.4 crore from discontinued operations. During 2020-2021, Google India had filed an application with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for demerger of the IT business undertaking of the company with Google IT Services India Pvt…

New Delhi: In September 2024, India and Singapore signed an MoU to partner and cooperate in semiconductors. Within a few weeks, India’s semiconductor chip manufacturing aspirations were bolstered by an agreement with the US to establish a joint semiconductor fabrication plant in India. Many countries are vying to build resilient semiconductor supply chains amid rising chip import prices. PM Modi has long positioned India as a semiconductor hub alternative. He reiterated this in his recent pitch to chipmakers at India’s most recent SEMICON conference in 2024. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been a major government intervention to attract investments and…

Washington: The US has imposed sanctions on 275 individuals and entities, including 15 from India, for allegedly supporting Russia’s military-industrial base. Companies from China, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkiye have also been slapped with sanctions for supplying Russia with advanced technology and equipment that it desperately needs to support its war machine, the Department of Treasury said in a statement on Thursday. In addition to disrupting global evasion networks, this action also targets domestic Russian importers and producers of key inputs and other material for Russia’s military-industrial base, the statement said. “The United States and our allies will continue to take…

New Delhi: In the middle of the ongoing conflict with Iran-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel is planning to make a new addition to its air defence system with the induction of the ‘Iron Beam’ which will use high-power lasers to shoot down incoming projectiles. The Israeli defence ministry stated that the new anti-missile defence system will complement the country’s Iron Dome and other existing technologies, ushering in a “new era of warfare.” It will be operational within a year. Unlike the Iron Dome, Israel’s well-known air defence system which is already popular for intercepting rockets and missiles, the…