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NEW DELHI: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has released Draft Guidelines for the Prevention and Regulation of Unsolicited and Unwarranted Business Communication, 2024, inviting public comments until July 21, 2024. These guidelines, aimed at mitigating the persistent issue of misleading and intrusive communications, particularly on mobile networks, are now open for feedback from stakeholders and the general public. The draft guidelines, accessible on the Department of Consumer Affairs website, were formulated following extensive consultations with key stakeholders including telecom operators, regulators, and industry bodies. Despite the existing Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018) enforced by…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd. (IPSCDL) celebrated International Yoga Day with a well-attended event at Yog Setu in Panaji. The event saw enthusiastic participation from senior citizens, IPSCDL staff and local residents, highlighting the community’s commitment to health and wellness. The yoga session was led by renowned instructors Ms. Trupti Nagvekar and Ms. Sonali Kubal, who guided the participants through various yoga asanas and breathing exercises. The instructors’ expertise and engaging teaching style ensured a fulfilling experience for everyone. A senior official from IPSCDL expressed satisfaction with the event, stating, “Today’s International Yoga Day celebration at…

Come June 21, Srinagar will witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the International Yoga Day event from the banks of the Dal Lake. Not to be left behind, companies such as HDFC Ergo, SAP, TransUnion, Bajaj Electricals, and Tata Motors have announced yoga challenges, rolled out “desk yoga” modules, and activated employee wellness trackers. They are hosting in-house yoga sessions in the runup to the 10th anniversary of the United Nations-recognised event when most plan to turn their offices into yoga hotspots. That ties in with the year-long events and activities conducted at firms such as JP Morgan, Godrej &…

MUNICH: England struggled to show their credentials to win Euro 2024 in a 1-1 draw with Denmark that left them with work to do to reach the last 16, while Spain and Italy will battle it out to reach the knockout stages later on Thursday. In the first match on Thursday though, Luka Jovic scored with a last-gasp header to snatch an equaliser for Serbia in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia, keeping both teams in contention for a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024. Serbia leaves it late to hold Slovenia Luka Jovic snatched a last-gasp equaliser for…

ARBADOS: India’s own Mr. 360 Suryakumar Yadav proved yet again why he is the No. 1 T20 batter in the world, scoring a brilliant half-century as the team thwarted the Afghanistan challenge in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash on Thursday. Suryakumar came out to bat when the likes of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant had departed early. The batter orchestrated a brilliant partnership with Hardik Pandya to take India to 181 runs in 20 overs. In the process, Surya also matched a World Record that was held by Virat Kohli. Courtesy of Surya’s 28-ball 53, India defeated…

MUMBAI: VVS Laxman and his support staff at the National Cricket Academy might accompany the Indian team to Zimbabwe for the five-match T20I series beginning July 6 while Gautam Gambhir is expected to start his tenure as coach from Sri Lanka tour. It is understood that the squad for the Zimbabwe series will be announced by the end of this week, either on June 22 or 23. Currently, the young IPL performers including BCCI’s ‘targeted list of players’ are having a camp under Laxman’s supervision at the NCA. Gambhir is currently the favourite to become the head coach of the senior men’s team,…

NEW DELHI: The UGC-NET June 2024 exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was cancelled on Wednesday amid concerns of paper leak. Sources have told News18 that a routine input, which included initial details of analysis by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ I4C, triggered the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam. According to top-level sources, the input contained details about leaks, links, a brief, and screenshots, including a leaked sample paper that was later matched by Education Ministry with other details. Sources also told News18 that I4C officials found that the exam paper was being sold for Rs 5,000 on…