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New Delhi: India is investigating the business practices of US streaming giant Netflix’s local operations, including allegations of visa violations and racial discrimination, according to a government email sent to a former executive. The details of investigation were included in a July 20 email, reviewed by Reuters, which was written by a home ministry official to Netflix’s former director of business and legal affairs for India, Nandini Mehta, who left the company in 2020. “This is regarding visa and tax violations concerns regarding the business practices of Netflix in India,” wrote Indian official Deepak Yadav from the Foreigners Regional Registration…

Goemkarponn desk CANCA: Two young people riding motorcycles stole a woman’s gold chain from a roadside business in Verla-Canca. The incident happened when two guys on bikes stopped close to the woman, according to the police. First, the pillion rider dismounted and inquired if she wanted cigarettes. He asked for a bottle of water when she told him she didn’t sell smokes. In the midst of the confusion, the man grabbed the woman’s gold chain by the neck, hopped back on the bike, and they rode off. As is typical in incidents of chain-snatching, both suspects had partially veiled faces…

New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala set aside the Madras High Court order that had ruled that merely downloading and watching child pornography was not an offence under the POCSO Act. The Supreme Court noted that the high court had committed an “egregious error” in passing the judgment. The Madras High Court’s order had come in…

NEW YORK: After the roundtable meeting of prominent CEOs of Tech Companies with PM Narendra Modi, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that PM Modi has been focussed on transforming India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roundtable with the CEOs of leading American tech companies, where he emphasised India’s growth prospects and discussed initiatives to foster bilateral collaborations across various sectors. After the meeting, Pichai said, “It is Digital India vision. He (PM Modi) pushed us to continue making in India, designing in India. We are proud to now make our Pixel phones manufactured in India. He is really…

Hungary: Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh capped off a spectacular Chess Olympiad for the nation and himself with a win over Russian Vladimir Fedoseev on Sunday in Hungary as India bagged a historic gold. Arjun Erigaisi, who has also had a terrific outing in Budapest picked up a win over Serbian Jan Subelj on the final day of the event. The Indian women’s contingent also picked up their maiden gold as they got the better of Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to bag the prize. The Indian unit’s maiden gold was secured as China dropped a couple of boards against the USA in…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes said that he would “try hard to put them behind bars,” adding that he is resolved to work diligently to expose the MLAs and Ministers engaged in the controversial Bhutani issue in Sancoale by making sure they are held accountable. Captain Viriato asserted that the community’s interests and well-being are being jeopardized by the government’s perceived insensitivity and accused it of failing to respond to the needs and concerns of the local populace. “Bhutani and the BJP are a deadly combination that wants to devastate Goa. He said, “This government is not…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated that the social media films that went viral and accused him of being involved in several scams are ‘politically driven’ and lack solid proof. In a video message that was made public, Sawant said that the films were meant to undermine the administration, sow discord, and damage his reputation. “Over the past few days, a video has been spreading widely on social media, damaging my reputation. It’s obvious that these news stories and videos have political overtones. Political factors are responsible for it. “There is no real evidence to support any of…