IT ministry issues advisory to social media companies regarding misinformation.
On Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced that it had uncovered alleged irregularities following raids related to a money laundering investigation into the "black marketing" of tickets for Coldplay and Diljit Dosanjh's 'Dil-Luminati' concerts. The searches took place on Friday across 13 locations in five states: Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Rajasthan (Jaipur), Karnataka (Bengaluru), and Punjab (Chandigarh). Typically, tickets are sold on platforms like Zomato and BookMyShow, but during periods of high demand, they often sell out quickly, prompting people to seek alternative sources, the federal agency noted. The ED's investigation revealed information about several individuals involved in providing tickets, including fake ones, through social media channels such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram.
President Droupadi Murmu addresses convocation of IIT, Bhilai.
The White House signaled that Israel’s strikes on Iran should conclude the direct exchange of fire between the two rival nations and cautioned Tehran against retaliating. A senior White House official noted that the administration views the Israeli action as a means to end the military exchange with Iran, a position shared by other allies. President Joe Biden was briefed throughout Friday as the operation unfolded, receiving updates from his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, as Israeli forces carried out the operation, the official added.
Israeli forces, early on Saturday, conducted “precise strikes on military targets in Iran", in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault by the latter on October 1, officials told news agency Associated Press. In a statement released by the Israeli military, it said, “The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since Oct. 7 – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das rejected the proposal of a top government adviser to strip volatile food prices from inflation targets, saying such a move would make no sense to normal consumers. Eliminating food, which accounts for nearly half the Asian nation’s consumer inflation basket, would amount to “not having a target,” the Reserve Bank of India chief said at a Peterson Institute for International Economics forum in Washington on Friday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that nothing stops the private sector from coming and doing business in India, noting that there are many non-Indian private insurance companies that are already operating in India. In her remarks during a fireside conversation with CSIS President and CEO John J Hamre on 'India's Economic Aspirations' on governance reforms of MDBs, global disruptions shaping policy choices, climate policy, financial services, and the Indian economy, in Washington, DC on Friday, Sitharaman recalled that Indian government in its 2021 budget clearly mentioned that there are four areas where government will be present. However, it did not mention any area where the private sector cannot come in.
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