ED director SK Mishra’s tenure extended due to FATF review, won’t continue in office after November: Modi government to Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) on Monday defended in the Supreme Court the third extension of service granted to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, asserting it was due to a peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and said he will retire this November. A bench […]
Birla Estates acquires 28.6-acre land parcel in Bengaluru
NEW DELHI: Birla Estates Private Limited, the real estate arm of the Aditya Birla Group housed under Century Textiles and Industries Limited, today announced that it has purchased 28.6-acre prime land parcel in the fast-developing micro-market of Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru. This strategic foray into South East Bengaluru market presents a lucrative opportunity for the company […]
ASK Property Fund raises over Rs 1500 crore
NEW DELHI: The real estate private equity arm of the ASK Group, ASK Property Fund (ASK), has closed its latest fund, Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund IV (RESOF IV) with corpus of Rs. 1,500 crore including co-investments from investors. This is the sixth real estate fund by ASK Property fund. The fund concentrates on the […]
After OLED, its Google TV; Panasonic expands its TV Portfolio in India
NEW DELHI: Panasonic Life Solutions India – a diversified technology company, today announced the launch of its new range of Google TVs. This follows the successful launch of OLEDs recently. The company plans to introduce a total of 23 new models of television powered by the Google TV platform. The latest range of Google TVs, […]
Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden appointed by President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON: Indian-American public policy expert Neera Tanden has been named by US President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor to help him craft and implement his domestic policy agenda, making her the first Asian-American to lead any of the three major White House policy councils in history. Tanden, 52, replaces Susan Rice as Biden’s […]
White House meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
The White House is hosting CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public’s fancy, sparking a […]