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- Technology
Spotify fined over $5 mn for GDPR violations in Sweden
London: Music streaming platform Spotify has been fined about $5.4 million in Sweden for breaching the data access rights of users in the European Union (EU). There were allegations that the company…
- Middle East
10-day grace period for visit visas no longer available in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: A grace period of 10 days to exit Dubai is no longer applicable if the tourist visa expires, travel agents said. “There is no grace period applicable anymore. From the…
- Technology
Microsoft to pay $3 mn fine for selling software to sanctioned Russian firms
San Francisco: Microsoft will pay $3 million in penalty in the US for selling software to sanctioned companies in Russia, Cuba, Iran and Syria from 2012 to 2019. The majority of the…
- Technology
Italy orders OpenAI to stop processing users’ data else face fine
New Delhi: Italian regulators have ordered Microsoft-owned OpenAI to immediately stop the processing of Italian users’ data to general AI models. The Italian regulator Garante said it’s concerned that the ChatGPT maker…
- India
Google to pay Rs 1337.76 cr fine in case involving Android devices
New Delhi: The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case,…
- Middle East
UAE: Assaulting employees could get you jailed and a Dh 1L fine
Abu Dhabi: The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday announced a fine of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,04,575) for assaulting employees. The Public Prosecution Office in the UAE has announced…
- Middle East
Saudi: One-year jail, fine of over Rs 1 crore for online slander
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) authorities announced the imposition of a fine of up to 500,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 1,08,39,380) and one year jail term for those found to be…
- India
Bombay HC penalises law firm revealing rape victim’s identity
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has slapped a penalty of Rs 5,000 on a prominent legal firm for revealing the name of a rape victim in its petition. The fine has been…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man gets 20 yrs in jail for sexually assaulting minor
Hyderabad: A man from Manchal was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a minor back in February 2016. The convict was identified as Dusari Raju who raped a…
- Middle East
UAE: Over Rs 1 lakh fine for failing to supervise children
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has reminded residents of the imposition of a fine of 5,000 Dirham (Rs 1,11,261) or a jail term for those who leave the children…
- India
Haji Haroon condemns notice to minor child to pay Rs 2.9 lakh fine for riots in MP town
Bhopal: Haji Mohammad Haroon, president Jamiat Ulema Madhya Pradesh unit, has vehemently condemned the action of the Khargone district administration which has issued a notice to a 12-year-old minor child to pay…
- Technology
Turkey fines Meta $18.63 mn for violating competition law
Ankara: Turkey’s Competition Authority announced on Wednesday that it has fined Meta Platforms Inc. 346.72 million liras ($18.63 million) for violating competition law. The company merged the data collected from its three…
- India
UP: Police slaps notice on 60 anti-CAA protesters, seeks Rs 57 lakh
Bijnor: Police in Nahtaur, Uttar Pradesh, has served a notice to 60 people seeking Rs 57 lakh in damages caused during the anti-CAA/NRC (Citizen Amendment Act/National Register of Citizens) protests, officials said on…
- Middle East
UAE: Rs 4 lakhs fine, 2 years jail for keeping lost property
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Public Prosecution announced the imposition of a fine of up to 20,000 Dirhams (Rs 4,42,435) and 2 years jail for those keeping lost property. According…
- Telangana
High court slaps Rs 50,000 fine on Maa Telangana Party
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court slapped a fine of Rs 50 000 on Maa Telangana Party for filing a writ petition while concealing the fact that the president of the party had…
