An Indian appeals tribunal on Thursday temporarily suspended the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) five-year data-sharing ban between WhatsApp and its parent company Meta Platforms, affecting its other applications like Facebook and Instagram, particularly for advertising purposes, news agency Reuters reported.

Meta is challenging the CCI's November 2024 directive, which prohibits WhatsApp from sharing user data with its other entities for targeted advertising, arguing that the ban would adversely affect its operations in India.

With voting in Delhi assembly elections less than two weeks away, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday vowed to eliminate unemployment in the national capital within the next five years.

In a video message, the former Delhi chief minister emphasised his focus on employment. "My top priority will be to provide employment to our youths. Our team is drafting a detailed plan to address the issue of unemployment," he said.

The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that while no assistance has come from the Centre till date for rehabilitation of survivors of Wayanad landslide, Rs 712.98 received in the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund will be used for helping the survivors.

Vijayan said that the state had initially demanded a sum of Rs 2,221 crore for the landslide rehabilitation from the Centre, but as per the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, more is expected.

The first ‘Made in India’ chip will be rolled out this year, said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. Notably, the chip was supposed to be launched in December 2024, as announced by Vaishnaw at the Davos summit in January last year.

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Vaishnaw said industry stakeholders have shown solid confidence in India’s semiconductor programme.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Microsoft founder Bill Gates and several other global executives in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, officials said.

On the third day of his visit to the Swiss resort town, the Chief Minister will also meet the officials from the World Economic Forum (WEF), they added.

AAP national convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged Wednesday the BJP is using the city police to disrupt his party's

poll campaign and intimidate voters ahead of the February 5 assembly elections.

India's second richest man, Gautam Adani, continues to grow his business empire. Now, one of his companies, Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), has secured a project worth Rs 25,000 crore. The Adani firm, whose market cap is Rs 96112 crore, announced that it has bagged the Bhadla-Fatehpur HVDC project worth Rs 25,000 crore, which is the largest transmission order ever won by the Adani Group entity.

A fire at a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster. “We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel,” Yerlikaya told reporters after inspecting the site. Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said at least one of the injured was in serious condition.

As Donald Trump begins his second term, the H-1B visa programmememe has resurfaced as a key point of contention in debates surrounding America’s economic and labour policies. While his ‘America First’ agenda prioritises domestic employment, business leaders and industry insiders warn that curbing skilled immigration risks stifling America’s competitive edge in global technology and innovation.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is still recovering from knife injuries in Mumbai, but he faces another pressing concern — the vast estates of his family in Madhya Pradesh are nearing government takeover. The properties, valued at an estimated Rs 15,000 crore, are now at the center of a legal dispute, reported NDTV.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has lifted a stay on these properties, which had been in place since 2015.

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