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New Delhi, Aug 3: Google on Sunday said it is reviewing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) orders into its conduct in the online display advertising market. The trade regulator ordered a thorough probe over a complaint filed by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF). The CCI said it has decided to club the complaint with ongoing investigations in similar cases and directed the Director General (DG) to carry out a consolidated probe into Google's conduct in the AdTech ecosystem. In a separate order, the CCI dismissed a complaint filed by ADIF against Google, concluding that the allegations raised were already examined and settled in previous cases. The regulator said it is not convinced by the reasons stated by ADIF for distinguishing its allegations from the issues examined in previous orders passed by the regulator. "We are reviewing the CCI's orders. We welcome the CCI's decision to dismiss one part of the complaint," a Google spokesperson said in a statement. "We remain confident that our ongoing work with the CCI will affirm that Google's advertising practices have consistently benefited advertisers, publishers, and users, and are fully compliant with competition law," the company added.
In a historic move, U.S. Justice Department antitrust regulators are pushing for a court order that would force Google to sell its Chrome browser. This request follows a ruling in August, which determined that Google had unlawfully monopolized the search market. Additionally, the department aims to impose restrictions on Google's artificial intelligence practices and its Android operating system. This unprecedented legal action targets one of the world’s largest tech companies, marking a significant escalation in the U.S. government's efforts to curb monopolistic practices in the digital indus ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: LOréal announced the winners of the India regional finals of its Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program. The biggest Beauty Tech open innovation competition of this geographical scale, the program intensifies LOreal startup focus and investment in beauty innovation. Three startups from India emerged victorious and have secured their place at the Grand Finale in Singapore this November. After a rigorous evaluation process by a distinguished judging panel of industry experts from LOréal and Google, the India winners were selected for their bold, scal ...Read More >
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has fined WhatsApp $25.4 million for antitrust violations linked to its controversial 2021 privacy policy. It ruled that WhatsApp's mandatory data-sharing with Meta for advertising purposes abused its dominant market position, forcing users to accept expanded data collection without opt-out options. The CCI also prohibited WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta units for non-service-related purposes for five years. This mandatory data-sharing, the CCI noted, created barriers for competitors and harmed the display advertising market. With over 450 mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) REA India, which owns Housing.com and PropTiger, has appointed Praveen Sharma as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sharma had earlier worked in Paytm and Google. On April 3, Dhruv Agarwala resigned as CEO of REA India to pursue his own entrepreneurial journey. In a statement on Tuesday, Australia's REA Group said "Praveen Sharma has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of REA India and will join REA Group's Executive Leadership Team." Sharma has an experience of 25 years in senior management roles across technology, digital, media and advertising in India and A ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls are scheduled later this year. "We are trying hard so that the Prime Minister can spare some time ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued notices to Google and Meta in connection with its investigation in online betting app cases. The tech giants have been summoned for questioning on July 21, as per the notices served on Saturday. This indicates that the agency is expanding the scope of its investigation in the matter that has already seen numerous celebrities and influencers come under the scanner for promoting alleged illegal gambling platforms. "Both Google and Meta have allegedly actively facilitated the promotion of betting applications that are currently under invest ...Read More >
Flipkart and Amazon India have been under ED scrutiny for alleged breach of FEMA provisions. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is learnt to have offered the option of closing a FEMA violation case against e-commerce major Flipkart if the Walmart group firm admits its mistake and pays a penalty, sources aware of the development said. The option was given by the Enforcement Directorate to Flipkart last week under the compounding rules of FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act). "ED has given the o ...Read More >
The Competition Commission of India has approved ITC Ltd's Rs 3,498-crore acquisition of Aditya Birla Real Estate's pulp and paper business in Uttarakhand. The slump-sale deal will transfer Century Pulp and Paper to ITC. ABREL said the divestment will unlock value and allow sharper focus on its core real estate business, while ITC strengthens its paperboards and packaging segment. New Delhi: Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday cleared conglomerate ITC Ltd's proposal to acquire the pulp and paper ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra), July 5 (ANI): UltraTech, the flagship cement company of Aditya Birla Group, has said that it is not under investigation in case related to anti-competitive practice before the Competition Commission of India and it has neither received any order from the CCI in this case nor have the company financials been sought by competition watchdog. In a stock filing, UltraTech termed as 'false and misleading' reports published in public domain concerning the company over the CCI probe concerning ONGC's cartelisation complaint. 'It is clarified that the Company is not under invest ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Publicis has sued India's antitrust watchdog for denying access to case files in a high-profile price-fixing investigation of ad agencies, after the French group failed to get the probe stalled until it could review the documents, court filings show. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) shook India's near-$30 billion media and entertainment sector in March with dawn raids at WPP's (WPP.L), opens new tab GroupM, Dentsu (4324.T), opens new tab, Publicis (PUBP.PA), opens new tab, Omnicom (OMC.N), opens new tab and many other agencies over suspected collusion ov ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): With its probe into a complaint by ONGC alleging cartelisation, finding evidence of Ultratech's subsidiary India Cements engaged in collusion with two other cement manufacturers in violation of the norms, the Competition Commission of India has given directions for submitting detailed financial and income tax records. The competition watchdog probed a complaint by ONGC alleging cartelisation in its tenders. Its probe found evidence of Ultratech and its subsidiary engaging in anti-competitive collusion with two other cement manufacturers - Shree Digvijay Cement ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) UltraTech Cement Ltd. on Saturday denied being investigated by the antitrust regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) for alleged contravention of competition norms. In a stock exchange filing, the Aditya Birla Group company called such media reports "false and misleading" and clarified that it is not under investigation in a case from 2020. "The company has neither received any order from the CCI in this case nor have the company's financials been sought by the CCI," a stock exchange filing read. "It is clarified that the Company is not under investig ...Read More >
As per the ED, illegal online betting platforms have been defrauding the public, laundering large sums of money, and evading taxes running into crores of rupees. India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned representatives from Google and Meta as part of an ongoing money laundering probe into illegal online betting platforms, ANI reported on Saturday, citing official sources. According to ANI, the representatives of the two global tech firms have been asked to appear before the agency on M ...Read More >
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: L'Oréal announced the winners of the India regional finals of its Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program. The biggest Beauty Tech open innovation competition of this geographical scale, the program intensifies L'Oreal's startup focus and investment in beauty innovation. Three startups from India emerged victorious and have secured their place at the Grand Finale in Singapore this November. After a rigorous evaluation process by a distinguished judging panel of industry experts from L'Oréal and Google, the India winners were sele ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Samsung has accused India's competition watchdog of unlawfully detaining its employees and seizing data in a raid carried out in connection with an antitrust investigation on Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart, a legal filing shows. Samsung is embroiled in the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) investigation that in August concluded that the South Korean giant and other smartphone companies broke antitrust laws by colluding with Amazon and Flipkart to exclusively launch products online. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): With its probe into a complaint by ONGC alleging cartelisation, finding evidence of Ultratech's subsidiary India Cements engaged in collusion with two other cement manufacturers in violation of the norms, the Competition Commission of India has given directions for submitting detailed financial and income tax records. The competition watchdog probed a complaint by ONGC alleging cartelisation in its tenders. Its probe found evidence of Ultratech and its subsidiary engaging in anti-competitive collusion with two other cement manufacturers - Shree Digvijay Cement ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Three private equity firms have sought approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire a stake in Mumbai-based bakery chain Theobroma. At least two private equity firms -- Infinity Partners and Atreides Investments BV -- are affiliates of ChrysCapital. Another PE firm Aqua Investments Ltd will also be acquiring a stake in Theobroma Foods. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between Age 5-7, Free of Cost. The development came following reports that homegrown PE major ChrysCapital is se ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Three private equity firms have sought approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire a stake in Mumbai-based bakery chain Theobroma. At least two private equity firms -- Infinity Partners and Atreides Investments BV -- are affiliates of ChrysCapital. Another PE firm Aqua Investments Ltd will also be acquiring a stake in Theobroma Foods. The development came following reports that homegrown PE major ChrysCapital is set to acquire a 90 per cent stake in Theobroma Foods for an estimated Rs 2,410 crore. ChrysCapital has reportedly signed a deal to ac ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: Google is reportedly under scrutiny in the European Union (EU) over its AI Overviews feature, leading to an antitrust complaint. The feature is used to simplify search by providing detailed summaries in response to complex queries. Google said, "Rather than breaking your question into multiple searches, you can ask your most complex questions, with all the nuances and caveats you have in mind, all in one go." Google AI Overviews feature is powered by Google's Gemini model's multi-step reasoning capabilities to understand questions and offer insights with better accuracy. Ho ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: The country's leading cement maker UltraTec, on Saturday said it is not under investigation by the fair trade regulator CCI over alleged contravention of competition norms in tenders floated by state-run oil major ONGC. "It is clarified that the Company is not under investigation in this Case No. 35 of 2020 before the Competition Commission of India ("CCI"). The company has neither received any order from the CCI in this case nor have the company's financials been sought by the CCI," said the Aditya Birla group flagship firm in a BSE filing. It further said that its newly a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday that they will comply with the NCLAT's directions for extending the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) privacy and consent guidelines to advertising-related data. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing appeals filed by the tech giants against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) directions of December last year. The court is also seized of a cross-appeal filed by the CCI, assailing the NCLAT ruling to the ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguard against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. With no agreement, the e-commerce moratorium lapsed for the first time in 26 years, opening the door for countries to impose customs duties on digital transmissions. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO remaining ineffective in mitigating trade uncertainties, experts want India to build coalitions to defe ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed Aditya Birla Group company UltraTech, which owns India Cements, and two other cement manufacturing companies as well as their executives to submit financial documents, after its Director General's investigations revealed that these companies contravened competition norms by colluding in the tenders floated by public sector oil giant ONGC. The CCI had ordered an investigation after it received a complaint filed by the government-owned ONGC alleging cartelisation by the cement companies in the tenders that ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Anoop Khatry, Chief Legal Officer of UltraTech Cement Limited, has resigned from his position citing personal reasons, the company informed in an exchange filing on Friday. The same has been accepted with effect from the close of business on July 3, 2025, according to the company. "We hereby inform you that Mr Anoop Khatry, Chief Legal Officer, has tendered his resignation from the services of the Company with effect from close of business hours on 3rd July, 2025 due to personal reasons," according to the company's exchange filing. Ultratech's legal operation ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed Aditya Birla Group company UltraTech, owner of southern India-based India Cements, along with Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) and Shree Digvijay Cement and their executives to submit audited financial statements, including balance sheet and profit and loss account, within eight weeks of the order. The competition watchdog's direction came over a complaint filed by ONGC alleging cartelisation in its tenders. Following the com ...Read More >
Gurugram : JSW MG Motor India today announced that India's best-selling EV, the MG Windsor, has achieved another remarkable milestone. In July, the company set a new record for Windsor sales, selling 4,308 units in a single month. The carmaker has sold nearly 36,000 units of the MG Windsor since its launch. The robust sales performance has helped the company expand its market share in the EV Segment. In Q2 CY'25, the company recorded a 4% increase in market share, rising to 32% from 28% in Q1 CY'25. During the same period, average sales of MG Windsor grew by 17%. In addition, the company's EV ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - India's antitrust inspectors have conducted surprise raids at steel pipe makers Jindal SAW (JIND.NS), opens new tab and Maharashtra Seamless (MHSM.NS), opens new tab in an alleged case of bid rigging, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The raids were conducted at offices of Jindal SAW and Maharashtra Seamless in and around New Delhi on Monday, and the search operation has now concluded, the two sources said. Reuters is first to report the antitrust raids, details of which are kept confidential in line with Competition Commission of ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Google has bowled a googly at the IPL advertising crease and the boundary count is up. Television commercial advertising for the first four matches of IPL 2026 has posted a healthy 9.94 per cent rise in ad volumes compared with the same slice of the 2025 tournament. The indexed growth stands at 109.94 versus a base of 100 for IPL 2025, according to TAM Sports data released today. Yet the playing field itself has thinned: the number of categories slipped from 47 to 40 (a 14.89 per cent drop) and the number of active advertisers fell from 58 to 43 (down 25.86 per cent). All figures are s ...Read More >
Twenty-five years ago, marketing was on the cusp of a seismic shift, sparked by a new advertising product. From the early days of Google Ads, few could have predicted the fundamental change it would ignite in how people consume information and how businesses reach them. People come to Google and YouTube to get answers to their questions, discover new things, and find inspiration. Ads help connect people to businesses of all sizes along these journeys, and enable publishers and creators to offer ...Read More >
New Delhi: Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday cleared conglomerate ITC Ltd's proposal to acquire the pulp and paper business of Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL) for Rs 3,498 crore. The development came after ABREL in March this year announced that its board has approved the execution of the business transfer agreement for the divestment of the pulp and paper undertaking situated in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand, by way of a slump sale to ITC. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it has approved the proposed deal. "Commission approves acquisition of paper and pulp manufacturing business ...Read More >