Blinken made the comments in an interview with CNN on Friday while ending his visit to China, where the top American diplomat spent hours meeting with top Chinese officials, including Xi, as the two countries navigated a raft of contentious issues, from US tech controls to Beijing's support for Moscow.
Consumer spending (after GST) on mobile services rose 2.5% sequentially to around Rs 54,750 crore during the period —the third quarter of FY24 — as per the latest sector performance data released by Trai. In the fiscal second quarter, this growth was 1.84%. Spending on data was Rs 47,560.3 crore, up 3.4% from the previous quarter when the sequential growth was 3%.
After the low during the pandemic when the spirits market shrank to 311 million cases in FY21, it recovered swiftly to add about 100 million cases in annual sales in just three years, reaching 412 million cases in FY24, industry executives said, citing latest excise department data.
This follows a decision by the Bombay High Court earlier this week that said public sector banks (PSBs) don’t have the power to recommend, or ask, the central government for the issuance of LOCs against defaulting borrowers.
While Indian law is clear on the unenforceability of a non-compete clause operating beyond the term of employment, companies still include it in contracts, particularly for senior executives, as it’s seen as a soft deterrent, said Jay Parikh, partner at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices. Employees would rather comply than bear litigation costs and carry the burden of being sued by their previous employer.
