1.Airtel Ties up With Symantec :-
Bharti Airtel has entered into a partnership with Symantec Corporation to protect businesses in India from online threats.
The partnership comes amid a spike in cyber attacks over the past few months, including ransomwares such as Petya and WannaCry that disrupted systems across the world.
According to the agreement, Airtel will be the exclusive Cyber Security Services partner for Symantec in India, and will distribute the US-based software firm’s enterprise security software.
Through the partnership, the two companies will target the IT security requirements of large enterprises, small and medium businesses, as well as the government.
2.Fourth & Final Grand Slam of Season US Open Begins in NewYork :-
In Tennis, the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, begins in New York.
Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, who won the tournament last year, is not taking part this year due to a knee injury. World number two Andy Murray is also out injured, with Serena Williams also not participating.
Recently crowned world number one Rafael Nadal, this year’s Australian Open and Wimbledon winner Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep are among the top players taking part in the tournament.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are among the Indians who will be seen in action in the Doubles.
3.Hamilton Wins Belgian Grand Prix :-
Louise Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix Formula One race, beating Sebastien Vettel.
With this victory, he reduced the gap between him and the top of the championship table and top-ranked Sebastian Vettel.
32-year-old Hamilton of Britain won the pole position for the 68th time.
Four-time champion Vettel finished second. Redbull’s Australian Daniel Ricardo III, Finland’s Ferrari driver Kimberly Rank in fourth and his compatriot, but Mercedes driver Velteri Botas finished fifth.
4.Uber Selects Dara Khosrowshahi as Its New CEO :-
Uber’s board of directors selected Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as the company’s new CEO.
Khosrowshahi, a surprise candidate, will replace former CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned more than two months ago amid a series of scandals and controversies that have rocked the ride-hailing company for much of this year.
Khosrowshahi, who is 48, has led Expedia since 2005, through a period of rapid expansion.
5.Damaged shrine is not entitled to special compensation: Supreme Court :-
Religion sites damaged during communal riots or violence are not entitled to special compensation. The government can not be compelled to bear all the expenses of repair and reconstruction of damaged religious sites.
The government can also help religious spaces similar to those of damaged houses, shops etc., in violence, by giving policy and financial assistance. In this direction, the Gujarat government won a major victory on Tuesday from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has canceled the High Court order to repair the damaged shrines in Gujarat in the 2002 riots. The Supreme Court has approved the government’s policy of giving 50 thousand rupees to religious places just like damaged houses shops, justified and justified.
6.India does not approve a one-way plan on Indusa Water Treaty: Pak :-
Pakistan has said that he will not accept any one-sided effort to amend the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif said that Pakistan is fulfilling accountability of its share in this agreement.
External Affairs Minister was the Minister of Water and Energy in the former Nawaz Sharif government.
Addressing the seminar organized on ‘Indus Water Convention: Issues and Recommendations’, Asif said, “Pakistan will not sanction any one-sided plan of India to make changes in the rules of the agreement.” This seminar was organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad.
7.Income Tax Department imposes a fine of 7900 crores for tax liability on Vodafone :-
The income tax department has imposed a fine of Rs 7,900 crore on the Ce Hutchison Holding Limited, the billionaire Lee’s Shing. This penalty has been imposed on the tax amount, which was made by the company about a decade ago when its business was handed over to Vodafone India.
According to Filing made in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company says that its unit Hutchison Telecommunication International Limited had received a tax demand notice at the end of last year, which is Rs 7900 crore, on 9th August this year the penalty of this amount Got the order.
Filing states that the CK Hutchison Unit is maintaining its controversy over the validity of all these taxes.
8.Income tax department warns fines on transaction of two lakhs or more :-
The Income Tax Department has warned people about cash transactions of Rs.2 lakh or more on Monday. The department has said that in the event of violation of this limit, a large penalty will be imposed under the law.
In a public message, the department has said that there is a ban on taking one person more than two lakh rupees in one or more transactions in one day.
Similarly, cash transfers of 20 thousand rupees or more for the transfer of immovable property and for cash related expenses related to business related expenditure of Rs 10 lakh or more are also banned.
The message clearly states, “There is a ban on cash transactions, it will be penalized for defying it.” Make cash transactions and be clear. ”
