Business highlights at 2200hrs

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Following are the top business stories at 2200 hrs today:



DCM118 BIZ-DATA LD PRIVACY

New Delhi: Terming TRAI's recent recommendations on data privacy and ownership as "timely and valuable", a top official today said the Telecom Department will consider all suggestions related to the telecom sector while others will be looked into by Justice Srikrishna panel that is crafting the overarching data protection law.



DCM102 BIZ-CAB-HOME BUYERS

New Delhi: A bill that seeks to recognise home buyers as financial creditors under the insolvency law will be introduced in the ongoing monsoon session of parliament, which began today.



DCM87 BIZ-FRDI-WITHDRAW

New Delhi: The government is likely to withdraw the controversial FRDI Bill in the ongoing session of Parliament in view of concerns over the 'bail-in' clause, which is feared to harm the interest of depositors, sources said.



FES61 BIZ-GOOGLE-EU

New York/New Delhi: Tech giant Google today said it will appeal against the European Commission's antitrust fine of 4.34 billion euros (USD 5 billion), contending that its Android operating system (OS) has "created more choice for everyone, not less".



DCM106 BIZ-PEPSICO INDIA SNACKS

New Delhi: PepsiCo India today said it will reduce salt content in 75 per cent of its snacks portfolio by 2025 as part of strategy towards offering healthier food.

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