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More items will be banned from imports: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted the ban on import of 101 types of military equipment is a big step towards making India self-reliant in defence production and more items will be......

How a call from Facebook foils man's suicide bid

A timely alert by an Ireland-based Facebook staffer to Delhi police saved the life of a 27-year-old man, who was under financial stress because of the coronavirus lockdown and showing "suicidal......

Capt Sathe had survived a crash in 1990s, but returned to flying

Captain Deepak Sathe, pilot of the Air India Express flight who died along with 17 others after the plane crashed at Kerala's Kozhikode airport, had survived an air crash in the......

Facebook deletes Trump's post claiming children are 'immune' to Covid

Social media giant Facebook, for the first time, has removed a post from United States President Donald Trump in which he claimed that children were "almost immune" to COVID-19, saying it violated......

Is COVID-19 like a thief in the night?

'COVID-19 comes in, we have our immune response, the immune response overtakes COVID-19 in no time, usually within a day.''Fortunately, the majority who get infected will also be in that first......

Byju's buys edtech start-up Whitehat Jr for $300 million

Bajaj sold his 18-month-old start-up WhiteHat Jr to Byju Raveendran for $300 million in an all-cash deal - over the video conferencing platform Zoom. The deal is the biggest in the Indian......

RIL is world's 2nd biggest brand; Apple No 1

FutureBrand, which is a global brand transformation company, said part of Reliance's success could be attributed to Mukesh Ambani's recasting of the firm as a one-stop-shop for Indians.......

Reliance beats Street with record profit in Q1

The company raised Rs 53,124 crore through a rights issue and sold nearly 33 per cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd - the firm that houses telecom business and apps - to likes of Facebook and Google......

Why did Mukesh Ambani's aide pledge 94% of RIL shares?

Typically, professional corporate executives pledge shares when they need to raise cash to exercise stock options in the company’s shares or invest the money elsewhere. IMAGE: RIL......

Indian start-ups shun China, turn to US firms for fund

India’s shift towards US companies for technology investments and partnerships fits well with the present government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’......

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Bollywood's biggest actors get together in an epic selfie.......

Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak dies by suicide

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anupama Pathak/Facebook Bhojpuri actor Anupama Pathak allegedly died by suicide in Dahisar, a township on the rim of north west Mumbai. Pathak, 40, was found hanging at......

Let the truth emerge: SC on Sushant's death

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sushant Singh Rajput/Facebook The Supreme Court said the truth behind Sushant Singh Rajput's death should come out even as the Centre informed the apex court that it has......

Bollywood's biggest bane isn't nepotism

'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.''To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too......

Prithviraj takes on a controversial role

A row has erupted in Kerala over a movie project based on the life of Variankunnathu Kunjahammed Haji, a leader of the 1921 Malabar rebellion, who was executed by the British regime, with a......

Cricket Buzz: ICC says its video channel most viewed

Photograph: Kind courtesy Cricket World Cup/Twitter The International Cricket Council's video channel got the most number of views on Facebook in the first half of this year, more than double the......

Why this man is taking on BCCI President Ganguly...

'Jay Shah's tenure as BCCI secretary ended in May.''Sourav Ganguly's tenure as BCCI president ended on July 26.''Why have they not quit?' IMAGE: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, left, with BCCI......

India's wheelchair cricketers look towards BCCI president Ganguly

Photograph: Kind courtesy Wheelchair India Cricket/Twitter Not all cricketers, who wear the India jersey, are privileged. Especially, if they are disabled players, waiting for the Board of Control......

Physically challenged India cricketer begs for peon's job in NADA

'One of my legs has been affected by polio since birth. But my passion for cricket never made me realise I am disabled.' IMAGE: Inflicted with polio since birth, Dinesh Sain played nine games for......

Creator of Misha, mascot of 1980 Moscow Olympics, dies at 84

'It's symbolic that the artist has left us as many of us are remembering the 1980 Olympics.' IMAGE: The Olympic mascot Bear Misha is seen during the closing ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympic......

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Facebook Forms Financial Unit to Help Payment Services on Its Platform

Facebook said it has created a new unit, Facebook Financial, devoted to financial services to harmonise payment systems on its platform. The new... ...

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Facebook, Microsoft Gripes With Apple's App Store on EU's Antitrust Radar

Facebook and Microsoft's grievances over how their gaming apps appear on Apple's App Store may feed into an EU investigation into the iPhone... ...

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Facebook financial formed to pursue company’s payments plans

Called F2 internally the team will run all payments projects, including Facebook Pay, the company’s universal payments feature that it plans to... ...

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Apple, Amazon among tech firms that join against Trump’s visa ban move

Bloomberg Several largest tech companies — including Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — are the latest to join the court battle against... ...

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Facebook unveils new group to pursue digital payments plans

Tue, Aug 11 2020 08:20:38 AM San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS): The social networking giant on Monday announced to hire former PayPal executive Stephane... ...

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