When the Delhi police served him a notice in May for a case involving tagging some political leaders' tweets as carrying manipulated media, a spirited Maheshwari said he was employed by Twitter Communications Private Limited, and not Twitter Inc, and, therefore, could not help them. The authorities were understandably not pleased.
On Thursday in Visakhapatnam, hundreds of villagers, most of them children suffered the consequences of the vapour leak like irritation in eyes, breathlessness, nausea and rashes, and over 100 people were admitted to government and private hospitals. Several police personnel, who came for the rescue operation, also suffered symptoms like breathlessness, irritation in eyes and fell unconscious.
Users will be allowed to write articles on their own areas of expertise on the new free service called 'Knol,' which stands for unit of knowledge.
A great war memorial goes beyond the list of dead, to contemplation of the phenomenon of war. To me as a civilian, it didn't matter that our war memorial stood under India Gate, a creation of the British; it didn't matter that it didn't name all the fallen. The fact that we embraced it and respected it made it an unforgettable war memorial, notes Shyam G Menon.
'The self-censoring process came from my heart, not my head.'
Let's take a look at some of the most expensive buildings in the world.
'If the government does its job of vaccinating all the population with the booster dose, and also monitoring the virus, and we do our job of wearing a mask and avoiding crowded places, we will be free of this virus in a few months.' time.'
Currencies are traded 24 hours a day every working day.
Let's take a look at some economies that have highest GDP in the world.
Let's take a look at 20 countries that are biggest importers in the world.
Let's take a look at some countries, including India, that are leading the way in international trade.
'It is my duty to tell them about the brave soldiers who gave their lives for our land.' 'The free air of freedom that we breathe is because of men like them.'
Make sure that these places feature in your 2019 travel bucket list.
Conde Nast Traveler's annual readers' choice survey has revealed the friendliest and unfriendliest cities in the world. The survey was based on reviews from the magazine's readers.
China has long coveted Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls Southern Tibet. But, as Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan explains, in 1947, the present state of Arunachal Pradesh constituted the North East Frontier Tract of Assam. When India adopted its Constitution on 26 January 1950, NEFT became 'a separate politico-administrative entity' although it was constitutionally still a part of Assam. Its administration was brought directly under the President of India with the Governor of Assam acting as his agent. A revealing excerpt from his book The Origin Story of India's States.
Let's take a look at some countries that consume most beer.
Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.
While many companies struggle to break even, there are some that are reporting record-breaking profits.
On August 31, a fresh report was supposed to be submitted, and his plea for bail on health grounds was to be decided. Before that could happen, the 81-year-old poet was stealthily discharged and taken back to the Taloja jail hospital on August 25. Not even his lawyer on record, Advocate Satyanarayanan, was informed.
Let's us have a look at the world's busiest ports.
Economic slowdown and the high prices of fuel notwithstanding, car ownership across the world has been rising steadily.
Let's take a look at some tablets that captured the imagination and wallets of users around the world.
Exports form a major part of some countries economy.
'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest wine-producing countries.
Let's take a look at 14 biggest gold companies in the world.
Though India is one of the fastest growing economies, how big is the country's budget compared to other countries in the world?
'He's at best a holding-CEO. Not one who will re-imagine the bank,' a senior banker and former colleague tells Raghu Mohan about HDFC Bank CEO & MD Sashidhar Jagdishan.
With Chinese and Indians travelling in bigger numbers than ever, hotels around the world are doing everything possible to attract customers.
Let's take a look at some of the oldest banks in the world.
'These naval sailors should have been given due respect as freedom fighters.' 'February 18, 1946 should be as important as January 26 because that date changed everything.'
Instead of relying on technology that is not in their control, businesses should stop using SMS based OTPs and start using other software-based or hardware-based token authentication, which are in their control, says Venkata Satish Guttula.
Though India is one of the fastest growing economies, how big is the country's budget compared to other countries in the world?
Walmart has 8,500 stores in 15 countries, under 55 different names.
Let's take a look at some iconic and historic images of computers.
Bihar has the maximum, four, longest bridges and Andhra Pradesh comes second with two.
Telecommunication is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.
Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
