Month: March 2023
TikTok’s danger to teens in focus during US congressional hearing
US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting “emotional distress” on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app‘s…
TikTok CEO grilled on connection with China, calls India’s ban ‘hypothetical’ and theoretical
WASHINGTON: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company.Chew faced hostile questioning…
Redact promoters’ Aadhaar info from docs: Sebi to investment banks
The markets regulator has asked investment banks to redact Aadhaar details of promoters from hundreds of offer documents filed by companies with Securities and Exchange…
Ashneer Grover: BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover launches fantasy sports app Crickpe
BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover’s new venture Third Unicorn Pvt Ltd has launched a fantasy sports app Crickpe – almost a week ahead of Indian Premier…
Attacks spur UK ‘review’ of Indian mission security
LONDON: UK will review the security of the Indian high commission here following two unruly protests in three days by Khalistan supporters, foreign secretary James…
Pakistan’s new turmoil around Imran exposes old fault lines
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mayhem has been exposing flaws in the functioning of its political system, in place for most part of its history.While attempts to demolish…
gst: GST tribunal, InVITs among likely 60 changes to Finance Bill
The government is likely to move a slew of amendments on Friday to make changes to the taxation proposals announced in the budget to address…
Moderate French union chief points to possible exit from pension crisis
PARIS: To have a chance of cooling a red-hot dispute over plans to raise the retirement age, French President Emmanuel Macron can ill afford to…
Khan: Imran Khan alleges police chiefs planning another ‘assassination plot’ against him
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) alleged that the police chiefs of Punjab and Islamabad, along with their ‘handlers,’ have plotted to kill…
Amazon posted 3 times more job vacancies than approved: Report
Amid Amazon’s second round of mass layoffs announced Monday, a new report by Business Insider suggests that the company posted more than three times the…