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Asian shares jump, yields rise as Fed readies corp bond buying. (AFP Photo)

Asian shares jump as Federal Reserve starts corporate bond buying...

Global equities fallen sharply from late last week due to worries about US economy and confirmation of new coronavirus...

16 Jun 2020 8:42 AM IST

The app was suspended ahead of an Amnesty International report analyzing contact tracing apps from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which found that the Norwegian app was one of the most alarming for privacy because of its live or near-live tracking of users locations. The rights group said it shared its findings with authorities earlier this month and urged them to change course.

Privacy violation not justified anymore as case count drops, Norways...

Norway currently has between 50 and 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

15 Jun 2020 9:57 PM IST

ShareChat heavily relies on IT infrastructure, given the high-intensity data and high volume of content and traffic the platform generates, such as posts, likes, views, and followers. A large proportion of its active users hail from tier-II and III cities, with the majority of them relying on 2G networks.

Multi-language social media ShareChat now operates on Google Cloud

It will help ShareChat scale up and enhance performance of the app that serves more than 60 million monthly active users...

15 Jun 2020 9:11 PM IST

If there were no news content available on Facebook in Australia, we are confident the impact on Facebooks community metrics and revenues in Australia would not be significant, Facebook said in a thinly veiled threat to boycott local news companies.

We won't pay for profiting off your content, Facebook, like Google,...

Can't expect two tech companies to solve Australian media's problems, says Facebook, dismissing its role in creating...

15 Jun 2020 8:24 PM IST

Bhumi's quick shoot

The actress had a small sequence to shoot, and it will now be around two days of shoot left for the film

15 Jun 2020 8:10 PM IST

The European Federation of Journalists, the European Publishers Council and the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) say they are alarmed by the rise in online disinformation during the pandemic , which has had a devastating impact on public health efforts . (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Pax Ahimsa Gethen)

Get Google, Facebook to crackdown on fake news, but keep press freedom...

Among measures urged is a meaningful sanctions regime so co-signatories of the 'Code of Good Practice' have an...

15 Jun 2020 7:24 PM IST

K.P. Singh Oli and PM Narendra Modi (PTI file photo)

AA Edit | Nepal map: A failure for Indian diplomacy

New Delhi is unlikely to respond positively to such sledgehammer tactics

15 Jun 2020 7:12 PM IST

security personnel wearing a protective suit stands guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020.(AFP)

Beijing locks down more districts as new virus outbreak gathers pace

After nearly two months with no new infections, Beijing now has 79 cases reported linked to a single wholesale food...

15 Jun 2020 5:43 PM IST

Clearly, the battle of the digital platforms is getting bigger by the day

Bollywood embraces OTT

Ten major films including Bhuj and Mimi will be announced to premiere on the digital platform on Tuesday

15 Jun 2020 5:27 PM IST

Source: Alia Bhatt

Anushka inspires Alia Bhatt

The Gully Boy actress credited the Pari actress with inspiring her to get that perfect, golden hour smiling shot

15 Jun 2020 5:15 PM IST

Medigadda barrage (file photo)

Maharashtra govt panel to probe issues related to Medigadda Barrage

The committee will also take up with the Telangana government the issue of compensation for farmers in Sironcha whose...

15 Jun 2020 4:38 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a digital press conference over the COVID-19 crisis, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Arvind Kejriwal rules out another lockdown in Delhi

On Sunday, Delhi recorded the highest single-day spike of 2,224 new COVID-19 cases

15 Jun 2020 3:02 PM IST