In focus, 1st Jul 2020, News & Stories from India

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01 Jul 2020

In focus, 01 Jul 2020

Performers, including former actress Genelia Deshmukh (centre), feature among those trending page on Chingari, the Indian replacement for TikTok. (Combination photo | Chingari.io)

TikTok influencers unfazed by ban, confident of gaining fame and money on other platforms too

They will bear the brunt of losing income for the sake of the nation, they say

01 Jul 2020 11:52 PM

The most visible changes to Zoom included a switch that automatically protected all meetings with passwords and kept all participants in a digital waiting room until the meeting host let them in.

Zoom came into the limelight during lockdown, accelerated security fixes forced by zoombombing

When faced with a wave of lawsuits, the company said they would fix the service's weaknesses in 90 days. Now time's up and Zoom takes a bow.

01 Jul 2020 9:44 PM

The ban on Chinese applications offers an opportunity for India’s tech ecosystem. (Photo | Flickr - Limelight Leads)

Save the list: Indian apps to replace the 59 banned Chinese ones

Many of the Chinese apps have several Indian alternatives. For others, there are the Big Tech ones.

01 Jul 2020 8:44 PM

The cricket extravaganza film ’83 is releasing on Christmas.

More festive cheer for Bollywood

The festive season may see theatres opening with Sooryavanshi and ’83 hitting screens on Diwali and Christmas respectively

01 Jul 2020 8:32 PM

Although it was the first biopic that Dia associated with in her filmography, she was comfortable working with Hirani.

Empathised with Maanyata Dutt, says Dia Mirza

The actress gets nostalgic talking about the role, as she says it was the most difficult role that she played on screen

01 Jul 2020 8:25 PM

JMM chief and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.

JMM eyes 12 tribal-dominated seats in Bihar grand alliance ahead of state polls

Most of the seats identified by the JMM are located on the Bihar-Jharkhand border.

01 Jul 2020 8:13 PM

Radhika Bangia enjoyed close to five million followers on TikTok

Ban on TikTok is a huge blow to influencers

With the Indian government announcing a ban on TikTok app, the livelihood and careers of a large number of users are now at stake

01 Jul 2020 7:40 PM

Alia’s productive lockdown

The Raazi actress is also doing meditation courses and breathing exercises to stay calm during this lockdown

01 Jul 2020 7:08 PM

Hopefully, Patel’s second innings with the Modi sarkar will be a smoother affair.

Dilli ka Babu | Urjit back at policy helm; will Rajan return next?

The government has a huge task on its hands and clearly needs to use its straitened resources for fighting the deadly virus

01 Jul 2020 7:04 PM

Bebo’s 20 years in B’wood

For Kareena, it has been two decades of incomparable self-belief and the attitude of never giving up

01 Jul 2020 6:59 PM

We need to be our own critics: Nitesh

Nitesh had carved a niche in the advertisement industry before he decided to step into Bollywood

01 Jul 2020 6:49 PM

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (PTI)

Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh on Friday amid border tensions at LAC

During the visit, Singh is expected to hold high-level meetings with senior military leadership.

01 Jul 2020 6:46 PM

Remdesivir, developed by Gilead Sciences, is the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat COVID-19. AP Photo

US hoards global stock of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

The Trump administration has now bought more than 5,00,000 doses, the entire batch produced for July and 90% of August and September

01 Jul 2020 6:46 PM

Salman slammed for belittling Rahman

Old video rekindles ire

01 Jul 2020 6:19 PM

Presumably, the company hopes to reduce the fixation with colour by dropping the “fair” from its product descriptions

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s colour bar: Why ‘fairness’ touches nerve

Nandita Das, a well-known young filmmaker and actress, says even a superficial name change is a step in the right direction

01 Jul 2020 6:16 PM

In this file photo dated Thursday, June 12, 2008, of Syed Ali Shah Geelani waves at a crowd, in Srinagar. Geelani, the lifetime chairman of the pro-Pakistan Hurriyat Conference, made a surprise announcement of completely dissociating himself from the 16-party amalgam, alleging lack of accountability and a brewing rebellion in the ranks. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Hawk's diminishing clout

Geelani is seen by everyone in J&K and in Pakistan as Pakistan’s “first and last” man in Kashmir

01 Jul 2020 5:53 PM

Israeli Model Naor Yazdan’s journey from Modelling to Fitness trainer

While the trend of health and fitness has gained traction over the last few years, there are two major concerns

01 Jul 2020 5:42 PM

Indian and Chinese armies emphasise on phased manner of de-escalation at LAC

The talks took place on the Indian side of the LAC in Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh.

01 Jul 2020 5:21 PM

While the ban does damage growth prospects of a company like TikTok, though hardly fatally, losing a quarterly revenue of Rs 25 crore in India (approx. $3.31 million) hardly dents it much. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Apps ban a signal to dragon, but no ‘surgical strike’

China holds disproportionate stake in India’s tech startup ecosystem and could use it against us

01 Jul 2020 5:17 PM

Covid situation in Delhi improving with high recovery rate: Kejriwal

The chief minister said the situation is not "terrible" as predicted one month ago

01 Jul 2020 4:48 PM

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