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Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/whatsapp-updates-terms-as-it-moves-to-monetise-app-936400.html Facebook aims to monetise WhatsApp by allowing businesses to contact their clients via the platform, even sell them products directly Facebook has come

Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/h-1b-selections-will-now-be-based-upon-salary-levels-but-biden-admin-can-rescind-new-rule/articleshow/80158350.cms MUMBAI: With just a few days left for the Biden administration to take charge, the annual H-1B cap lottery process has been replaced with a

Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/fruits-of-incitement-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-trump-incited-mob-attack-on-us-capitol/article33523021.ece After the Capitol breach, the task of building bipartisan consensus is that much harder If the history of nations is replete with ironies,

Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/facebook-bans-trump-indefinitely/article33522535.ece?homepage=true “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service are simply too great,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/an-attack-on-america-121010701560_1.html Donald Trump has irreparably damaged US power Dictators and democrats around the world would have been aware that they were witnessing the irreversible

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/fb-instagram-to-block-trump-s-account-for-rest-of-his-presidential-term-121010701516_1.html The social network removed those statements because they judged their effect and “likely their intent” would be to provoke further violence Facebook Inc. Chief

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/bitcoin-hits-40-000-for-first-time-doubles-in-less-than-a-month-121010800050_1.html Cryptocurrencies hit the milestone after a fivefold climb in market value in the past year, data from tracker CoinGecko shows Bitcoin surged to $40,000

Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/modi-distances-himself-from-trump-slams-unlawful-protest-by-supporters-of-outgoing-us-president-936087.html Modi not only termed the protest by the supporters of Trump as unlawful’, but also stressed on ‘orderly transfer of power’ Despite his ‘friendship’ with

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/america-withstands-attack-on-democracy/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The storming of Capitol Hill by mobs of

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/view-whos-on-the-hook-if-covid-vaccines-go-wrong/articleshow/80145505.cmsSynopsis An additional challenge this time around is the space race-type international competition in vaccine development. China and Russia are promoting inoculations with little

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/this-years-h-1b-lottery-the-trump-legacy-of-chaos-must-end/articleshow/80153936.cmsSynopsis For this year (FY 2021-22), the USCIS has attempted to change the lottery selection process to favor the highest paid employees first. That

Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/dont-keep-sabotaging-indias-cattle-economy/Quick Edit TOI Quick Edits are written by a team of seasoned journalists from the Times of India’s Edit Page and TOI-Online who respond

Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/stay-off-sino-indian-border-row-china-hits-out-at-us/articleshow/80144339.cms NEW DELHI: Responding to the outgoing US envoy Kenneth Juster’s remarks on the LAC stand-off, the Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Wednesday hit out