By Abdul Bari Masoud New Delhi: The Christian minority in India has witnessed over 486 acts of violence and hatred, making 2021 the “Most Violent Year” in the country’s history. According to the United Christian Forum, the consistent year-on-year growth in violence...
London : As the European Parliament election inch closer, the European Commission has claimed Facebook is withholding key data on its efforts towards how the platform is rooting out the spread of poll-related disinformation. According to a report in The Guardian on...
San Francisco : Apple has reportedly confirmed it is firing 190 employees from its ambitious self-driving car project called Titan. According to a report in San Francisco Chronicle late Wednesday, the Cupertino-based company has laid off mostly engineers, including 38...
Washington : Facebook is negotiating a multi-billion dollar fine with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media giant's past privacy practices. According to a report in The Washington Post on Thursday, the specific amount is yet to be determined but...
New Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a probe into the Rafale deal, the political dogfight over the issue intensified with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of "misleading" the apex court that resulted in "factual...
New Delhi : Two-fifths of the world's coal power stations, including in India, were already running at a loss, financial think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a first-of-its-kind study on Friday. It challenges the need for new coal generation and shows that it makes...
Gurugram : When it comes to 5G adoption in India, the government needs to play a big role as a consumer to make it a success, a report said on Monday. The government needs to be proactive in demand generation as in the enablement of 5G in India, said the report from...
Washington : Despite assuring users to "remain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount", the search giant is still reportedly allowing third-party app developers scan through Gmail accounts, the Wall Street Journal has claimed. Google "continues...
New Delhi : Foreign investment into the Indian real estate sector stood at $2.6 billion in 2017, a Knight Frank report said here on Monday. According to Knight Frank Indias Chairman and MD, Shishir Baijal, inflow of foreign capital into the segment registered a 31 per...
Washington : In yet another bad day for Facebook, a Wall Street Journal report has claimed that the social networking giant provided select companies "customised data-sharing deals" that let them gain "special access to user records". According to the report citing...