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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Won’t Meet Indian Parliamentary Panel
Social networking giant Facebook has confirmed that CEO Mark Zuckerberg or COO Sheryl Sandberg are not travelling to India for a hearing with the Parliamentary Panel on 6 March.Instead, Facebook is sending Joel Kaplan, Vice President,…
India a high-tariff nation, charges us a lot: Donald Trump
Washington: India is a very high-tariff nation, US President Donald Trump alleged on Saturday, stating that he wants a reciprocal tax or at least some kind of tax."India is a very high-tariff nation. They charge us a lot," Trump said…
YouTube CEO says disabling comments on minors’ videos a trade-off for child safety
Earlier this week, YouTube announced a series of changes to its platform in response to reports about paedophiles abusing the service to connect with others. One of the major steps to curb the issue, YouTube disabled comments on…
Israel tests weapons on Palestinian kids, tests drugs on prisoners: Israeli prof. Nadera Shalhoub
An Israeli professor disclosed in a recent lecture series at Columbia University that Israeli authorities have permitted large pharmaceutical firms to experiment on Palestinian prisoners, and have been testing weapons on Palestinian…
WC Abhinandan’s return: UN chief welcomes IAF pilot’s release from Pak captivity
United Nations, Mar 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the return of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthman from captivity in Pakistan and called on the two countries to sustain the "positive momentum" and…
India digs up details to show US that Pak used F-16s in offensive operation
New Delhi, Mar 02: India has picked up more proof that suggests Pakistan had used an F-16 in an offensive role.Indian officials have maintained that the Pakistan Air Force had used the F-16 to try and strike at military…
UNSC blacklists Osama bin Laden’s son, seen as successor of al-Zawahiri
United Nations, Mar 02: The UN Security Council has designated Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, under its sanctions list, subjecting him to a travel ban, assets freeze and an arms embargo as it…
Indian pilot’s release by Pak would be ‘very much welcomed’ step: UN chief Antonio…
United Nations: The release of an Indian pilot by Pakistan would be a "very much welcomed step", spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, stressing that the message to India and Pakistan from the world body and the…
Sushma Swaraj Likely to Raise Terrorism Issue at OIC meet in UAE
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is in Abu Dhabi to attend the foreign ministers' meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states where she is expected to raise the issue of terrorism, amidst Indo-Pak tensions…
Twitter Erupts With Joy After Pakistan Decides To Release Wing Commander Abhinandan
On 28 February, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan will release IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Friday, 29 February, as a "peace gesture".Khan made the announcement while addressing Pakistan's…