Technology, Mobiles tabs, 3rd Jun 2020, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 03 Jun 2020

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 03 Jun 2020

US tech giants like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix are being singled out, says the US Trade Representative office.

Trump administration says won't let India, others tax US tech firms like Google

The US Trade Representative office has announced investigations into nations, including India, with digital services tax.

03 Jun 2020 10:40 PM

Facebook is hoping to grab a large slice of Indonesia’s digital sector which was estimated at $40 billion in 2019 and could triple by 2025.

Pushing for WhatsApp digital payments, Facebook picks up stake in Indonesia’s Gojek after Jio

We can help bring millions of small businesses and their customers into the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia, WhatsApp's COO said.

03 Jun 2020 9:21 PM

Despite all that, Gangubai would have been his fastest completed film had the lockdown not taken place. Twitter photo

Monsoon may delay shoot further for Alia's Gangubai

As it stands, Gangubai and some other big-budget films that require a massive exterior shoot may not be a possibility

03 Jun 2020 7:58 PM

Big budget films will wait for theatres, Bhagyashree says

The Maine Pyar Kiya actress notes that big-budget films are facing problems at the moment

03 Jun 2020 7:47 PM

Ranveer or Kartik for Ala Vaikunthapuramulo's remake?

The choice is between these two actors for producer Ashwin Varde’s remake of the Telugu hit

03 Jun 2020 7:26 PM

The notification form is being filed in relation to Jaadhu’s proposed acquisition of a minority, the non-controlling shareholding of approximately 9.99 per cent of the fully diluted equity share capital in Jio Platforms, which is worth USD 5.7 billion.

Facebook works Jaadhu on Jio for Rs 43,574 crore

Facebook incorporates new company to acquire 9.9 per cent stake in Jio.

03 Jun 2020 7:16 PM

Bhumi’s bit for Planet Earth

Her One Wish For The Earth campaign ropes in the Who’s Who of Bollywood to raise awareness about environmental conservation

03 Jun 2020 7:12 PM

Meet Mohammed Arif who has the zeal to outperform youngest entrepreneur from India

Arif sees learning and growing as an eternal process

03 Jun 2020 6:54 PM

Lebanese entrepreneur Ayman Assi explains why entrepreneurs need to fail

Ayman considers that failure to be a pivotal point in accelerating him towards success

03 Jun 2020 6:46 PM

Migrants workers from Assam, Bihar and West Bengal wait at a roadside near Central Railway Station for arrangement to return to their native places, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai. PTI Photo

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says guest workers returned to state as they were helpless

According to Bihar Chief Minister, more than 5 Lakh guest workers are still staying in various quarantine centres of Bihar

03 Jun 2020 6:17 PM

Guest workers look out from the window of their train in Prayagraj, India as they return to their villages.AP Photo

AA Edit | Heroes of Covid-19

Where the government faltered, citizens tried, if limitedly

03 Jun 2020 6:06 PM

: A farmer carries bunches of paddy saplings for plantation in a field, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Srinagar. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Only bold moves can bail out Covid economy

The government has failed miserably by window-dressing old proposals to hoodwink people into believing that they are the new ones

03 Jun 2020 5:54 PM

Women along with wearing face shields leave the Birsa Munda International Airport after they were brought by a special flight from Mumbai. PTI Photo

Lockdown reinforced gender roles, more women abused

The lockdown has proved to be challenging for all women — professional or homemakers , with all family at home, demanding more attention

03 Jun 2020 5:28 PM

In its suit, the Center for Democracy and Technology said that Trump’s executive order violates the First Amendment because it attacks Twitter for putting the fact checks on the president’s tweets, which CDT said is Twitter’s right as a private company. (Photo | AP)

Trump gets sued for trying to clamp down on social media

President's order to regulate social media is against US Constitution’s First Amendment that guarantees free speech, says tech-rights group

03 Jun 2020 5:27 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the CII Annual Session-2020 via video conferencing, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A bad start to 2.0: Modi’s bravado fails to impress

When Modi and the BJP came back to power in the summer of 2019, the euphoria was confined mainly to the party

03 Jun 2020 5:09 PM

Apex Court rejects petition to rename India as Hindustan

The plea by a Delhi-based man has claimed that such an amendment will ensure the citizens of this country to get over the colonial past

03 Jun 2020 4:53 PM

The partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content, a statement said.

Now jazz up your Facebook profile with songs from Saregama's catalogue

A deal between Saregama and Facebook enables users to choose from over one lakh songs in more than 25 languages to add to their videos.

03 Jun 2020 4:20 PM

Rahul asks government to clarify on Chinese soldiers' possible entry into India

The government has been maintaining that talks at military and diplomatic levels are on to resolve the row

03 Jun 2020 4:17 PM

No need for 'third party' intervention at Sino-China border: China

Chinese foreign ministry asserts that China's position on the border issue with India is "consistent and clear"

03 Jun 2020 4:14 PM

Amazon India expands packaging-free shipping to over 100 cities

More than 40% of Amazon customer orders shipped from Amazon India's Fulfilment centers are now packaging-free

03 Jun 2020 4:05 PM

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