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How Google’s deals with Murdoch’s News Corp, other media could change how world accesses news

Deals struck under Google News Showcase comes at a time when Australian govt has been trying to force Google to pay publishers for news that show up on search.

Why Modi govt is liberalising mapping policies & what free access to geospatial data means

Ending a colonial-era legacy, Modi govt will now allow private companies to produce, acquire & disseminate geospatial data and conduct mapping without prior approval.

What is transit anticipatory bail? All about the bail Nikita & Shantanu got in toolkit case

Nikita Jacob has been granted transit anticipatory bail by Bombay HC for three weeks, while Shantanu Muluk got the bail for a period of ten days.

How UPSC ‘reserve list’ helps SC/ST candidates & why it’s not a ‘backdoor entry’ for IAS

The reserve list has always courted controversies, with the latest coming after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter, Anjali, cracking the 2019 exam.

What is toolkit? Document key to tech-era protests that has landed Disha, Nikita in trouble

Typically, toolkits are made for social media campaigns. They include information on how to promote the campaign through different social media websites.

Why Tesla’s big Bitcoin splash isn’t exciting news for Indians investing in cryptocurrencies

A bill to ban private cryptocurrency will soon be sent for cabinet approval. However, it will also enable the issuance of a digital currency by the RBI.

How UP’s 16-digit unique ID for agri plots can help check land fraud, benami transactions

7.5 crore agricultural plots in 1.08 lakh villages have been assigned 16-digit unique IDs, and included in UP Revenue Code. Similar exercise is on for rural residences.

Why Indian sailors, set to return home soon, were stranded in Chinese waters for over 4 months

Sixteen Indian sailors aboard Swiss-Italian cargo vessel MV Anastasia are expected to return by 14 February after the vessel carried out a crew change in Japan.

Koo, made-in-India app govt is using to respond to Twitter & ministers are logging on to

Koo app is available in several Indian languages. It won government's AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge in August 2020.

Why NTPC, a thermal power firm, is building hydro projects in the Himalayas

NTPC is in focus as one of its hydropower projects — Tapovan Vishnugad, at Dhauliganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district — has been damaged in the floods.

On Camera

Not ‘uniter vs divider’, Indian politics is ‘divider vs divider’ right now

Monumental lapses of memory are responsible for the division bells of our time. Whatever happens in the 2024 elections, we need to fix our education, media, and, of course, our political discourse, in that order.

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

Army Dental Centre of Research & Referral celebrates silver jubilee

The ADC R&R is dedicated to providing high-quality dental care to soldiers, their families, and veterans.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.