In #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why Australia is working to bring a law to force tech giants to negotiate a fair payment with news publishers & why others should take cue.
Australian Treasurer and Facebook confirmed that the two parties have agreed on amendments to draft legislation requiring FB and Google to pay for Australian news that they feature.
Addressing an India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon function, PM Modi said the youth, young innovators and startups will be at the forefront of the 'strong' partnership.
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.
Facebook’s decision stops users globally from sharing articles from Australian publishers, threatening to cut off one of the most widely used ways for millions to access information online.
Google opposes a planned law that would force the company to pay Australian publishers for news content. The tech giant says it will unplug its homepage if legislation isn't changed.
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.
Google’s threat, the most potent yet, is in response to Australia proposing a legislation that would force the US company to pay local publishers for news.
The Indian Cricket team, led by Ajinkya Rahane, braved all odds to defeat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba in Brisbane and win the test series 2-1.
How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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