Topic: ByteDance
TikTok locks teen’s account after video on China Muslims, then says no political censorship
China's TikTok suspended the account of US teen Feroza Aziz allegedly after she uploaded a video criticising treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
TikTok owner ByteDance plans major global expansion and then go public
ByteDance, the world’s most valuable start-up, is unlikely to rush into an IPO in the middle of a bitter trade war and rising scrutiny from Washington.
On Camera
YourTurn
From toilets for disabled to ‘coffee with collector’, a Tamil Nadu IAS officer shows the way
Virudhnagar in Tamil Nadu was one of India’s 112 under-developed districts. The current DM is trying to change that.
What are UST & Luna and why the fall of 2 ‘stablecoins’ led to a crypto crash in India
Along with crash in value of UST and Luna coins, Indian market for crypto assets also reeling under strict control imposed by government, with the imposition of TDS on all crypto transactions.
Defence
NSA Ajit Doval pushes for ‘terror free’ Afghanistan, says India stands with Afghan people
Doval's comments came at 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan attended by national security advisors from Tajikistan, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan & China.
Why it’s obscene to tell Ukraine to give in & how war-upended global balance of power brings openings for India
Global order is in flux, and India is being wooed by all. It opens up economic, strategic & military possibilities unimaginable till recently. It is for India to take this opportunity.