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Sunday, September 14, 2025
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India’s digital tax is discriminatory but won’t retaliate now, US says

The office of the US Trade Representative said the taxes are 'inconsistent with prevailing principles of international taxation, and burden or restricts U.S. commerce.'

Indian economy could be most resilient in south, southwest Asia subregion, says UN report

India's fast-growing telecom and digital space, in particular, could see a faster rebound, according to a report compiled by UNESCAP.

Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to relaunch Libra deserves a fair chance

Zuckerberg's plea for Libra, now called Diem, suggests Facebook is leaning more towards the kind of e-cash offered by PayPal or Alibaba than the revolutionary crypto dreams of Bitcoiners.

News site seeks Rs 10 cr from Facebook, says posts blocked during farmer protest, 3 more times

The Ink has issued a legal notice to Facebook, threatening legal action if the amount is not paid within seven days of receipt.

Bajrang Dal — the group accused of taking UP’s illegal conversion law into its own hands

Bajrang Dal is in the headlines over the ‘love jihad’ issue in UP, and over allegations that Facebook looked the other way despite internal call to ban it.

Why the world is out to de-fang Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google

Europe & US seem set on curbing the dominance of FAANG firms. There’s limited debate in India, where almost all of them have done deals with Jio.

Facebook, Twitter reverse changes meant to curb vote misinformation in US election

Election conspiracies pose less of a threat now with Joe Biden’s victory confirmed by the Electoral College, resulting in the companies going back to their old rules.

House panel on IT wants Facebook to share profiles of its India employees

Facebook India head Ajit Mohan and two other representatives were questioned on tech giant's mechanism to deal with hate posts and fake news.

Facebook attacks Apple’s iOS changes in full-page US newspaper ads

The series of ads slated to run in New York Times, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post claims that Apple’s changes, scheduled to go live in early 2021, are bad for small businesses.

Why Facebook’s arguments against a breakup don’t make sense

If Facebook split up, reversing its acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram, nobody apart from the company's managers would actually be affected.

On Camera

Nice guys, bad boys, and the dating propaganda

Every influencer is selling a course, a podcast, or a protein powder on how to upgrade from Nice Guy to Alpha. Nice is needy. All his kindness is a loan that you never signed up for.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.