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Dot-com bubble survivors give their verdict on the current tech boom

The consensus is that the virus has fueled the dominance of big tech companies. Much of this growth has already been priced into the likes of Facebook, Amazon and Apple.

No more politics or movies, time off has helped me find myself, says Divya Spandana

In an interview with ThePrint, Divya Spandana aka Ramya, former Congress social media chief, talks about an unsavoury experience with Facebook and her plans ahead.

She’s incapable of doing anything unethical, says Ankhi Das’ father-in-law, a Trinamool MLA

Former Bengal minister Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay, who is Facebook executive Ankhi Das' father-in-law, says she is wise and knows how to handle a campaign of 'conspiracy'.

When abuse generates revenue, India gets ‘Hindustani Bhaus’ as icons

Bullying has become a major part of the online culture. Be it Kangana Ranaut bullying Sara Ali Khan or Shubham Mishra wanting to rape a female comedian.

‘We are open & non-partisan, know work on hate speech is never over’ — Facebook India head

Facebook India's head Ajit Mohan says company denounces hate and bigotry in any form, and policy decisions are made after factoring in 'local sensitivities'.

Manish Tewari letter to FB on ‘BJP hate speech’ starts row as lobbying, collusion charges fly

Manish Tewari’s mention of US-based policy expert Bharath Gopalaswamy in the letter has led BJP leader Amit Malviya to accuse him of using a lobbyist to influence FB. 

Facebook’s reluctance to take down problem posts must force India towards co-regulation

Guidelines of Twitter and Facebook have drawbacks because they do not apply universally and are determined by platforms themselves.

Facebook summoned by Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel on IT on 2 September

Facebook has been summoned over the controversy triggered by the 14 August article by WSJ that claimed its India office favoured BJP in its policy decisions on hate speech.

BJP MP urges Speaker to remove Shashi Tharoor as chairman of parliamentary panel on IT

The IT panel, meanwhile, decided to summon representatives of Facebook & IT ministry on 2 September to hear their views on measures taken to prevent misuse of social media platforms.

Facebook, Twitter can’t police on speech violation. Only Indian law can

What instigated the outrage against Facebook’s alleged political bias in India is an attempt to coerce platforms to take sides in the US Presidential campaign.

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India needs an emissions-based vehicle tax system to boost newer technologies

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava said that hybrid vehicles are cleaner than BEVs. An EREV or PHEV may be cleaner than a mild hybrid, but none of them are zero-emissions like a BEV.

Govt-run banks no longer need external help for capital buffers, issuing bonds to fund lending

Govt has not had to recapitalise PSBs since FY22. These banks, now highly profitable, are now increasingly meeting their capital requirements from their own resources.

‘Experiment’ that paved way — how 3 women IPS officers in Kashmir’s militant hotbeds defied scepticism

Shopian SSP Tanushree, Pulwama SSP PD Nitya & Sopore SSP Divya Dev played major role in attempts to restore people's trust in administration, opened doors for other women officers in J&K.

Rahul has laid 3 painful questions to rest. If he doesn’t shoot & scoot now, he can revive Congress

Congress party's score of 99 in the Lok Sabha elections has vaporised three painful questions dogging Rahul Gandhi for two decades. His record so far deserves a closer look.