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Launching next week, WhatsApp Pay will attempt to hasten India’s payments

Whatsapp's entry into India’s payments space has been likened to WeChat, which reshaped payments in China when it expanded beyond messaging.

The changing face of ‘power’ and ‘the powerful’

Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans draw a distinction between ‘old power’ and the ‘new one’ in the wake of socially powerful movements such as the #MeToo campaign.

What’s the right way to apologise? Certainly not like Mark Zuckerberg.

According to C.K. Gunsalus, the keys to a good apology are to explain exactly what you’re sorry for, offer some explanation for why you did it, and recount what you’ve learned.

Citing security threat, federal government curbs operations of two oil firms in Karachi

Here's what's happening across the border: Facebook apologises and restores Dawn article it took down and Islamabad may have to fight a water crisis this summer.

Facebook wants to swipe right, thinks likes can lead to love

Facebook Dating may not be such a bad idea considering the existential questions the company is facing about its purpose in life. But making...

HoaXposed: National flag not hoisted at Red Fort post sunset because of the code

The picture of the Red Fort without the National Flag in Delhi was shared by more than 29,000 people and had over 12,000 reactions on one Facebook post.

Over 100 journalists write to Smriti Irani against online media regulation

The letter says that the govt’s proposed move may drastically impact a medium that has made the media more open and democratic across the world.

Last Laughs: ATMs go dry across India, Shiv Sena’s unlikely to take Amit Shah’s olive branch

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Last Laughs: Unnao, Kathua and the death of justice

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Plugged-In: Lawless in Uttar Pradesh, Mark Zuckerberg’s apology, and a united South

Plugged-In from ThePrint is a new feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.