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UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Indian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary-General

12:27 am February 14, 2021

United Nations: A34-year-old Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced that she is running to be its next Secretary General, throwing her hat in the ring against the world organisation’s current chief Antonio Guterres, saying she refuses to be a bystander and it is now time for a new UN. Arora Akanksha, whose work includes managing audits […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Bride-to-be tweets concerns over water-logging around house, problem vanishes

10:08 pm February 13, 2021

Chandigarh : Upset with the prospect of receiving her wedding guests at her residence in a water-logged area, a Faridabad woman took to Twitter to apprise Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar of her predicament and the problem disappeared in a jiffy. The Social Media Grievance Tracker (SMGT) team of the Haryana government immediately forwarded the would-be bride’s tweet to relevant authorities and the problem […]

Belarus to hold constitutional vote in less than one year

11:37 pm February 12, 2021

Kyiv: The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Friday that a referendum on changing the ex-Soviet nation’s constitution would be held in less than a year, part of government efforts to stem the tide of opposition protests. Wrapping up the two-day All-Belarus People’s Assembly, President Alexander Lukashenko said the constitutional vote would be conducted simultaneously with municipal elections which are to be held no later than […]

Ghaziabad assault case: Twitter India MD gets relief, no coercive action, says Karnataka HC

Twitter blocks 97 pc of accounts, posts flagged by IT Ministry

3:34 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Twitter has blocked over 97 per cent of the accounts and posts flagged by the IT Ministry for provocative content and misinformation around farmers’ protest, sources said. This followed a meeting between Twitter representatives and the Information Technology Secretary on Wednesday evening where the US-based microblogging platform was issued a stern warning to comply with local laws […]

Cashfree launches E-commerce Suite to simplify digital payments for the next billion e-consumers

4:38 pm February 11, 2021

Bangalore : In 2020, Cashfree processed more than 2 crore transactions from e-commerce orders● Currently, over 2000 e-commerce companies use Cashfree for digital payments● Cashfree expects to onboard 5000 e-commerce companies by the end of the year Bangalore, February 11, 2021: Bengaluru-based payments and banking technology company, Cashfree, today launched its payments toolkit for e-commerce stores and marketplaces in India. With a host […]