IANS- Admitting that fake business profiles were lurking people on Google Maps, the company has said it was working hard to remove bad actors before they could scam customers. Reacting to media reports that Google Maps is flooded by about 11 million false listings and phone numbers that reroute to competing businesses, the company said […]
Justice Markandey Katju- The President of India, Ramnath Kovind, in an address to the joint meeting of members of both Houses of Parliament called for the eradication of the practice of triple talaq and nikah halala for ensuring equal rights for women and upholding women’s’ dignity. In Shayara Bano vs Union of India ( […]
Vasudha Paul- In their continued efforts to eradicate curable blindness in India, the Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) organized a fundraising Bollywood musical concert on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Oakland Arena in California. 2019 marks a special year for SEF with its Founder, Dr. R.V. Ramani, being awarded the prestigious Padma Shri […]
Pradeep S. Mehta- Since the US announcement of its withdrawal of benefits to India under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on March 4, 2019, there is speculation that Indo-US trade relations may plunge into a downward spiral. Mark Linscott, Former Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs and Senior Fellow, […]
Ritu Jha- India’s Ambassador in Washington, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who met California governor Gavin Newsom during the 2019 Pacific Summit of the Bay Area Council in San Francisco, California on Friday, June 21, said that a tariff issue was raised during the meeting. Ambassador Shringla, spoke on “Economic Prosperity in the Pacific” sharing about […]
IANS- India on Sunday rejected a US State Department report which made certain critical comments regarding the status of minorities here, saying it has “no locus standi” to “pronounce on the state of our citizens’ constitutionally protected rights”. In response to a query on the latest ‘Report on International Religious Freedom’ published by the […]
Radhika Bhirani- For filmmaker Deepa Mehta, it was a “luxury” to work on “Leila” with a talent like Huma Qureshi leading the cast. She says the actress is a risk-taker and in a way, in the league of the Oscar-winning Cate Blanchett. Glad that she was dealing with “actors and not the stars that […]
Partha Chakraborty- Empire strikes back with a vengeance. It is time to break up empires. I rarely look at horoscopes. When I heard of Facebook’s Libra moment the morning of Libra announcement by Facebook, I could not resist the urge to visit these pages. Here’s what I found – “The cosmos will ask […]
IANS- Renewing legacy systems but discarding legacy mindsets, India’s global software major Infosys is relying on automation for the digital transformation of their clients’ business, Chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Saturday. “We are relying on extreme automation to free up our people to focus more on solving client challenges, mentoring their teams and investing in […]
indica News Bureau- Observing that Pakistan has failed to complete its action plan on counterterrorism financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday asked Islamabad to meet its commitment by October or face actions which could include its blacklisting. In a statement, FATF, the inter-government body charged with combating money laundering, expressed concern […]
