After losing billions due to COVID-19, Airbnb booking bounce back in July
COVID-19 pandemic halt traveling and allied activities around the world. Businesses aligned with the travel sector faced the worst. One…
Sell TikTok operations to Microsoft in 45 days: Trump to ByteDance
Initiating negotiations, President Donald Trump has agreed to give 45 days to Chinese company ByteDance. Trump expects the company to…
India and Afghanistan discuss terrorism and security
Through a telephonic conversation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed the evolving security situation in…
WhatsApp Pay: WhatsApp all set to launch its payment service in India
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is to finally launch its payment service ‘WhatsApp Pay’ in India. It is set to meet the data…
The Big Tech debate: antitrust and more
Speculatons and regulations continue to scrutinise ‘Big Tech’ like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple etc. Members of a House subcommittee summoned…
COVID quarter blues: India sees 70% dip in gold demand
The April-June period is known a the COVID quarter, rightly so as various industries are witnessing unprecedented effects of the…
6th BRICS environment ministers’ meeting acknowledges COVID-19 impact
Source: Brookings.eduThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has hindered the progress and attainment of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development…
Amid pandemic, Amazon reports 40% profits in its revenue
Amazon posted profit even during the lockdown measures while its competitors suffered heavy losses and shutdowns. Despite lockdown measures being…
Telecom industry lost 8.2 million subscribers during lockdown in April: Report
The Indian telecom industry lost 8.2 million subscribers during the month of April, while in lockdown. According to the report,…
Educational reform: National Education Policy 2020
After 34 years, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, India got its new education policy. This is a massive reform, not…