Following PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that her country and India are among the closest partners in the world

YouTube’s long-press 2x speed playback feature will be available till August 13

Twitter’s brand toolkit page says the company is protective of its logo and offers guidelines on how to use it, Elon Musk apparently isn’t a fan

Musk had tested a live video feature on X.

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded

Joins US federal government, majority of states in banning the social media app on security concerns

In the same period, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos globally for violation of the norms

X’s updated privacy policy seeks to collect biometric data, job history of users

Musk says that subscription for all users would make “the effective cost of bots” very high.

Musk didn’t specify how much users will have to pay but described it as a ‘small amount of money’

It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18

India vs Pakistan match during the Asia Cup 2023 garnered 2.8 crore viewers on the platform.

The new feature allows users to set a distinct password that is separate from their phone unlock code

Short-form videos, Chandrayaan-3 live telecast among Youtube’s top draws of 2023

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.

This comes after the Ministry observed that certain fake and unverified messages are being spread, especially on social media.

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond

A law, signed by Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until January 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban

This new functionality complements the existing “Delete for Everyone” option, allowing users to undo message deletions within a brief window of five seconds

The family plan, which allows users to share their subscription benefits with up to five members, has witnessed the highest price increase

One of the key announcements included the Meta-verified badges on WhatsApp. In a one on one chat with businessline Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta in India explained the significance of these propositions for businesses on WhatsApp and consumers alike.

Digital land records, mobile data apps to be used for data collection

Asks State government to adhere to quality norms

The EV segment needs to deliver good quality products, said Vinkesh Gulati

MPEDA looking to ramp up seafood exports into newer markets

Global decline in their prices aid the trend

Imports rise sharply, trade deficit almost triples

At 6.7%, still far from RBI’s target; industrial growth dips to 12.3% in June

Modi, Hasina sign 7 MoUs in areas such as water sharing, railway infra, judicial officers training, science & tech

The scheme will target development of more than 14,500 schools across the country

India and the US will become the engines of global growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Government would be comfortable if central bank took two years or longer to get inflation down to 4 per cent: Sources

First advance estimate pegs foodgrain output 6.12 mt lower; record maize, sugarcane crop likely

The export tax on jet fuel or ATF, which was set at ₹5 a litre in the last review on November 1, has not been altered

Late start for sugar mills in west; lower exports following resumption this month

Sequential uptick in October 2022 after facing declining trend in past five months; total investment flows however down 75 per cent y-o-y

In August 2022 this year, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) issued a detailed clarification on reporting of information about reversal of ITC as well as ineligible ITC

Insignificant market access, introduction of new issues, a double whammy

The Minister added that the government is making efforts to simplify the permission mechanism for shooting of content at various locations in the country

Samyukta Kisan Morcha to hold nationwide march to Raj Bhawans on November 26, to mark the two years of the farmer protest

FinMin officials say issue raised by the Trade Unions is politically motivated

Central KYC (CKYC) is managed by CERSAI, which is government authorised entity to function as Central KYC Registry

Two-day national conclave of SFC begins in Hyderabad

‘Principle of economic strategic autonomy will hold the key to global re-balancing and big players will constantly strive to be more capable technologically’

Murmu is currently on an official visit to Chile

It is expected that strict implementation of the LPS rules will bring back financial viability of the power sector in the country and would attract investment to ensure reliable 24x7 electricity to the consumers

If the household budget/ cost of living was Rs 100 in September 2021, it has increased by Rs 12 in both the US and India, but it has increased by Rs 20 in Germany and Rs 23 in the UK: Report

This, even as earnings jumped 27 per cent y-on-y, finds an ICRA study

Adopting ‘e-NPS Government’ method is necessary to align with goals of Centre’s Digital India program, PFRDA tells govt departments