Rajasthan crisis LIVE: Ashok Gehlot to address media at 9 am in Jaipur

Petition filed in Rajasthan HC on behalf of Sachin Pilot camp over disqualification notice from Assembly speaker. Stay tuned with Business Standard for all latest news updates.

2:36 AM

Netflix adds 10.09 million subscribers in Q2, forecasts weak growth in Q3

Netflix Inc added more paid subscribers than expected in the second quarter as audiences bound to their homes due to the Covid-19 restrictions binge watched its shows in the absence of live events and movie theaters.

 

Netflix said on Thursday it added 10.09 million paid subscribers globally during the quarter ended June 30 compared with analysts' estimates of 8.07 million, according to research firm Refinitiv.

 

The streaming giant also said it has appointed Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos as co-chief executive officer.

2:02 AM

Netflix stock falls despite growth

2:00 AM

Sanskrit news weekly on AIR FM to feature Union minister, school children

1:59 AM

Netflix forecasts third-quarter subscriber additions below estimates, shares fall

1:59 AM

India says South China Sea part of global commons

India on Thursday said the South China Sea is a "part of global commons" and it firmly stands for the freedom of navigation and overflight in these international waterways, an assertion that comes days after the US rejected most of China's maritime claims in the region.

India's assertion comes after the Trump administration, in a major policy decision, categorically rejected the territorial claims made by Beijing in the South China Sea, stating that it has no legal grounds to unilaterally impose its will on the region.

Asked about the US' assertion, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India has articulated its position on the South China Sea on several occasions in the past and most recently on May 21, 2020.

1:58 AM

Consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav neither meaningful nor credible: India

1:58 AM

TikTok could operate as US company: White House official

TikTok pulling itself out of its Chinese holding company and operating as an independent American company is a much better solution than banning, a top White House official said on Thursday.

There are reports that TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company, which is China, and operate as an independent American company, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters here.

When asked whether any American company would like to buy the Chinese firm, he said, "I don't want to speculate on that."

"That's really a market question, but I'm just saying that's a much better solution than banning," he said.

The top White House economic advisor, responding to another question, said that the servers of TikTok, after becoming an American company, will be in the US and not in China.

1:57 AM

Can Mukesh Ambani take on tech giants Tencent, Huawei and Xiaomi?

With the $28 billion he’s raised working from home, India’s richest man wants to step into the breach created by the technology cold war between America and China. The two Silicon Valley tech giants that gave him a third of the money will help put him there. Read on....

12:08 AM

Ashok Gehlot to brief media today

11:55 PM

India's culturally rich heritage is known all over the world: MEA on Nepal PM Oli's Ayodhya remarks

11:55 PM

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

A breach in Twitter's security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday.

 

The ruse discovered Wednesday included bogus tweets from Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked.

 

Hackers used social engineering to target some of Twitter's employees and then gained access to the high-profile accounts. The attackers sent out tweets from the accounts of the public figures, offering to send USD 2,000 for every USD 1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.

11:44 PM

China launches orchestrated campaign to destroy US institutions: Attorney General Barr

The Chinese Communist Party has launched an orchestrated campaign to exploit the openness of American institutions to destroy them, US Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday, asserting that people are now more attuned than ever to the threat China poses to their lives and livelihoods.

 

Barr launched a scathing attack on the intentions and practices of China ranging from theft of intellectual property, to coercion of US companies and penetrating American academic institutions.

11:22 PM

SC seeks Centre's reply in plea for guidelines for time bound disposal of clemency, mercy petitions

11:09 PM

TikTok could operate as American company, says WH official

TikTok pulling itself out of its Chinese holding company and operating as an independent American company is a much better solution than banning, a top White House official said on Thursday.

 

There are reports that TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company, which is China, and operate as an independent American company, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters here.

 

When asked whether any American company would like to buy the Chinese firm, he said, "I don't want to speculate on that."

 

"That's really a market question, but I'm just saying that's a much better solution than banning," he said.

 

The top White House economic advisor, responding to another question, said that the servers of TikTok, after becoming an American company, will be in the US and not in China.

11:01 PM

PM Modi to address India Ideas Summit on July 22

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the India Ideas Summit on July 22, organised by the US-India Business Council (USIBC), on the United States and India as key partners and leaders in a post-Covid world.

 

The India Ideas Summit, is scheduled to be held on July 21-22, has assembled a high-powered line-up of US-India corridor leaders from across the business, government and society.

 

"We are honored to have the Prime Minister during the 45th anniversary of the US-India Business Council," said Vijay Advani, USIBC Global Board Chair and Executive Chairman of Nuveen.