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EU reaches agreement on rules to rein in Google, Meta, other tech giants

EU countries and lawmakers have reached an agreement on an unprecedented law to curb the market dominance of the biggest tech companies such as Alphabet's Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple

WHO calls for caution as Covid-19 restrictions are eased in Africa

A World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office has urged for caution and consideration of the risks involved, with multiple African countries lifting their Covid-19 health restrictions

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on humanitarian situation in Ukraine

The resolution, drafted by Ukraine and allies, received 140 votes in favour and 5 votes against, while 38 countries abstained on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported

US sanctions blunt Russian bank's ability to deploy international reserves

In its latest action to impose severe costs on the Russians, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating key enablers of the invasion.

Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine

The US Department of Defense was directly involved in developing biological weapon components in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on Birbhum violence case

The NHRC has taken the suo motu cognizance of incidents of violence in West Bengal's Birbhum where 8 persons including women and children were allegedly burnt to death

India abstains 6th, 7th time in UN vote on Ukraine crisis resolution

Keeping up its streak of abstentions on Ukraine-related resolutions at the UN, India on Thursday abstained in rapid succession for the sixth and seventh time at the General Assembly

PNB acquires 5.97% stake in ONDC in first tranche

ONDC is an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to promote open networks for all aspects of the exchange of goods and services over digital networks

Date extended for Aadhaar card seeding with ration cards till June 30

The earlier deadline of December 31, 2021 was similarly extended till March 31, 2022 and now, it is extended to June 30, 2022

No plan to privatise Indian Railways, asserts Ashwini Vaishnaw

Referring to the new initiatives, he said that the Ministry has planned to roll out 75 Vande Bharat trains till 2024

Ukraine war put an end to globalisation, says world's largest fund manager

Fink said the Coronavirus pandemic had already set these wheels in motion, CNN reported

Fund led by Biden's son involved in financing biolabs in Ukraine: Russia

At the same time, the scientific curator is the US nuclear center at Los Alamos

HC seeks poll panel's response on VVPATs for Delhi civic polls

The plea, filed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, was seeking directions for the use of VVPAT machines for the polls to rule out chances of malpractice

GIF creator Stephen Wilhite dies at 74 due to coronavirus infection

"He invented GIF all by himself -- he actually did that at home and brought it into work after he perfected it," Kathaleen, who spoke to The Verge, said

Google to begin testing 3rd party billing systems with Spotify

The programme will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional billing option next to Google Play's billing system

UK sanctions Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's stepdaughter

The most prominent target of the sanctions is Imperial College graduate Polina Kovaleva, a glamorous 26-year-old who lives in a 4 million piund home in Kensington

Tesla aims to complete Cybertruck development this year: Elon Musk

Musk reiterated that Tesla's focus this year is to ramp up production of current vehicle programmes, especially Model Y and Model 3

Airtel demos 5G, showcases immersive experiences with high-speed network

Low latency helps in streaming a very high volume of data with minimal delay

Apple intends to use world's first low-carbon aluminium in iPhone SE

Apple said it intends for the material, produced by using hydropower, to be introduced in the iPhone SE

IPL 2022: Best wishes pour in as Dhoni hands over CSK captaincy to Jadeja

Reactions from former cricketers and fans poured in on social media, reminiscing the many contributions of the wicketkeeper-batter as the leader of the team