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Sweden joins other European countries to ban China’s Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks, calls China biggest threat
Sweden has become the latest country to ban Chinese telecom groups Huawei and ZTE from its 5G mobile networks.
Tech-giant Google to invest 4.5 billion USD in Reliance Jio, to jointly develop operating system for affordable, entry-level 4G/5G smartphones
Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of RIL on Wednesday confirmed that Google will invest over Rs 33,737 crore for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms taking the string of investments well over Rs 1,52,000 crore.
US telecom regulator designates Chinese firms Huawei, ZTE as national security threats
The US telecommunications regulator issued the declaration and proposed requiring rural carriers to remove and replace equipment from the two Chinese companies from existing US networks.
US Secretary of State lists Jio as a “Clean Telco” for not using Chinese tech, something Mukesh Ambani had told Trump in February
Mike Pompeo said that tide is turning toward trusted 5G vendors and away from Huawei as Clean Telcos like Jio not using Chinese Tech
Spy network using illegal VOIP exchange to gather information on Indian Army’s movement busted in Mumbai
Calls from Pakistan were converted to local calls and diverted to Kashmir and Ladakh using spy network's illegal VOIP exchange
Trump administration moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers, bars it and its suppliers from using American equipment and technologies
The US administration on Friday decided to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei from major global chipmakers
Is China using Zoom teleconferencing to spy on us?
While Zoom was headquartered in the United States, and listed on the NASDAQ, the mainline Zoom app appears to be developed by three companies in China
Bharti Airtel shells out ₹10,000 crore towards outstanding AGR dues after Supreme Court’s contempt order
The company had previously announced that it would make the payment of ₹10,000 crores by February 20 and the remaining by March 17.
Supreme Court issues contempt proceedings against telcos for failing to clear outstanding AGR dues
Anguished by how the Supreme Court's directive was flouted, Justice Mishra stated, "This cannot happen in this country. We cannot function in this fashion. Let’s wind up the Supreme Court."
Jammu and Kashmir: 100% landline exchanges to be operationalised tonight, mobile phones to be restored gradually
All landline phones will start working in Jammu and Kashmir from 4th September
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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti refuses to unfurl the Indian flag, BJP demands arrest for her seditious remarks
In her first press conference after being released from her 14-month detention, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti denounced the Indian flag and pegged for the restoration of Article 370
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After Twitter, Amazon’s Alexa now claims Jammu and Kashmir is part of China, netizens fume
As per reports, Alexa uses a machine-learning algorithm and more than a dozen 'question-answer techniques' to determine the best response to a user query.
Media
‘Kale Baba’ aka Nasir caught sexually exploiting women in Lucknow, Times of India gives it a Hindu spin by calling the accused as ‘Tantrik’
The Times of India on Saturday attempted to give a Hindu spin to a crime perpetrated by an Islamic cleric, who is an accused in the sex racket, by referring to him as a 'Tantrik'.
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NBSA orders AajTak to apologise live on October 27 for spreading fake news on Sushant Singh Rajput case
The NBSA had earlier asked Aaj Tak to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh and had asked the broadcaster to air an apology admitting on national television that it did not conduct the due diligence required prior to telecasting the tweets.
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Pakistan fumes over reports of Saudi denying permission for ‘Kashmir Black Day’ program after it voted against it at FATF
After certain media reports suggested that Saudi Arabia had voted against Pakistan at the FATF plenary keeping it in grey list, the Arab nation has now reportedly denied Pakistan permission to hold 'Kashmir Black Day' on 27th October.
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‘He supplies drugs and girls’: Estranged wife of Mahesh Bhatt’s nephew Luviena Lodh alleges harassment by nephew-uncle duo
Luviena Lodh said that Mahesh Bhatt is the don of the industry, and he controls everything that goes on in the film industry
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Exclusive: Conversation that shows how Mumbai Police is trying to coerce witness into naming Republic TV in TRP scam
While Hansa Research report and the FIR filed named India Today in TRP scam, in less than 24 hours, Mumbai Police had seemingly made up its mind that Republic TV was the culprit
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France: Charlie Hebdo cartoons projected on government building to express solidarity with deceased teacher who was beheaded by Islamic terrorist
Days after the barbaric beheading of teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of Paris by a terrorist for showing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad to his students, support continues to pour in for the deceased teacher.
Entertainment
‘Jism ki garmi’: How Hindi film industry disregarded consent and normalised rape and molestation over the years
The Hindi film industry has, knowingly or unknowingly, convinced a generation of people that rape is normal when done in light of 'greater good'.
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Lucknow: Jama Mazar caretaker ‘Kale Baba’ caught running sex racket, video goes viral
The caretaker has allegedly confessed to police that he was sexually exploiting women and engaging them in illicit activities in the name of curing infertility and other ailments.
