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WhatsApp Privacy Case: 'If it is a voluntary app, what is the issue?' asks Delhi HC
The government of India also questioned WhatsApp over its preferential treatment to European users where the updates to its privacy policy will not be implemented; WhatsApp is supposed to send its response to the Indian government by January 25
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The Grim Reaper: Major farmer protests around the world in the past 100 years
One of the largest protests in human history got the world's attention as hundreds of thousands of farmers marched to India's capital and set up camp at its borders to protest the new farm laws. As this visual survey of past protests show, farmers the world over have been trapped by bureaucratic and oppressive government policies, exploitation by landholders, crippling debts, losses on marketed goods, and devastating weather, leading to some significant protests in those countries
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If poor countries go unvaccinated, a study says, rich ones will pay
If people in developing countries remain out of work because of lockdowns required to choke off the spread of the virus, they will have less money to spend, reducing sales for exporters in North America, Europe and East Asia
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Five takeaways from the developing space war between China and the U.S
Beijing is intent on dominating the democratised space age even as Joe Biden's administration aims for orbital resilience
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Budget 2021 reckoner: All eyes on private sector to drive growth
With the government finances weaker in the pandemic, the responsibility to revive growth will shift to the private sector. FM Sitharaman will, however, need to provide relief to individuals to encourage spending.
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10 offbeat travel experiences to indulge in 2021
From suites fit for royalty to cherry blossoms in Shillong, Forbes India picks 10 travel experiences in India to put on your calendar
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News By Numbers: Which are the world's top 3 highest cities?
India's Srinagar ranks at number 19 on the list of the world's highest cities
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Biden inherits a vaccine supply unlikely to grow before April
The pace of vaccination is critical not just to curbing disease and death but also to heading off the impact of more infectious forms of the virus.
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Rigging up the ultimate home office
Create lavish, efficient and smart office set-ups right at home with our picks of some of the best luxury office desks, chairs, lights and video conferencing systems
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Sports (Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India's historic win), Leadership (Top 5 lessons learned over a 20-year career), Business (YO! founder talks entrepreneurship & how to follow your fear), and Health (11-minute body-weight workout is all that you need!).
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At Biden's inaugural events, the music was earnestly reassuring
Echoing the Biden campaign, and tightly coordinated with the speeches and imagery of his first day in office, the music insisted on unity after division, hope after pain