#ByteDance slashes jobs in India amid ongoing TikTok ban

#ByteDance slashes jobs in India amid ongoing TikTok ban

“#ByteDance slashes jobs in India amid ongoing TikTok ban” TikTok parent ByteDance is slimming down its workforce in India, where the video-sharing app might be gone for good. The Beijing-based tech giant announced cuts to its more than 2,000-person India staff on Wednesday after officials there decided to maintain a ban on TikTok and 58…

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# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India

# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India

“# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India ” Trials of blockchain-aided voting in India which would enable voters to post ballots from outside their home provinces are to begin soon. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that research using the cutting edge technology had already started and that mock trials were to be launched…

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#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers

#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers

“#Amazon India launches online academy to coach engineers” BENGALURU – Amazon.com Inc has launched an online academy to train students for one of India’s most competitive college entrance tests, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, as it taps a boom in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Amazon Academy”, available as a website and an…

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#Babies killed during a fire at Indian hospital

#Babies killed during a fire at Indian hospital

“#Babies killed during a fire at Indian hospital” Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, a doctor said, as leading politicians expressed grief at the loss of life. “The fire broke out at 2 a.m. today,” said Pramod Khandate, civil surgeon at Bhandara District…

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# India ponders Bitcoin tax law to target B market

# India ponders Bitcoin tax law to target $5B market

“# India ponders Bitcoin tax law to target $5B market ” India’s finance ministry has called for the enactment of Bitcoin (BTC) tax laws in the country. According to the Times of India, the ministry’s Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, or CEIB, recently submitted a draft document that proposes levying an 18% goods and services tax…

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