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Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Sheikh to stay in Pak jail for now
By Imtiaz Ahmad , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 08:06 PM IST
Sindh government officials confirmed that they would not release them and instead seek permission from the court to keep them detained.
US deeply concerned by Pak court ruling to release Daniel Pearl’s killers
By Asian News International | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 05:59 AM IST
In 2002, Pearl, the 38-year-old journalist of The Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story of terror groups’ links to Al Qaeda.
Brazil scientists say Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac has proven effective in late-stage trials: Report
By Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Sao Paolo/Rio De Janeiro
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 01:31 PM IST
Brazil is the first country to complete late-stage trials of CoronaVac, which is also being tested in Indonesia and Turkey.
Facebook attacks Apple’s iOS changes in full-page newspaper ads
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 03:39 PM IST
The ads, slated to run in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, carry the headline “We’re standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.”
Covid-19 is far more dangerous than any vaccine
By Bloomberg | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 10:29 PM IST
The clinical trials required by the FDA can’t prove any vaccine is perfectly safe, but what we’ve learned through these trials should be reassuring. You can’t get the disease from these vaccines, and the risks associated with them are tiny compared to risks associated with getting Covid-19.
Google removes some IAC browser extensions for ‘policy violations’
By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 06:18 AM IST
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Google was deciding whether to impose severe penalties on IAC over what Google concluded were “deceptive marketing practices”.
India’s confirmed dose purchases of Covid-19 vaccine exceed 1.5 billion: Report
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 08:41 PM IST
India’s confirmed dose purchases exceed 1.5 billion which is more than European Union’s 1.2 billion doses and the United States 1 billion doses.
‘Demonstrate neutrality’: Congress welcomes Facebook’s India leadership change
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2020 12:38 PM IST
The Congress in August wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and called for an inquiry into a report suggesting the social media company was biased towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in censoring hate speech
Scholars unite in fight with FB over tool to check ads
By Associated Press| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Boston
UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2020 03:21 AM IST
The executive, Allison Hendrix, said the tool violates Facebook rules prohibiting automated bulk collection of data from the site. Her letter threatened “additional enforcement action” if the takedown was not effected by November 30.
Facebook demands academics disable ad-targeting data tool
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Boston
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 07:25 AM IST
The outcry over Facebook’s threat was immediate after The Wall Street Journal first reported the news Friday because the “Ad Observer” tool provides valuable insights into what ads are targeting specific types of voters.
Pakistan’s top court stays release of Daniel Pearl murder accused
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON SEP 28, 2020 08:24 PM IST
The Supreme Court also accepted an appeal by the family of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter to join as a party in the case.
Former senior Boeing officials defend 737 max design: Report
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 03:54 PM IST
Keith Leverkuhn and Michael Teal, who oversaw the development of the aircraft, didn’t concede any procedural mistakes, according to the article, which cited transcripts of closed-door interviews that will be part of a government report to be released this week.
Chinese chipmaker denies military ties as US steps up feud
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai | Beijing
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 02:16 PM IST
US regulators are considering adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. to a list of foreign buyers that need government permission to acquire technology or components, according to The Wall Street Journal and other outlets.
Covid-19 vaccine developers plan pledge, Russian shot ‘passes early trial test’: All you need to know
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2020 09:30 AM IST
Coronavirus disease outbreak has killed nearly 870,000 people and infected more than 26 million others worldwide as well as upended hundreds of millions of lives and wreaked havoc on the global economy.
Will continue to remove hateful content: Facebook assures Congress
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 03, 2020 05:01 PM IST
Facebook explained how its decisions on these issues are not taken unilaterally but through a collective decision involving different views from teams around the company
BJP alleges Cong-Facebook nexus, new report says Das took credit for ‘Modi’s campaign’
By Deeksha Bhardwaj | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 03:36 PM IST
Facebook has been courting controversy since earlier this month when reports emerged that Das had allegedly let communal posts by members of the ruling BJP slide, even though they were in violation of its hate-speech policy
Congress writes to Zuckerberg on probe details, alleges nexus between WhatsApp and BJP
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2020 07:20 PM IST
Venugopal’s letter to Zuckerberg came in the wake of an article in Time magazine, which Congress said “revealed more information and evidence of biases and a quid pro quo relationship” of Facebook India with the BJP.
Why Facebook is wrong, yet again |Opinion
By Dipayan Ghosh
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2020 05:57 AM IST
Its commercial model incentivises hate speech, threatens democracy, and disrupts peace
Facebook ‘interfering’ with India’s electoral democracy: Congress writes to Mark Zuckerberg
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 06:11 PM IST
K C Venugopal, the Congress general secretary (organisation), kept up the party’s attack in a letter to Zuckerberg over the issue. He referred to the report and said the social company provided the BJP with “favourable treatment on election-related issues”.
Former RSS ideologue Govindacharya wants parliamentary probe in workings of social media platforms
By Smriti Kak Ramachandran | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 11:41 AM IST
In 2014, KN Govindacharya wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call off his meeting with Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, until issues such as data protection, taxation and user privacy are not resolved.
Facebook India exec files FIR over ‘violent threats’
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 02:59 AM IST
In her complaint, Das said the threats began on Friday evening after the WSJ report appeared. The alleged harassment included death threats on Twitter, threats on Facebook and circulation of her photographs on social media with defamatory comments.
James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board over editorial differences
By Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar | London
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 11:32 AM IST
While tendering the resignation, Murdoch also cited differences over certain strategic decisions of the company.
Report says Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok’s US ops, Donald Trump considers ‘banning’ app
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 08:56 AM IST
The Wall Street Journal Friday night reported that Microsoft, headed by Indian-American Satya Nadella, is in advanced talks to acquire the US operations of TikTok. The deal could run into billions of dollars.
Podcast | Covid-19 Fallout: Migrants, the Economy, and Foreign Policy (Live from Zoom!)
By Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2020 07:33 AM IST
This week, Milan sits down with podcast regulars Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal and Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution for a special live edition of the Grand Tamasha news round-up.
Podcast: India’s Coronavirus Response, Anti-China Sentiment, and the Communalization of Covid-19
By Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON APR 22, 2020 07:46 AM IST
How India is faring in its pitched battle against the Coronavirus, the reasons behind festering anti-China sentiment among many Indians across the political spectrum and more.
Boeing to offer voluntary layoffs to employees to tide over coronavirus fallout, say sources
By Reuters | Seattle
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2020 03:32 PM IST
Boeing Co is set to offer buyout and early retirement packages to employees, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a bid to mitigate the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Podcast: Trump’s India Trip, Delhi Riots, and India in American Domestic Politics
By Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2020 09:54 AM IST
This week, Milan Vaishnav sits down with podcast regulars Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan to discuss US President Donald Trump’s India visit, Delhi riots and more.
China using visas as weapons against journalists: Chinese foreign press corp
By Sutirtho Patranobis | Hindustan Times, Beijing
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2020 06:35 PM IST
The report said that the Chinese government is using “visas” as weapons to intimidate journalists from abroad “like never before”.
China expels 3 WSJ journalists for ‘racial’ opinion piece they didn’t write
By Sutirtho Patranobis | Hindustan Times, Beijing
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2020 03:53 PM IST
The three expelled Beijing-based WSJ reporters are not known to have contributed to the piece titled “China is the Real Sick Man of Asia”, written by US-based professor, Walter Russel Mead.
Podcast: Citizenship Travails, Maharashtra Elections, and Election Meddling
By Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2019 09:34 AM IST
On the season two finale of Grand Tamasha, Milan sits down with podcast regulars Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal and the Brookings Institution’s Tanvi Madan to round up this month’s political news from India.
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