Delhi Excise Department Asks Clubs, Restro-Bars to Share Locations Using Google Maps for Digital Database

The Delhi Excise Department has directed owners of clubs, restaurants, and hotels in the city to share the location of their establishments using Google Maps, a move aimed at preparing a digital database, officials said on Monday.

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Cyber Sabotage Could Have Cause 2020 Mumbai Power Outage, Maharashtra Minister Says

A power failure that crippled India's financial capital of Mumbai in western Maharashtra state last year could have been a case of cyber sabotage, a local minister said, as China denied a report that it was behind the outage.

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Twitter Tackles COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation With Labels, Strike Policy

Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations.

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Bezos versus Ambani isn’t the only fight in the Indian retail space

The ongoing digital transformation of the corner kirana stores, tens of millions of shops catering to 1.3 billion consumers, will matter for everyone from Unilever NV and Procter & Gamble Co. to State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender. It will also be important to Amazon.com Inc. boss Jeff Bezos and Reliance Industries Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani.

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Facebook News to Launch in Germany in May With Content From Around 100 Media Outlets

Facebook will roll out its news platform in Germany from May, providing articles from around 100 existing German media outlets, the US-based tech giant said.

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Instagram Live Rooms Feature Launched, to Allows Up to Four People Live Stream Together

Instagram began allowing up to four people to live stream together in virtual Live Rooms, following in the footsteps of group-broadcast rising stars like Clubhouse.

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Apna.co raises $12.5 million led by Sequoia, Greenoaks

The startup plans to utilise the funds to expand into eight more cities this year

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