International

05 Jun

Elon Musk’s Twitter hires NBCUniversal’s Joe Benarroch in operations role

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, InternationalBusiness

Elon Musk's Twitter is hiring NBCUniversal senior executive Joe Benarch to focus on business operations.At NBCUniversal, Benark was executive vice president of communications, global advertising and partnerships. In a memo to colleagues on Sunday, Benarch said he was taking a business operations position at Twitter. "I look forward to bringing my experience to Twitter and working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0," he wrote. “Welcome to the flock, @benarroch_joe! From one bird to the next," tweeted Incoming Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino

16 May

Mark Zuckerberg move towards AI to create new products

editorBusiness, International

This isn't the first time Zuckerberg has shifted his focus from one new technology to another. Earlier, Zuckerberg had taken the same stance on crypto and metaverse. (File photo). After various experiments on crypto and the metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg has now turned to AI in his quest to define the future of meta. Facebook becoming Meta on October 28, 2021, was a sign of how quickly Mark Zuckerberg wanted to change the social network he created. Facebook was founded in 2004 and has so far maintained its relevance primarily through acquisitions. It seems the challenge Zuckerberg is facing is moving…

13 May

Linda Yaccarino becomes the new Twitter CEO

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, InternationalBusiness, International

Linda Yaccarino, widely publicized to become Twitter's new CEO, has resigned as head of advertising from NBCUniversal, effective immediately. Earlier on Friday, Musk said he had found a new chief executive for the social media site but did not name the person. NBC parent Comcast CMCSA. also said last month that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was leaving after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a woman at the company, his departure another major blow to the company following an allegation that prompted an investigation. Advertising President Mark Marshall will step down as interim chairman of NBCUniversal's advertising and partnerships group.…

04 May

Ajay Banga confirmed as the next President of World Bank

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, InternationalBusiness, india

Ajay Banga, who on Wednesday became the next President of the World Bank, becoming the first Indian-American to head a global financial institution, said he looks forward to working with him when developing countries are facing tracking the most difficult development challenges. "The Executive Directors of the World Bank today elected Ajay Banga as the President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023," the bank said in a press statement. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would nominate 63-year-old Banga to lead the World Bank because he is "well-equipped" to lead…

07 Feb

Fourth major quake of 5.6 magnitude struck Turkey as death rate from previous ones cross 4,000

Business CorrespondentInternational

The central region of Turkey was hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, hours after three catastrophic earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, resulting into death of more than 4,000 human beings. The process of rescuing victims are going on. Many countries, including India, are sending in supplies and relief teams.NDRF Search and Rescue Teams, specially trained dog squads, medical supplies, drilling machines and other equipment from India left for Turkey early today morning. This stand came in the backdrop of PM Narendra Modi visits to the quake-hit country. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days…

21 Jan

Facebook-Instagram allow naked breast pics for trans, non-binary people

Priyanka BhowmickInternationalInternational

Women can post naked photos on Facebook-Instagram. Can show 'open nipples'. These social media platforms have taken a big step by changing the strict rules for posting pictures of women. Before this, there were many restrictions on such pictures on Facebook and Instagram. If a woman posted a picture of 'Bare Breasts' it would be immediately blurred out. According to the new rules, Facebook and Instagram have moved away from that rules. It should be noted that a section of women in the western world has been carrying on the 'Free the Nipple Movement' for more than a decade. Among…

20 Jan

London took initiative at public peeing with wall paint that splashes urine back

Business CorrespondentInternational

A central London district popular for its nightlife, but also residence to 1000 of people, has tried out a unique way to tackle the persistent problem of public urination: so-called anti-pee paint. Officials in Soho -- restaurants, theatres , a warren of bars, apartments and houses and other entertainment venues-- are treating walls at nearly a dozen problem sites with the special spray-on liquid. The industrial strength "surface protection" forms a transparent water-repellent coating that splashes back urine when it hits, providing instant payback for offenders. Westminster City Council has taken the steps to the initiative following complaints from some…

17 Jan

Dawood Ibrahim got married again

Priyanka BhowmickInternationalindia, International

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim married for the second time, this time to a Pakistani woman. This was revealed by Haseena Parker's(Dawood's sister) son before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in September 2022. According to Haseena Parkar's son Ali Shah, the underworld don is not yet divorced his first wife. The investigating agency raided several places and arrested several people for allegedly being involved with Dawood Ibrahim's terrorist network. The organization has also filed a charge sheet in court in this incident. India Today has accessed a copy of Ali Shah's statement before the NIA. Ali Shah informed NIA that Dawood…

04 Jan

Pele laid to rest in Santos

Priyanka BhowmickInternationalInternational

Pele was laid to rest. The Brazilian football legend - who died of cancer aged 82 on 29 December - was buried on the ninth floor of the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica cemetery on Tuesday (03.01.22), in a private ceremony overlooking the Urbano Caldeira stadium in his hometown of Santos. After his body was taken to the streets, where thousands of people lined the route to pay their last respects. Pele's body lay in the center circle of Santos' stadium pitch for 24 hours before a procession carried his coffin past his former family home to the Vertical Cemetery, where his…

31 Dec

Cyprus, Foreign Minister of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed 3 important agreements

editorInternational

At a joint conference control in national capital, Cyprus, government minister of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed 3 necessary agreements. The 2 ministers had fruitful conversations throughout Jaishankar’s initial official visit to Cyprus regarding bilateral relations, multilateral cooperation, politics and regional issues, the Indo-Pacific issue, the center East, Europe, and India’s relationship with the European Union.S. Jaishankar additionally expressed at the meeting however crucial the partnership between India and Cyprus is. It's supported our shared principles of democracy, diversity, pluralism, and respect for the law, he claimed. Each area unit driven by similar beliefs and…