Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies

Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said recently it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world’s third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from U.S. intelligence agencies on security concerns. The social media company said Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL, computer maker Lenovo Group (0992.HK), and smartphone makers OPPO…

A Day After Sunil Chhetri’s Humble Appeal to Football Fans, All Tickets at Mumbai Stadium Sold Out

A Day After Sunil Chhetri’s Humble Appeal to Football Fans, All Tickets at Mumbai Stadium Sold Out

In what seems like a miracle, considering the football scene in India, tickets to the match between India and Kenya have officially been sold out. Yes, you read that right. Sunil Chhetri, one of the greatest footballers that India has produced, recently made a heartfelt plea to all the fans of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and…

Be an informer to Income Tax department; earn up to Rs 5 crore

Be an informer to Income Tax department; earn up to Rs 5 crore

Sharing “specific information” with the income tax department about any benami transaction or property could earn you up to Rs one crore, while the same for undisclosed black money stashed abroad could fetch up to Rs 5 crore. Besides, the ‘Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme’ has also been amended under which a person can get…

France Offers Citizenship To Malian Immigrant Who Scaled Building To Save Child

France Offers Citizenship To Malian Immigrant Who Scaled Building To Save Child

France on Monday offered citizenship to an illegal immigrant from Mali who scaled the facade of a Paris apartment block to save a boy who was about to fall from a fourth-floor balcony, President Emmanuel Macron said. Video shows Mamoudou Gassama, 22, risking his life on Sunday as he climbed up the balconies to rescue…

Big RTI revelation: Income Tax Department ‘writes off’ thousands of crores of arrears

Big RTI revelation: Income Tax Department ‘writes off’ thousands of crores of arrears

Apparently failing to recover massive tax dues from various corporate tax-payers in the country, the Income Tax Department (ITD) has now started “writing off” thousands of crores of tax arrears by such defaulters, according to RTI replies. This, despite the fact that the ITD is sitting on a pile of Rs 50,000 crore of tax…