Amazon announces plans to manufacture electronic goods in India 1 minute read
New Delhi, Feb 16 (efe-epa).- E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was set to produce electronic products in India for distribution in the global market.
Amazon India is expected to kick off a production line by the end of the year for Amazon Fire TV stick – a device that connects TV screens to the internet – in the city of Chennai, capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
The products will be manufactured in association with Cloud Network Technology, a Chennai-based subsidiary of multinational company Foxconn, Indian Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a statement after meeting Amazon’s India head Amit Agarwal
Updated Feb 12, 2021 | 18:45 IST
SC agrees to hear a petition by BJP leader Vinit Goenka to regulate social media platforms on “anti-India messages” sent to provoke violence in the country. Representational Image | Photo Credit: Twitter
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On Thursday, I-T Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned social media platforms against spreading fake news
Recently, BJP leaders have started their official accounts on Koo
Government of India versus social media platform Twitter is in the focus every day. The fight has now gone to the Supreme Court. The Apex court has issued notice to Twitter & Centre seeking a mechanism monitor content. On Thursday, Information & Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had warned social media platforms in Parliament against the spread of fake news. “Social media has a big role in Digital India program but if social media is misused to spread fake news and violence, then action will be taken,” he said
Centre vs Twitter row escalates: A timeline
Centre vs Twitter row escalates: A timeline
Following the Republic day violent clashes between protesting farmers and Delhi police, Twitter has come under increasing criticism over its judgment in allowing or blocking content on its platform.
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Twitter has come under increasing criticism from several governments across the world (Image Credits: Reuters)
Popular microblogging platform Twitter has come under increasing criticism from several governments across the world over its judgment in allowing or blocking content on its platform. Many contend that the company s content regulation policies remain arbitrary and ad hoc.
The ongoing spat between the Government of India and social media platform Twitter is also growing by the day. On Thursday, Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in the Parliament said, “We respect social media a lot, it has empowered the common people. Social media has a big role in the Digital India