The Indian government today emphatically refuted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s allegations of receiving “many requests” from India to censor accounts critical of the government and those reporting on farmers’ protests, as well as threats of shutting down the platform.
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How to redefine success? Singapore Dy PM Lawrence Wong gets a question from DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta
Posting a few images on Instagram from his panel talk, Wong outlined the thoughts and contents of his speech. He wrote: “What is the ‘good life’ we aspire towards? What does the Singapore Story mean to all of us?”
Indian man’s Starbucks hack: Gets app-delivered coffee at 50% discount, while sitting at the café!
There are more than 1.1 million views for the original post, in which Mall said that he managed to get coffee priced at INR400 for INR190 by using this discount hack.
Woman creates the man of her dreams using AI-Companion app
For Rosanna Ramos, a 36-year-old mother of two who lives in the Bronx, New York, the perfect partner was created using the AI chatbot software Replika.
Ajay Banga takes charge as first Indian-origin World Bank chief
Indian-American corporate executive Ajay Banga took over as the President of the World Bank, becoming the first person of colour to head either the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund.
Indo-Canadian entrepreneur Firoz Patel detained for USD 24 million Bitcoin fraud
A media release from the Department of Justice (DoJ), US Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, was headlined: “Former operator of Payza.com charged with laundering 450 Bitcoin.”
Russian sanctions leading to increasing rupee surplus in India
A combination of economic sanctions on Russia and a lopsided trade relationship with India is leading to USD 1 billion each month in Russian rupee assets remaining stranded outside the country.
Singapore wealth analysis: Are you in the top 1%? You are, if you’ve got SGD 4.76 million
Being in the “top 1 per cent” is the 21st century definition of being truly wealthy. In Singapore, a net worth of USD3.5 million puts you in that bracket, according to The Wealth Report 2023 by Knight Frank.
Biden Administration clears first Congress hurdle in debt ceiling Bill
United States lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted yesterday to raise the national borrowing limit as a crucial first step to averting a catastrophic default, greenlighting a pact struck between Washington’s warring parties after weeks of tense negotiations.
SIA to offer free unlimited Wi-Fi in all classes from July 1
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced it will provide free unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi services to KrisFlyer member passengers flying in all classes from July 1.
