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    TikTok News Live Updates: TikTok CEO rebuts Chinese spying allegations to skeptical Congress panel

    23 Mar, 2023 | 11:56:59 PM IST
    TikTok News Live Updates: TikTok CEO rebuts Chinese spying allegations to skeptical Congress panel
    TikTok News Live Updates: TikTok's chief executive faced tough questions from lawmakers who are convinced the Chinese-owned short video app should be barred for being a potential national security threat to the United States.

    CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress capped a week of actions by the Chinese company aimed at convincing Americans and their lawmakers that the app creates economic value and supports free speech.

    TikTok, which has more than 150 million Americans users, has faced sharp accusations that its U.S. user data would be shared with the Chinese government and that it fails to adequately protect children from harm.

    TikTok has said it has spent more than $1.5 billion on what it calls rigorous data security efforts under the name "Project Texas" that currently has nearly 1,500 full-time employees and is contracted with Oracle to store TikTok’s U.S. user data. It also says it rigorously screens content that could harm children.

    The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, kicked off the hearing by saying, "TikTok collects nearly every data point imaginable - from people's location to what they type and copy, who they talk to, to biometric data and more.
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    11:56:58 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Amritpal Singh's associate, an insurance agent, held from Delhi's Tilak Vihar: Police

    Reported PTI
    11:56:33 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi announces installation of Bhagat Singh's statue in Civic Centre premises

    11:47:25 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    French govt puts pension protest turnout at more than one million

    11:20:02 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Madurai receives heavy rainfall today

    10:59:53 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Italy's coast guard rescues more than 700 migrants

    The Italian coast guard has rescued around 750 migrants in two separate operations off the country's southern coastline, hours after at least five people died and 33 were missing in an attempted sea crossing from Tunisia. The coast guard said some 295 people were rescued from a fishing boat intercepted 167 km from the eastern coast of the Calabria region, while about 450 were rescued from another fishing vessel 185 km east of Syracuse in southern Sicily.
    10:44:01 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    S&P: Credit Suisse Group's additional tier 1 hybrid ratings lowered to 'D' from 'C' on write-down; ratings then withdrawn

    10:42:38 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    World Athletics doping ban on Russia lifted, but Russians still suspended

    World Athletics on Thursday lifted the ban on the Russian track and field federation for state-sponsored doping although its athletes remain barred from competition while Moscow's invasion of Ukraine continues. The Russian federation was banned in 2015 after a damning World Anti-Doping Agency report identified "a deeply-rooted culture of doping".
    10:42:00 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Antarctic and climate pioneer Claude Lorius dies at 91

    Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91. Lorius died on Tuesday morning in the French region of Burgundy according to Jerome Chappellaz, a palaeoclimatologist and former colleague who remains close to the family.
    10:41:16 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Ukraine claims Russian forces have withdrawn from town in Kherson region

    Ukraine's defence ministry said Thursday that Russian forces had withdrawn from the southern city of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region, despite no recent reports of a surge in fighting there. "As of March 22, 2023, all units of the occupying army that were stationed in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region left the town," said a defence ministry statement. AFP was unable to verify the claim and the defence ministry did not say its forces had entered the settlement.
    10:20:52 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    European Union leaders endorse plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within next 12 months, reports AP

    10:17:38 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Delhi: MCD asks its hospitals to screen patients with fever and maintain adequate stock of essential medicines, amid increase in influenza, daily Covid cases in parts of the country

    10:14:10 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Renault in talks with Nissan on EV charging in Europe

    10:03:17 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Jairam Ramesh on Rahul Gandhi's conviction

    Delhi: Over 50 MPs met at Mallikarjun Kharge’s house today. Tomorrow 10 AM he called all opposition parties’ MPs for a meeting. From 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM,opposition parties will walk to Vijay Chowk to protest. We have asked President for her time tomorrow

    Tomorrow evening Congress President & CLP leader will have meeting for programs to be held in different states. This verdict on Rahul Gandhi is an example of PM Modi Govt’s dirty politics. We will fight this legally & politically
    09:50:51 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Sharad Pawar supports Rahul Gandhi

    NCP supremo Sharad Pawar comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi, says his conviction in criminal defamation case is an attempt to "suppress the voice" of opposition leaders
    09:25:16 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    US SEC warns investors about risks of purchasing crypto asset securities (Reuters)

    09:12:25 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Lovlina Borgohain wins semifinal

    Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins her semifinal bout against Li Qian of China, to enter the final of the Women's World Boxing Championships
    09:08:33 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Sanjay Raut on Rahul Gandhi's conviction

    Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in criminal defamation case indicates central agencies, courts heading in direction that invites dictatorship, suppresses voice of opposition
    09:07:48 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Defence ministry signs contracts with BEL

    Defence ministry signs 2 contracts worth over Rs 3,700 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited for radars, receivers, which will enhance operational capabilities of Indian Air Force
    09:05:49 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Delhi: 10-year-old girl rape case

    MCD suspends the school attendant and issues a show cause notice to the Principal and class teacher in the rape case of 10 yr old girl of MCD Primary School, Gharoli-I of Shahdara Zone, Delhi
    08:33:15 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Block shares slide

    Shares of Block slid 20% to $58.39 in morning trade
    08:28:51 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    TikTok CEO rebuts Chinese spying allegations to skeptical Congress panel (Reuters)

    08:28:26 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Virendra Sachdeva becomes full-time Delhi BJP chief

    Delhi BJP got its full-time president in Virendra Sachdeva, the first party leader from Punjabi background in the last 13 years to hold the post. Sachdeva, 55, till now held the charge of working president of Delhi BJP, which he got after the resignation of then chief of the state unit Adesh Gupta following the party's defeat in MCD polls last year.
    08:07:52 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    BJP will protest against Rahul Gandhi...The way they are insulting the court order, we'll (BJP) protest across the state. Rahul Gandhi must apologise to PM Modi. They are countering the judiciary. From tomorrow, we will protest against & condemn Rahul Gandhi's statement

    - Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule

    09:00:17 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Vedanta to consider and approve fifth interim dividend on equity shares

    In a communication to stock exchanges, Vedanta said its board will meet on March 28, 2023, to consider and approve the Fifth Interim Dividend on equity shares, if any, for the Financial Year 2022-23. The record date for the purpose of determining the entitlement of the equity shareholders for the said dividend, if declared, is being fixed as April 7, 2023
    07:53:33 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    WHO chief warns of 'fake news' after Elon Musk pandemic treaty tweet (AFP)

    07:48:25 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Amritpal Singh News Updates

    Four persons held in connection with rally supporting pro-Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh in Raipur
    07:45:47 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Moratorium on opening new engineering, technical colleges to be lifted from 2023 academic session: AICTE

    07:28:25 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Manipur earthquake

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit 60km ESE of Moirang, Manipur today at 6:51 pm IST: National Centre for Seismology
    07:26:23 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    ALH Dhruv choppers of the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy continue to remain grounded as checks are being carried out on them. The fleet of these choppers was grounded after an accident in Mumbai on March 8: Defence officials

    07:19:27 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    US current account deficit narrows

    The US current account deficit narrowed in the fourth quarter amid an improvement in secondary income receipts as well as an increase in the services surplus, data showed.

    The Commerce Department said the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country, contracted 5.6% to $206.8 billion last quarter.
    07:04:17 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    I think when elections are announced in J&K they will inaugurate Ram temple to divert the attention of the common masses but Ram is for everyone. They wanted to sell Ram, but they didn’t love Ram. They wanted to remain in power at any cost

    - Farooq Abdullah at a rally

    06:50:33 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Slovakia hands over the first of its MiG jets to Ukraine

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    06:45:44 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Women's World Boxing Championships

    India's Nikhat Zaree wins her semifinal bout against Colombian boxer Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria to enter the final
    06:42:13 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    FSIB recommends Siddarth Mohanty as LIC Chairman. He was earlier appointed as interim chairman (ET Bureau)

    06:30:44 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Power Finance Corporation deferred proposal to declare fourth interim dividend

    06:27:36 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Women's World Boxing Championships

    Indian boxer Nitu Ghanghas wins her semifinal bout against Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan to enter the finals
    06:25:13 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Lok Sabha passes Demand for Grants, authorising expenditure of about Rs 45 lakh crore for FY24 amid din

    06:20:40 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Defence Ministry signs two contracts worth Rs 37 bn with Bharat Electronics for radars (Reuters)

    06:19:31 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    'The Appropriation Bill, 2023' passed

    'The Appropriation Bill, 2023' passed in Lok Sabha. House adjourned till tomorrow, 24th March
    06:16:49 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Hindenburg shorts Jack Dorsey's payments firm Block

    • Hindenburg Research said it held short positions in Block Inc, alleging that the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm overstated its user counts and understated its customer acquisition costs
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    • Shares of Block fell 13% in premarket trading after the report
    05:51:19 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Apple plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be released in theatres

    05:45:12 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    5 Naxalites arrested following gunfight with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh: Police

    05:39:02 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at his residence in Delhi

    Surat District Court in Gujarat held him guilty in the criminal defamation case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remark. He was later granted bail
    05:37:59 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Bank of England hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 4.25%, the highest since 2008

    05:31:47 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Fitch Ratings affirms Adani Ports at ‘BBB-’ with ‘stable’ outlook

    "The affirmation reflects Fitch's view that the Hindenburg report alleging governance issues at the Adani group has a limited near-term impact on APSEZ's cost of funding and access at the current rating level," the rating agency said.
    05:18:46 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Waris Punjab De crackdown

    We've detained 207 people so far. Of them, 30 have been arrested in different cases. They were involved in criminal cases. 177 people have been placed under preventive detention for maintenance of peace and law & order: Punjab IGP Sukchain Singh Gill.
    05:17:14 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    On lower excise revenue estimates in Delhi Budget, minister Gahlot says hurdles posed in implementing Excise Policy 2021-22 created problems

    05:17:04 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Delhi's share in central taxes pool will be zero in 2023-24; deliberating to move court: Finance Minister Gahlot to PTI

    05:12:27 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Seeking Centre, LG's approvals delays decision-making: Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on delay in presentation of Delhi Budget

    05:10:06 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Meeting revenue shortfall is a matter of concern; GST collections good but scope for improvement exists: Delhi Finance Minister Gahlot to PTI

    05:07:58 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    In the process of moving higher court against conviction of Rahul Gandhi, says Abhishek Singhvi

    05:07:18 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Fresh countrywide mock drills at hospitals soon to test Covid preparedness: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

    05:07:04 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    I urge PM Narendra Modi to release those arrested for pasting posters against him: Delhi CM Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar protest

    04:53:48 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Congress workers gather at Delhi airport and raise slogans in support of the party's MP Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to return here shortly

    Surat District Court held him guilty in the criminal defamation case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remark. He was later granted bail.
    04:47:36 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    I think Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the people of India for his series of irresponsible, defamatory statements: Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal

    04:41:39 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Delhi High Court reserves order for the appeal challenging the discharge of Sharjeel Imam and 10 other accused in the Jamia violence case of 2019

    04:37:41 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Piramal Realty partners with Jio-bp for installation of EV charging stations across its residential developments

    04:25:53 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Cyberabad Police arrests a gang involved in committing theft, procuring & selling of sensitive & confidential data of Govt & important orgs and also personal & confidential data of 16.8 crore citizens

    The accused were found selling different categories of info through Justdial & similar platforms: Stephen Ravindra, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad.
    04:10:12 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    All currently circulating variants in India are sub-variants of Omicron: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

    04:04:57 PM IST, 23 March 2023

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah will oversee the destruction of 9,298 kg of seized drugs valued at Rs 1,235 crores during the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Friday, 24th March

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