Day: January 26, 2018

A protest demonstration was organized by Kashmir Council EU on the occasion of Indian Republic Day (26th January) in front of Indian Embassy in Brussels, the capital of Belgium Friday. It is important to mention that Kashmiris observe the Indian Republic Day falling on 26th January as black day every year. Protest in Brussels was attended by a large number of the people from different walks of life. Holding placards and banner with a number of slogans against India, the protesters called for immediate end of Indian atrocities in Indian Held Kashmir…

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Internet titans Google and Tencent on Friday signalled possible future collaboration on developing new technologies as the US and Chinese firms announced a long-term patent-sharing agreement. The companies gave no details on the scope or nature of the potential cooperation but said in a joint statement that they “are open to deeper collaboration in the future on innovative new technologies”. “By working together on agreements such as this, tech companies can focus on building better products and services for their users,” Google’s head of patents, Mike Lee, was quoted saying.…

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Billionaire investor George Soros launched a scathing attack on tech giants at the Davos summit on Thursday, calling them monopolies that could be manipulated by authoritarians to subvert democracy. During an annual dinner he hosts at the World Economic Forum, held this week in the Swiss alpine resort, Soros turned his sights on a host of subjects including US President Donald Trump and the speculation frenzy surrounding the bitcoin cryptocurrency. But much of the Hungarian-born financier’s ire was reserved for the tech giants of Silicon Valley who, he argued, needed…

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US President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping new immigration plan to Congress that offers 1.8 million young unauthorized immigrants known as “Dreamers” a path to citizenship over 10-12 years. In a comprehensive reform that will be formally presented next week, Trump has also asked Congress to eliminate the popular “green card lottery” program and severely restrict family immigration, steps analysts say could cut in half the more than one million foreign-born people moving to the country annually. And in the name of halting illegal immigration, he has…

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