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China's population has not just declined for the second year in a row, it's declined by triple the amount as compared to last year. This spells more trouble for the world's second largest economy, which is already reeling under high levels of unemployment, a huge real estate sector crisis and an ageing population. Watch

China's population has not just declined for the second year in a row, it's declined by triple the amount as compared to last year. This spells more trouble for the world's second largest economy, which is already reeling under high levels of unemployment, a huge real estate sector crisis and an ageing population. Watch

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Singapore last year registered 802 deaths due to the coronavirus, out of which 247 were fully vaccinated people

The Omicron variant now accounted for about 40% of infections in London

Sunanda Pushkar death case: Shashi Tharoor thanked the judge, and said it was ‘an absolute torture for last seven-and-a-half-years’

The number of active cases stood at 1,01,042 while the total discharges went up to 26,98,822 with the recovery of 7,699 people

Deaths in the U.S. have plummeted from a peak of more than 3,400 day on average in mid-January, one month into the vaccination driveAbout 63% of all vaccine-eligible Americans — those 12 and older — have received at least one dose, and 53% are fully vaccinated

At the 18th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Uday Shankar, President of The Walt Disney Company, Asia Pacific, and Chairman of Star and Disney India, commented on the recent scandal erupting over the alleged fixing of TRPs by some channels. He said that the government should focus on more important issues than settling viewership debates between channels. On a question regarding 'niche' TV channels losing out to streaming services, Shankar said that television content in India had become a victim of regulatory thoughtlessness. Watch the full video for more.

On Day 4 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020, Uday Shankar, President of The Walt Disney Company, Asia Pacific, and Chairman of Star and Disney India, and Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Ltd discussed the government's recent decision to regulate online content. Shankar said that given the global nature of online streaming services and the vast amount of content pouring in, it would be interesting to see how the government undertakes regulation. He also said that while there are some cases of gratuitous content being shown to grab eyeballs, Indian consumers are much more mature than regulators have traditionally considered. Bijli mirrored Shankar's sentiments, saying that censorship shouldn't affect the art. Watch the full video for more.