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Facebook denies hiding Russian sabotage, but fires lobbying firm

Facebook disputed inaccuracies in the NYT story, but said it was ending its contract with a Republican lobbying company named in the article, Definers Public Affairs

3 min read15 Nov 2018
Companies

Ready with plan to lobby for Indian startups: IndiaTech CEO

IndiaTech’s top priority right now is to get easier listing norms for startups, says CEO Rameesh Kailasam

1 min read25 Oct 2018
News

Donald Trump orders ban on rifle ‘bump stocks’ after Florida shooting

President Donald Trump orders ban on gun accessories known as bump stocks that allow semi-automatic rifles to be fired more rapidly

3 min read21 Feb 2018
News

After Las Vegas massacre, US gun lobby backs calls for new curbs

US lawmakers bolster efforts to ban devices used by the Las Vegas shooter to make his guns fire faster, while the National Rifle Association urges federal officials to review the legality of such modifications

4 min read6 Oct 2017
Industry

Indian Internet firms, led by Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal, create lobby group

The lobby group Indiatech.org, led by Flipkart, will represent the interests of Indian Internet start-ups such as Ola, Hike and others

1 min read29 Sep 2017
Politics

Gau-rakshaks are ‘victims not tyrants’: VHP

Coming out in support of cow vigilantes, the VHP said they are 'victims not tyrants', adding that the meat lobby is trying to malign the holy vow of cow protection

1 min read4 Jul 2017
News

Casino billionaires, NFL owners fuelled Donald Trump’s record inaugural

Among the biggest donors for the Donald Trump inaugural in Washington were casino-owner billionaires Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn

3 min read19 Apr 2017
Industry

Indian pharma companies lobby to win Donald Trump over on generic imports

Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which includes Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy's, says early signals from the Trump administration do not augur well

3 min read2 Mar 2017
Market

Why Nasscom should retire its forecasts permanently

There are question marks on how export revenues of captive outsourcing firms and multinational firms are captured by Nasscom

2 min read20 Feb 2017
Opinion

Foreign rivals

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal hasn't changed his mind on foreign competition for local start-ups since his recent complaint about 'capital dumping'

1 min read10 Feb 2017
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