Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting

Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/briefing/mass-shooting-lunar-california.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

India sure loves WhatsApp: 14 billion messages sent on New Year's Eve

Whether you’re in a fish market in India, or in a classroom, or on a bus, one thing that truly captures the zeitgeist of the country is the constant buzzing “ping! ping! ping!” WhatsApp notifications you hear everywhere. On the last day of 2016, Indians outdid themselves on those notifications. SEE ALSO: Older smartphones get …

India will dance to its Prime Minister's tunes on New Year's Eve

India seems to be gearing up for a rather unusual New Year’s Eve — one that will feature political speeches alongside live music and cocktails.  In a rare kind of party prep, clubs and bars in the national capital of Delhi are reportedly stocking their spaces with television screens and projectors for customers arriving on …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to visit his Alma Mater during India trip

Sundar Pichai, who’s currently visiting India, will return to his Alma Mater on Jan. 5. The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-K), a premier educational institution where Pichai earned his engineering degree in 1993, will host him, the Times of India reported.  SEE ALSO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to kickstart New Year with an event in …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to kickstart New Year with an event in India

Google’s Sundar Pichai will kick off the new year with some major announcements for small businesses in India. SEE ALSO: The surprising rise of Google’s new CEO The company will hold a media event in New Delhi on Jan where Pichai will be present, Google said in a media invite. The event will also be …