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Twitter India's troubles seem to be never-ending.

A day after news came that Twitter India's interim grievance officer for India Dharmendra Chatur quit. Twitter seems to be in the soup again with FIRs being registered for putting up distorted India map and allowing access to child sexual abuse material.

What are the latest development in the Twitter India saga; Here's all you need to know.

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Looks like meme stocks are here to stay. In this episode of news explained, we are talking AMC, GameStop, Blackberry and so on. The hedge funds who short-sold these stocks have lost a whopping $12 billion in just six months. AMC Entertainment and GameStop have raised over $1 billion each after their stock rallies this year. AMC Entertainment and GameStop have raised over $1 billion each. Here's everything you need to know about meme stocks. 

Multiple member states in the EU have started to issue digital “vaccine passports” that will enable individuals to move freely for work or tourism with fewer roadblocks. The document will serve as proof a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19.  The problem is that only the vaccines that have received EU-wide marketing authorisation have been approved for the programme. So, one must be vaccinated by the vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, one version of AstraZeneca's covid vaccine and Johnson & Johnson. SII's Covishield, BharatBiotech's Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik vaccines have been excluded.

Is organic farming a constricting ideology like any other, a way of life, virtue-signaling or indeed a serious business proposition? TR Vivek is in conversation on the question with Rajshekhar Seelam, the founder of 24 Mantra, India's biggest organic brand, and Sajan Raj Kurup, the founder of the well-known ad agency Creativeland Asia who has started a new integrated organic platform venture called Saint Farm. Plus, a look at why Bayer has produced a watermelon variety that's yellow, not red.

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In the final episode of Fighting Climate crisis - a series related to the environment, conducted in association with UNICEF India - we speak with Rishi Aggarwal of the Mumbai Sustainability Centre to learn more about managing wastes at our own homes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is conducting an all-party meet on Jammu and Kashmir. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, which consists of  PDP, National Conference, and other regional parties, are participating in the meeting. Why was this meet convened? What are the possible issues that could be discussed? Poornima Joshi Analyses

Hong Kong’s sole pro-democracy publication Apple Daily published its last edition on Thursday. This comes after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China's increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city.  

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On Tuesday, members of several parties, including the TMC, Samajwadi Party, National Conference, CPI(M), CPI, Aam Aadmi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal met at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s home. They discussed issues like Covid management, the attack on institutions and unemployment. Is a mega opposition alliance on the cards?

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The ayurveda-versus-allopathy debate has taken a new turn. Now, the Uttarakhand government has decided to allow ayurvedic doctors to prescribe select allopathic medicines to patients in emergencies. 

What do the authorities have to say about the decision? 

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The Reserve Bank of India has redistributed the financial services audit market, especially for NBFCs. This will provide small- and mid-sized local audit firms an opportunity to play and grow big at the expense of the Big Firms.

This has been made possible through its new audit guidelines for banks, NBFCs and Urban Cooperative Banks.

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