World 🌎| HK CEO trapped for hours by protestors after ‘open dialogue’
- Thousands of protestors blocked the roads leading out of the stadium
- Almost 4 hours after the session ended, Carrie Lam was allowed to leave
- Protests have now gone on for 3 months
Reuters: https://reut.rs/2maIoGS
National 🇮🇳| 11 dead as rain batters Pune & neighbouring areas
- Pune has received 113% more rain than normal this year
- More than 28000 people have been rescued as rains and flooding caused widespread destruction
Reuters: https://reut.rs/2m0hbXs
Economy & Business 💰| PMC bank depositors can withdraw upto ₹10000: RBI
- The relaxation comes as a minor relief to depositors as the earlier cap was ₹1000
- Interestingly 60% of depositors have deposits less than this amount
Hindu: http://bit.ly/2ly1oij
🗣After RBI, Govt now wants ₹34000cr dividend from Oil companies
- The decision was taken before the announcement of the corporate tax cuts last Friday
Tech 📱| FB gets digital rights for ICC events in sub-continent
- The rights are for certain content such as post-match recaps and featured content and not the live streams
- The partnership is similar to the one ICC had with Youtube for the recent World Cup
Livemint: http://bit.ly/2nGdQ06
Amazon announces ‘Day 1’ Alexa products: Glasses, ring and wireless EarPods
- All three products are ‘early iterations’ and in limited supply
Techcrunch: https://tcrn.ch/2lqZZd8
Opinion: Amazon Suddenly Realizes Its Customers Care About Privacy
- Some of its recent moves and announcements show a change in thinking
Bloomberg: https://wapo.st/2mbK96v
Interesting: Soon you can ride a Victoria with a renewed charm
- The iconic Victoria carriages are set to make a comeback at Mumbai’s Marine Drive, albeit in a different avatar
Hindu: http://bit.ly/2lyQEAc
🗣Interesting: On Manmohan Singh’s birthday, 4 reforms from his 1991 roadmap that changed India
Print: http://bit.ly/2mdd0aL
