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@Trushar

Digital Launch Editor, BBC Indian Languages. fellow who worked on . Also , BBCNews fellow. Previous: mobile, social.

New Delhi / London
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Joined March 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    18 Sep 2017

    The product of what I got up to at at Harvard earlier this year

    "The huge burning platform the news industry doesn’t even know it’s standing on" (guess)
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  2. 10 hours ago

    Why is using its customer email database to send messages from govt ministers?

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  3. Retweeted
    Apr 11

    Google Assistant has ''received about 4.5 lakh proposals for marriage'' in . 😃

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  4. Apr 10

    Will Indians be talking to machines in their own homes soon?

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    Apr 10

    We assure we will do our best to maintain the integrity of upcoming elections in India: Mark Zuckerberg

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  6. Apr 9

    Interesting comparison

    India’s national ID system horrifies but today Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon hear every word you say, see everywhere you go, who you meet with, have your photos, etc.
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  7. Apr 8

    China is winning the global arms-race. India sadly is nowhere on the scene.

    Scoop: China’s SenseTime completed a $600 million funding round led by Alibaba at a $3 billion+ valuation in recent months, making it the world’s most valuable AI startup. Now it’s looking for fresh funds at a valuation of over $4.5 billion.
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  8. Apr 8

    Thanks Facebook, this looks like an introvert's nightmare

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  9. Apr 6

    My morning read: Can you be spiritual if you don't believe in God?

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  10. Apr 6

    BBC India job alert: Video Journalist, based in Kashmir:

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  11. Retweeted
    Apr 5

    Where states that Reliance Jio entry has led to $10bn annual savings for India (...and a 5.65% multiplier to per capita GDP 👍🇮🇳)

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  12. Apr 5

    Will be interesting to see how Google Home India does with understanding Indian English accents + Indian languages

    Get ready to , at home too. Coming soon.
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  13. Retweeted
    Apr 5

    And this- Pak foreign minister plays minority card for an Indian actor convicted under Indian law!

    Salman Khan jailed because he's a minority: Khawaja Asif
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    Apr 5

    Star India = Cricket India? Wins media rights for India matches @ $ 944 MN, won IPL rights @ $2.5 Bn last yr, has ICC rights @ $1.9 Bn 🏏

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    Apr 4

    Bollywood superstar Salman Khan convicted over the killing of two endangered blackbuck antelope back in 1998.

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    Apr 4

    Singapore Airlines confirms looking at Air India stake sale- it’s India GM David Lim tells me Vistara expansion a priority and Open to AI bidding

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    Apr 3

    Right after BJP members ,including a parliamentarian on the Press Council, defended a venemous, Muslim- hating, full of Lies site like Postcard News & it was tough for them to build a convincing case on . My take in

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  18. Apr 3

    Heroes' welcome for the Sea Riders, the winners of the tournament on Sunday. Take a look at the match footage linked to earlier in this thread

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  19. Apr 2

    The Final (part one): The Final (part two): (commentary starts about 5 mins in) 2/2

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  20. Apr 2

    Buckets that can't be bribed. Aussie-bashing. Mysterious purple drinks. Some of the match lights from the first ever tournament. Semi Final: (the commentary mixed audio improves after a few minutes) 1/2

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    Apr 1

    In the last 6 months, weekly Airbnb Trips bookings in Delhi have increased 400%. Popular experiences include a visit to an organic farm in Rajasthan and learning Arabic calligraphy in Old Delhi.

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