India a huge opportunity, says Zuckerberg
NEW DELHI: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (29) wants to connect five
billion people on the internet. Of course, most of them will be on
Facebook too.
In his first interview to an Indian publication, Zuckerberg told (HT’s sister publication) Mint: “One of the things I think is really unfair about the world is that the richest 500 million people have more money than the next six billion combined.”
Zuckerberg hopes to change that over the coming decades by giving
everybody access to the internet “so that everyone has access to the
same information and same opportunities”. And India, he said, “is a
really big opportunity if we can achieve something like this”.
In his first interview to an Indian publication, Zuckerberg told (HT’s sister publication) Mint: “One of the things I think is really unfair about the world is that the richest 500 million people have more money than the next six billion combined.”
The Facebook founder, who is seeking out partnerships with other
companies to fulfil his dream, wants to work in India with mobile
operators as well as phone makers like Nokia and Samsung to provide Net
access to people who can’t afford it now.Ayodhya yatra: VHP to hold nationwide protest against crackdown
Lucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to stage nationwide protest on Monday against the Uttar Pradesh government’s crackdown on ‘84 kosi parikrama yatra’ from Ayodhya.
26 Aug 2013, 11:32 AM
Ayodhya yatra: VHP to hold nationwide protest against crackdown
Lucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to stage nationwide protest on Monday against the Uttar Pradesh government’s crackdown on ‘84 kosi parikrama yatra’ from Ayodhya.
26 Aug 2013, 11:32 AM
VHP leader Praveen Togadia, soon after his arrest, slammed the UP government for its crackdown on a ‘purely religious ritual’ and accused the Samajwadi Party of minority appeasement. As a mark of protest, VHP would stage sit-ins across the country on Monday, he said.
Senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal, who was arrested after he landed at the Amausi airport and packed off to Nawabganj bird sanctuary guest house in neighbouring Unnao district, slammed Akhilesh Yadav government for the crackdown.
Noting he had come to be part of a peaceful ritual of saints but was prevented to go to Ayodhya, the 87-year-old leader also warned the state government not to play with the sentiments of Hindus. He also said that Lord Rama would no longer live under a tent and demanded that Parliament passes legislation for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.
"Ram Lala has won the court's battle and now the parliament should pass an early resolution to make a grand temple," he added.
Besides Togadia and Singhal, the police administration arrested over 500 people including former Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand, Nritya Gopal Das of Ram Janmbhoomi Trust, a former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti and sitting MLA Ram Chandra Yadav.
Singhal, who was not allowed to come out from the airport, asked, "Why am I being arrested, what crime have I done...They should tell me. There is Mughal rule in Uttar Pradesh, where saints and seers are being stopped from worship". He asked the government to review the ban,
Samajwadi party spokesman Rajendra Chowdhary claimed that VHP's yatra was a ‘flop-show’.
JPN/Agencies
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Ayodhya yatra: VHP to hold nationwide protest against crackdown
Lucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to stage nationwide protest on Monday against the Uttar Pradesh government’s crackdown on ‘84 kosi parikrama yatra’ from Ayodhya.
26 Aug 2013, 11:32 AM
VHP leader Praveen Togadia, soon after his arrest, slammed the UP government for its crackdown on a ‘purely religious ritual’ and accused the Samajwadi Party of minority appeasement. As a mark of protest, VHP would stage sit-ins across the country on Monday, he said.
Senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal, who was arrested after he landed at the Amausi airport and packed off to Nawabganj bird sanctuary guest house in neighbouring Unnao district, slammed Akhilesh Yadav government for the crackdown.
Noting he had come to be part of a peaceful ritual of saints but was prevented to go to Ayodhya, the 87-year-old leader also warned the state government not to play with the sentiments of Hindus. He also said that Lord Rama would no longer live under a tent and demanded that Parliament passes legislation for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.
"Ram Lala has won the court's battle and now the parliament should pass an early resolution to make a grand temple," he added.
Besides Togadia and Singhal, the police administration arrested over 500 people including former Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand, Nritya Gopal Das of Ram Janmbhoomi Trust, a former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti and sitting MLA Ram Chandra Yadav.
Singhal, who was not allowed to come out from the airport, asked, "Why am I being arrested, what crime have I done...They should tell me. There is Mughal rule in Uttar Pradesh, where saints and seers are being stopped from worship". He asked the government to review the ban,
Samajwadi party spokesman Rajendra Chowdhary claimed that VHP's yatra was a ‘flop-show’.
JPN/Agencies
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