WhatsApp launches fact-check service, NASA slams anti-satellite test, and more top news

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WhatsApp has unveiled a fact-checking service in India to combat fake news ahead of the national elections. The messaging giant has teamed up with local startup PROTO for ‘Checkpoint Tipline,’ which lets one check the veracity of messages, building a “database of rumours” over time. Users can relay a message on WhatsApp (+91-9643-000-888) and the service will respond if it’s real, bogus, misleading or contested, the Facebook-owned company said. WhatsApp, which has over 200 million users in India, has been battling criticism for its alleged inability to rein in fake news on its platform. Here's what people are saying.

NASA has called Mission Shakti a “terrible, terrible thing” for endangering the International Space Station. The space agency’s chief Jim Bridenstine said the anti-satellite test left behind 400 pieces of orbital debris, leading to a 44% higher collision risk for the ISS in the days following the test. India has maintained that the exercise was done in the lower atmosphere to guard against space debris even as a top ISRO scientist claimed it will burn out in six months. Industrialist Anand Mahindra tweeted that NASA’s accusation was a case of “pot calling the kettle black”. Here's what people are saying.

Jet Airways’ domestic fleet is now left with just 12-15 planes, Economic Times reports. That makes it the smallest operating pan-Indian airline and, according to aviation experts, unfit to fly international routes. Jet was forced to ground 15 more aircraft on Tuesday due to lease rental defaults, despite an SBI-led group of lenders taking over its management last month. The carrier’s board has approved a resolution plan that includes ?1,500 crore in emergency funding, but the amount hasn’t been disbursed as yet. Here's what people are saying.

Rajan Anandan, Google’s India and South East Asia vice president, is moving on after an eight-year-stint with the tech major. Anandan is to join Sequoia Capital India as a managing director to focus on Surge, the VC firm’s recently-launched accelerator programme. Under Rajan’s leadership, Google more than doubled its India business in three years, Economic Times reports. He has been a prolific startup backer with angel investments in more than 70 ventures such as WebEngage, DataWeave and Instamojo. The search giant has named Vikas Agnihotri to the interim role in India. Here's what people are saying.

Flipkart is the hottest employer in India. The country’s biggest e-commerce firm takes the No. 1 slot on LinkedIn’s Top Companies list, which is based on billions of actions taken by LinkedIn’s more than 610 million members worldwide. The list, now in its fourth year, highlights the nation’s most sought-after employers — the firms that have figured out how to attract and keep top talent. See the full list and join the conversations: #LinkedInTopCompanies.

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