United Nations: The commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar, has been appointed the commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the second biggest peacekeeping operation. He will command over 16,000 peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India. The mission was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. IANS
WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020
San Francisco: Ads are coming to WhatsApp, and the intrusion into the popular ad-free mobile messaging platform would begin from Status page. At a Facebook Marketing Summit, Facebook revealed a 2020 launch date for WhatsApp Status ads. WhatsApp’s “Status” feature allows users to share text, photos, videos and animated GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. ians
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