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BJP accuses Jeff Bezos-owned The Washington Post of 'biased' coverage; newspaper's editor hits back, says 'independent journalism not about charming govt'

The Washington Post’s senior global opinions editor Eli Lopez had an online spat with BJP’s foreign affairs chief Vijay Chauthaiwale, who slammed newspaper's editorials, claiming the media house is biased towards Pakistan and overtly critical of India

From receiving a leadership award from PM in 2016 to being snubbed by govt in 2019, much has changed for Amazon's Jeff Bezos

But apart from these policy and technical challenges surrounding Amazon, Bezos was greeted with a rather public snub by the Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal, upon his offer to invest additional $1 billion to help small traders transition onto the online marketspace

Piyush Goyal backtracks on his statement against Amazon; says govt welcomes all types of investments in India

On Thursday, Goyal said Amazon was not doing a favour to the country by the investments and questioned how the online retailing major could incur such "big" losses but for its predatory pricing.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos seeks to keep controversies at bay; focusses on e-commerce giant's investment, job creation in India in letter

In a letter, Bezos reiterated the e-commerce giant's investment and commitment to job creation in India

Amazon working on facial recognition regulations after facing backlash from critics

Critics have said that technology from Amazon struggled to identify the gender of individuals with darker skin.

Jeff Bezos sells Amazon stock worth $2.8 bn; move aims at funding billionaire entrepreneur’s rocket firm Blue Origin

Bezos' former wife, Mackenzie Bezos, who currently owns Amazon stake worth more than $37 billion, is now the online retailer's second-largest individual shareholder.

Jeff Bezos' security chief claims Saudi's hacked into the Amazon CEO's phone

De Becker claims Saudis had access to Jeff Bezos's phone and acquired his personal data and photos.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wife MacKenzie announce plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage

MacKenzie Bezos met her husband when interviewing for a job at a New York hedge fund, according to a 2013 profile in Vogue.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth crosses $150 billion, becomes richest person in modern history

Jeff Bezos’ net worth is $55 billion more than that of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

Amazon's Jeff Bezos asks Twitter followers for ways to donate money

Recommendations ranged from food programs for children, to protecting forests and fighting homelessness.