With this new feature, voice messages will be pinned on top of the home screen of WhatsApp, allowing users to listen to the at times lengthy recordings while simultaneously checking other chats.

There is a limited pool of talent, every company wants to go digital and companies have brought forward their plans by five years, seven years, companies that were hoping to get 30-40-50 percent of their business to come from digital in the next five years are now hoping that 70 percent of their business will be digital in the next two years. That is a mega change in the mindset of how companies are thinking and that's leading to a surge in demand for IT.

Previously, the Facebook-owned company had stated that more than 95 percent of bans are due to the unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging (spam).

The government, after a history of failed attempts, is scouting for locations for plants with adequate land, water and manpower, while assuring 50 percent capex support as well as tax breaks and other incentives, according to a Bloomberg report.