Arvind Kejriwal claims Meta restricted his account in India, seeks explanation NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday claimed that Meta had restricted his account in India without providing any explanation, alleging that repeated attempts to seek clarification from the company’s India office had gone unanswered.In a post on X,…
NEW DELHI: With 35 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus infections and 22 deaths among 184 suspected cases reported in children under 15 across Gujarat this monsoon, and the virus also affecting children from neighbouring Rajasthan, the Centre on Wednesday deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to strengthen outbreak investigations and accelerate scientific efforts to contain…
Unrest continues in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a crackdown by Pakistani authorities has triggered growing anger among residents. On Wednesday, members of the British Kashmiri diaspora held a protest in UK’s Bradford, expressing solidarity with the people of PoJK and backing the demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC).The protest came as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir…
The state government has repeatedly stressed its willingness to engage with the protesters. NEW DELHI: Students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand have agreed in principle to hold talks with the state government, provided the discussions are held in the presence of the media. The breakthrough came as the CID arrested five more…
Candace Owens is facing renewed criticism after a viral X post accused her of dragging innocent people into her coverage of the Charlie Kirk investigation and promoting conspiracy theories. The criticism came as Owens addressed claims involving Frank Turek, saying viewers could judge his remarks for themselves, while previewing updates about Officer Bagley and Alan…
Quote of the day by Carl Weathers (AP photo) People often get told to pick one path and pour everything into it, whether in sport, education or career. Carl Weathers, later known worldwide for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, described a life that never really worked that way. “I majored in theater at…
Doctors say the physical and mental toll can last for months (Photo: ANI). NEW DELHI: The Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi that suddenly dropped nearly 300 feet after encountering severe turbulence on Tuesday has once again highlighted that the impact of such incidents extends well beyond visible injuries. While at least 14 passengers…
PM says since repeal infrastructure has expanded and opportunities in education, healthcare and sports have grown NEW DELHI: The lives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have witnessed wide-ranging transformation since Articles 370 and 35(A) were repealed, PM Narendra Modi said on the seventh anniversary of the decision, stating that the removal…
All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules have a provision to extend the services of certain secretaries beyond the retirement age of 60 years NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday gave a one-year extension in service to cabinet secretary TV Somanathan and home secretary Govind Mohan. This is the first such extension for the two key…
This was disclosed in a written reply by minister of state for information and broadcasting, L Murugan, to a question on the circulation of pirated films (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The government has directed online intermediaries to block 7,393 links involved in film piracy, including 4,996 Telegram channels and 1,263 websites, the information and broadcasting…