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Order In Place Since 1988: Devendra Fadnavis On Row Over Independence Day Meat Ban
Breaking his silence after a furore over some civic bodies in Maharashtra asking meat shops and slaughterhouses to remain shut on Independence Day, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the order is not new and has been in place since 1988.
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BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
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'Vivacious Varenya': The 10-Year-Old Assam Girl Who Has Over 20 Lakh Followers
Varenya Borbora, popularly known online as Vivacious Varenya, is a social media personality and content creator from Jorhat.
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"Parents Shamed Her Over Shorts, Talking To Boys": Radhika Yadav's Friend
Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player in Gurugram was allegedly shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav. Three days after the chilling murder, one of Radhika's friends shared an emotional video on social media and made some explosive claims.
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A Music Video Surfaces Amid Probe Into Tennis Player's Murder By Father
The 25-year-old national-level tennis player, Radhika Yadav, who was shot dead by her father at their residence in Gurugram on Thursday, was allegedly killed following months of tensions within the family.
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Watch: "Is This The Stupidest Yet?" Mark Zuckerberg On Wild July 4 Stunt
The Meta boss has made a yearly tradition of performing a daring stunt on the water, with social media users looking forward to it.
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Alcatel V3 Ultra's New Teasers Show Design, Dedicated Display Modes; India Launch Date Leaked
Alcatel is set to re-enter the Indian smartphone market with the Alcatel V3 Ultra. While the exact launch date is still under wraps, the brand, which is operated independently by TCL Communication, has shared new teasers about the device on social media platforms. The Alcatel V3 Ultra is confirmed to offer dedicated display modes for different act...
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Video: Massive Sandstorm Hits Southern Israel As Winds Intensify Jerusalem Wildfires
A severe sandstorm hit Israel on Wednesday, as winds tore through the country's southern parts, reducing visibility to near zero. Videos shared on social media showed a massive dust cloud engulfing the Negev Desert and Beersheba in southern Israel.
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Israel's 'Largest' Wildfires Rage Outside Jerusalem, Residents Evacuated
Videos on social media showed the fires burning along the main Route 1 Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway, with thick smoke billowing over the surrounding hilltops
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Adobe Previews Agentic AI Tools Across Acrobat, Photoshop and Premiere Pro
Adobe shared a sneak peek of several under-development artificial intelligence (AI) agents across its platforms on Wednesday. The San Jose-based software giant is currently looking at how agentic tools can complete manual tasks to free up users to focus on creativity and productivity-based tasks. Adobe is building several AI agents for Photoshop, P...
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White House Attacks "Free Press", Will Pick Media Who Can Cover Trump
Donald Trump's spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that the independent White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) would no longer have a "monopoly" on choosing members of the "press pool."
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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse
Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musks X (formerly Twitter).
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Russia Fines 7 Nightclub Revellers For "Looking Too Gay"
At least seven people were fined in Russia for "looking too gay" after a police raid on a nightclub in Tula in February, an analysis of court records by an independent Russian media outlet showed.
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New Bangladesh Textbooks Say Ziaur Rehman Declared Independence, Not Mujib
Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks stating that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report.
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Order In Place Since 1988: Devendra Fadnavis On Row Over Independence Day Meat Ban
Breaking his silence after a furore over some civic bodies in Maharashtra asking meat shops and slaughterhouses to remain shut on Independence Day, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the order is not new and has been in place since 1988.
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BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
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'Vivacious Varenya': The 10-Year-Old Assam Girl Who Has Over 20 Lakh Followers
Varenya Borbora, popularly known online as Vivacious Varenya, is a social media personality and content creator from Jorhat.
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"Parents Shamed Her Over Shorts, Talking To Boys": Radhika Yadav's Friend
Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player in Gurugram was allegedly shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav. Three days after the chilling murder, one of Radhika's friends shared an emotional video on social media and made some explosive claims.
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A Music Video Surfaces Amid Probe Into Tennis Player's Murder By Father
The 25-year-old national-level tennis player, Radhika Yadav, who was shot dead by her father at their residence in Gurugram on Thursday, was allegedly killed following months of tensions within the family.
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Watch: "Is This The Stupidest Yet?" Mark Zuckerberg On Wild July 4 Stunt
The Meta boss has made a yearly tradition of performing a daring stunt on the water, with social media users looking forward to it.
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Alcatel V3 Ultra's New Teasers Show Design, Dedicated Display Modes; India Launch Date Leaked
Alcatel is set to re-enter the Indian smartphone market with the Alcatel V3 Ultra. While the exact launch date is still under wraps, the brand, which is operated independently by TCL Communication, has shared new teasers about the device on social media platforms. The Alcatel V3 Ultra is confirmed to offer dedicated display modes for different act...
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Video: Massive Sandstorm Hits Southern Israel As Winds Intensify Jerusalem Wildfires
A severe sandstorm hit Israel on Wednesday, as winds tore through the country's southern parts, reducing visibility to near zero. Videos shared on social media showed a massive dust cloud engulfing the Negev Desert and Beersheba in southern Israel.
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Israel's 'Largest' Wildfires Rage Outside Jerusalem, Residents Evacuated
Videos on social media showed the fires burning along the main Route 1 Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway, with thick smoke billowing over the surrounding hilltops
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Adobe Previews Agentic AI Tools Across Acrobat, Photoshop and Premiere Pro
Adobe shared a sneak peek of several under-development artificial intelligence (AI) agents across its platforms on Wednesday. The San Jose-based software giant is currently looking at how agentic tools can complete manual tasks to free up users to focus on creativity and productivity-based tasks. Adobe is building several AI agents for Photoshop, P...
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White House Attacks "Free Press", Will Pick Media Who Can Cover Trump
Donald Trump's spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that the independent White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) would no longer have a "monopoly" on choosing members of the "press pool."
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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse
Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musks X (formerly Twitter).
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Russia Fines 7 Nightclub Revellers For "Looking Too Gay"
At least seven people were fined in Russia for "looking too gay" after a police raid on a nightclub in Tula in February, an analysis of court records by an independent Russian media outlet showed.
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New Bangladesh Textbooks Say Ziaur Rehman Declared Independence, Not Mujib
Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks stating that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report.
