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NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday issued a notice to Meta-owned WhatsApp, directing the company not to roll out its proposed username feature until consultations on the issue are completed “to the satisfaction of the Government”. It has also asked the company to furnish a detailed explanation of the feature, supported by relevant documents, within…
Moscow claims 419 drones shot down Ukraine’s forces have struck Russia’s satellite communications center in Dubna, in the Moscow region, for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. He described the attack as part of Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to target strategic military infrastructure deep inside Russia.In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the…
Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case PUNE: Lonavala rural police closed Lohagad Fort to visitors as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case on Tuesday.Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case, according…
The textbook controversy erupted after SCERT issued the corrigendum highlighting large-scale errors Bhubaneswar: Facing a raging storm over 1,678 errors in textbooks for classes I to VIII, the Odisha govt finds itself in a peculiar situation with a corrigendum issued to fix the mistakes ending up compounding them.A true-or-false exercise in one of the textbooks…
Somdutt TripathiBHILWARA: Thieves stole 35 to 40 smartphones worth Rs 4 to 5 lakh from a mobile shop at the bus stand in Kareda town of Bhilwara district around midnight Monday, with CCTV footage showing one of the accused wearing a mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Shop owner Laxman Sen discovered the theft Tuesday morning…
To combat severe traffic congestion in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir authorities are implementing an odd-even traffic rule (Representative image) SRINAGAR: With Kashmir’s famous tourist destination Gulmarg having parking capacity for about 1,500 vehicles but receiving more than 6,000 vehicles a day, the Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday announced an odd-even traffic system to reduce congestion…
A file photo of Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George during the launch of the Gruha Jyothi scheme, one of the Congress government’s five guarantee schemes. Bengaluru: If you are a beneficiary of the State government’s ‘Gruha Jyothi’ free electricity scheme, expect a knock on your door from July 1. In a statewide exercise aimed at…
Franklin House, a 1,459 sq m property on St Auxilium Road, was built in 1920 Mumbai: Franklin House, an Edwardian-style bungalow built in 1920, is the latest among heritage properties in Bandra (W) that’s set to disappear. The 1,459 sq m property on St Auxilium Road in the upscale residential enclave of Pali Hill has…
The state of footpaths in Dinnur Main Road Bengaluru: Imagine a footpath so unusable that almost everyone chooses to walk beside speeding buses instead.Welcome to Dinnur Main Road, one of RT Nagar’s busiest neighbourhood connectors. TOI found nearly 90% of pedestrians walking on the busy carriageway despite the presence of footpaths. Encroachments, garbage, parked vehicles,…
Times news networkPanaji/Colva: Dailon Carvalho from Ambaulim, Quepem, died life after collapsing on the field of play during an inter-village football match at Dando ground, Benaulim, on Tuesday.The 26-year-old was representing his village club, United Boys of Ambaulim, as they took on Guardian Angel SC in the quarterfinals of Cana Benaulim Soccer.“Dailon collapsed towards the…
