Puducherry:PuducherryChief MinisterV Narayanasamyon Tuesday said Prime MinisterNarendra Modihas assured of necessary assistance and support to the union territory from the Centre to deal withcyclone’Nivar’ that is likely to make a landfall on November 25. In a voice message, he said he had apprised the Prime Minister of all precautionary steps taken by the territorial government…
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Social media giant Twitter Inc faced censure from Indian legislators for a second time in weeks for failing to take down posts critical of India’s top court and judges that a parliamentary panel called “obscene”.The renewed heat from Indian legislators comes a day after an Indian parliamentary panel said Twitter submitted a written apology for…
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SEOUL: A new round of social distancing rules took effect on Tuesday in the South Korean capital of Seoul, dealing a blow tosmall business ownersdespite brighter hopes for economic recovery after earlier success in battling the coronavirus.The measures range from closures of nightclubs and karaoke bars and curbs on eating in cafes and restaurants to…
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Netflix’s free weekend in India — it’s called StreamFest — will begin midnight on Saturday, December 5 and run through Sunday, December 6, the world’s biggest streaming service has announced. For those 48 hours, you can watch whatever you like on Netflix for free. Of course, there are a couple of caveats. For one, you…
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When Manal Saab heard that amassive explosionhad struckBeirut, she grabbed her phone, frantically trying to reach loved ones there.The news she received was good: Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, both of whom live not far from the Lebanese capital’s port that was devastated by the Aug. 4 blast, were vacationing at the time.“Otherwise, they wouldn’t have…
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Facebook for the first time on Thursday disclosed numbers on the prevalence of hate speech on its platform, saying that out of every 10,000 content views in the third quarter, 10 to 11 included hate speech.The world’s largest social media company, under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November’s US presidential election, released the…
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Nov 22, 2020Mohammed Shami had a breakout IPL season with Kings XI Punjab, darting those yorkers, winning Super Overs, bowling with the new ball and leading a young pace attack, but he has quickly moved on from there and has his eyes set on repeating India’s magic of 2018-19 in Australia.Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were…
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NEW DELHI:Crisscrossing lines of religion as they navigated love, societal approval and marriage,interfaith coupleshave never had it easy but the many hurdles on their road to ‘happily ever after’ are now increasingly edged with unease – and the oxymoronic stamp of ‘love jihad’.Their challenges increase as the chorus gets louder with politicians and others speaking…
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Nvidia and Epic Games on Thursday said they are working together to put video game Fortnite back on Apple’s iPhone handsets in the “near future” as part of Nvidia’s streaming game service.The popular game has been blocked on Apple’s devices since August, when Epic introduced its own billing system. Apple said that Epic violated its App Store rules…
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Nov 22, 2020Steven Smith will have no issues if the Indian bowlers try to attack him with short-pitch bowling in both the limited-overs and Test series, according to Australia’s assistant coach Andrew McDonald.Smith himself has encouraged India to pepper him in Test cricket but McDonald thinks they may well try it in the limited-over series…
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