Russia puts Meta spokesman on wanted list

Russian authorities have added Andy Stone, the spokesperson of US tech giant Meta, to a wanted list. Stone's inclusion on the list comes after Russian authorities classified Meta as a 'terrorist and extremist' organization. The interior ministry's database does not provide details of the charges against Stone. In February 2022, Stone was put on the wanted list, but the matter was not reported until this week. Meta's actions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to a criminal probe by Russia's federal Investigative Committee.

November 26, 2023 at 11:45PM

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22 months after PM’s security breach, Bathinda SP suspended

Bathinda SP (investigations) Gurwinder Singh Sangha has been suspended for dereliction of duty resulting in a security breach during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022. Sangha, who was then SP (operations) at Ferozepur, received the suspension orders this November 22, more than 22 months after the security lapse. The suspension notice to the SP, issued by Punjab home affairs and justice department secretary Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, cited a report from the DGP submitted on October 18.

November 26, 2023 at 03:36AM

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Bathinda SP suspended 22 months after PM’s security breach

Bathinda SP (investigations) Gurwinder Singh Sangha has been suspended for dereliction of duty resulting in a security breach during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022. Sangha, who was then SP (operations) at Ferozepur, received the suspension orders this November 22, more than 22 months after the security lapse. Besides the Bathinda SP, action has been taken against at least six other police officers of DSP rank and below, sources said.

November 26, 2023 at 02:23AM

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Silkyara tunnel breakthrough note before late Monday

The government officials remained non-committal about the timeline for the breakthrough at Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers citing the situation getting technically “more complex” after the joints of the auger used for horizontal drilling got broken. But going by the time it would take for taking out the entire auger machine and then carrying out manual excavation, the breakthrough is possible not before late Monday, sources said. He also said that the agencies needed to dig another 12-15 meters for the breakthrough.

November 26, 2023 at 01:11AM

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Engineer, friend returning from party charred to death as car catches fire

Two friends – one an engineer and another a businessman – were charred to death when the car in which they were returning from a party went up in flames in Sector 119 early on Saturday, trapping them inside. Fire department officials said a short circuit in the car’s air conditioner may have caused the fire, locking the doors automatically. According to them, a guard deployed at the main gate of Amrapali Platinum – where one of the car’s occupants was to get off – called up the fire department at 6.25am to inform them that a white Swift was up in flames on the nearby road.

November 26, 2023 at 01:40AM

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Nitish most credible OBC face in politics: JD(U) neta

JD(U) leader and Bihar’s water resources minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday said CM Nitish Kumar is the most credible OBC face in politics who remains the principal pole of Bihar politics and would never be playing a second fiddle to anybody. Rebutting some BJP leaders’ recent demand that Nitish retire from politics in the wake of his controversial remarks in the assembly over birth control, Jha said the CM is a towering leader not only in Bihar but has also been setting agenda in national politics.

November 25, 2023 at 03:35AM

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Fight deepfakes or face action, govt tells social media, Net cos

The government has warned top social media and internet companies that their platforms may be temporarily suspended and even be ordered blocked in case they are unable to tackle the menace of deepfakes. Besides, they have been advised to work out methods to issue “pop-ups” for users once they log into their accounts. The pop-ups, akin to the cautionary advice that users get when they log into their online financial investment accounts such as Zerodha, will carry the ‘no go list’ for subscribers, explicitly giving out details on what kind of content is not to be uploaded, or shared.

November 25, 2023 at 02:40AM

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For 1st time since Mahua row, Mamata backs MP

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee broke her silence on the cash-for-query controversy involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday, rallying behind her and declaring BJP's alleged attempt to oust her from Parliament "a foolish thing to do". "This way, they will end up making her more popular," Mamata said at a party convention in Kolkata, echoing Moitra's claim that the parliamentary ethics committee's report recommending her expulsion had turned her into "Jhansi ki Rani". TMC reinstated Moitra as the party's Krishnanagar district president recently, with Mamata endorsing the appointment.

November 24, 2023 at 02:00AM

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Hear review plea on gay marriage in open court, petitioners to SC

LGBTQIA+ community members on Thursday requested an open court hearing on their petitions seeking review of the Supreme Court’s October 17 judgment rejecting marriage rights for same-sex couples, and tactically based their demand on CJI D Y Chandrachud’s minority opinion – “when there is discrimination, it must be remedied by the courts”. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi told a bench led by the CJI that the review petitions, listed for consideration in chambers before a five-judge bench on November 28, must be heard in the open court.

November 24, 2023 at 01:28AM

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1st T20I: '3 wickets and an unaccounted six' in thrilling last-over

Young left-handed batter Rinku Singh held his nerves despite losing three wickets in three balls, guiding India to a thrilling last-ball two-wicket win over Australia in the first T20I of the five-match series in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Needing 7 runs off 6 balls, Rinku started off with a four off the first ball followed with a single bringing the equation down to 2 off 4 balls. But fate had different plans as India lost three wickets in the form of Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh in the next three successive deliveries.

November 23, 2023 at 11:42PM

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