Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing. The labels, which the company has been testing since July, are an update from those Twitter used for election misinformation before and after the 2020 presidential contest. Those labels drew criticism for not […]
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Mizoram and Assam CMs meet Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday evening at the Union Home Ministers residence. In the meeting, Shah discussed the Assam-Mizoram border issues with Zoramthanga and Sarma. The two Chief Ministers resolved to maintain peace at the border. It was […]
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Nagaland to celebrate Hornbill festival from Dec 1
The Nagaland government is all set to organise the popular Homnbill festival from December 1 to help artisans and entrepreneurs associated with textile, agriculture and allied sectors, state tourism advisor Khehovi Yepthomi said on Friday. The 10-day programme, which boosts the local economy, will be held at Naga Heritage village Kisama, about 12 km from […]
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Dynastic parties are matter of concern to people committed to Constitution: PM Modi
Tearing into the Opposition parties that boycotted the Constitution Day celebrations in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said “family-run parties that have lost democratic qualities themselves cannot be expected to defend the country’s democracy. Speaking at the event, Modi asserted that the country is “not ready to listen to those who “question” the need […]
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Flood warning for parts of Australia
Flood warnings were issued on Friday for parts of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and Victoria as emergency workers were bracing for another busy weekend following continued widespread torrential rain and thunderstorms on Australia’s east coast. Almost 30 mm of rain fell within an hour in Sydney on Thursday night as storms swept over the […]
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Kabul says to resume Taliban-US talks in Doha
Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid has said talks between Taliban and the US would resume in Qatar’s capital Doha. “The officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan would resume talks and continue the talks with US representatives in line with the Doha agreement and the talks could be helpful,” Afghanistan state-run media agency quoted Mujahid as […]
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AMC checks staff at 299 banks for both vax jabs
Continuing the drive to check the COVID-19 vaccine status of people, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department visited about 299 banks in the city to check if employees were vaccinated with both doses. As many as 4,370 bank employees were checked, of which 347 had yet to take the second shot. AMC officials said that eight […]
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Easy moolah lures tribals to grow marijuana
Farms in interior villages of Chhota Udepur would grow paddy and millets, the staple meal of tribals. How ever, these are now surreptitiously getting replaced by majuana, a cheap contraband, often connected watt seniority. Although the tribal population may not be addicts in any firm, the lure of moolah attached to these easily available psychotropic […]
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GCCI seeks relief, HC asks AMC to continue crackdown
A month after the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation disconnected un authorized effluent connections to sewage treatment plants (STPs) going into the Sabarmati river of 33 industries, the Gujarat Chambers of Commerce and Industries on Wednesday appeared before a division bench of the Gujarat High Court seeking relief. The bench, however, made it clear that it is […]
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Amit Shah calls for BJP’s record win in 2022 assembly polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a big victory in 2022 assembly polls in Gujarat under leadership of state BJP president C R Paatil and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel by breaking all the past records. Shah joined the Diwali Sneh Milan event virtually and hailed Paatil for his Page Pramukh model. Shah said Paatil […]
