Instagram and Facebook apps are currently not working for users globally. While most features of both Facebook and Instagram are working, the main issue appears to be the feed not loading. On Instagram, features like Stories and the main feed are working fine. But the feed of user profiles aren’t […]
Google Photos new update: You can now manually tag people in photos
Several months after confirming that manually tagging people on Google Photos will become a reality, the company has finally rolled out the feature in which users will be able to manually add in many of the faces that its algorithm misses out on. Those hoping that the feature would allow you to […]
Kanpur gasps for breath as pollution takes a toll
In October, Abhay, 15, the only Royal Bengal tiger in the Kanpur zoo ( the cleanest and greenest part of the city) died. When a team of doctors from Kanpur and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, performed an autopsy on Abhay, it found dust and carbon deposit in the […]
Xiaomi to launch its personal loan platform ‘Mi Credit’ in India
Xiaomi on Thursday announced the launch of ‘Mi Credit’ in India. As the name suggests, Mi Credit is Xiaomi’s personal loan platform for Mi users which will be available in India soon. Xiaomi sent out media invites for its Mi Credit launch which will take place on December 3. This […]
Fresh snowfall in Kufri, Narkanda; schools closed in Kinnaur
Several areas in the middle and high hills of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall, leading to the closure of schools in Kinnaur district on Thursday, officials said. The cold wave conditions have intensified after the fresh snowfall. Shimla superintendent of police Omapati Jamwal said the Chini Bangla road has been […]
Posters of Ajit Pawar in Maharashtra project him as future Chief minister
Ajit Pawar’s supporters project him as future CM of Maha Pune, Nov 27 (PTI) A poster projecting prodigal NCP leader Ajit Pawar as future chief minister of Maharashtra cropped up in his home constituency Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday. The poster bears photos of Ajit Pawar and his uncle […]
3 army personnel killed in ambulance accident in Punjab’s Malout town
Three army personnel were killed and two injured when an ambulance met with an accident at Malout in Muktsar district on Thursday morning. Police said the victims were travelling in an army ambulance and were headed from Abohar to Bathinda. The accident occurred when the ambulance driver tried to avoid […]
‘Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse patriot, sad day for India’s Parliament’: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its MP Pragya Thakur’s controversial comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. “Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse, a patriot. A sad day, in the history of India’s Parliament,” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. Pragya Thakur created a […]
TikTok apologises for temporary removal of video on Muslims in China
Social media app TikTok apologised to a user on Thursday for removing a video that criticised China’s treatment of Muslims, blaming a “human moderation error” and saying the images had been restored within less than an hour. The controversy over the video, viewed 1.6 million times, comes as TikTok’s Chinese […]
‘Sordid manipulations’: Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP, governor over Maharashtra
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asserted that the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and her party are united in their resolve to defeat the “sordid manipulations” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Every effort was made to blatantly sabotage the three-party alliance government formation, but we appealed […]
Submarine carrying cocaine worth 100 million euros seized off Spain coast: Officials
A submarine seized off the Spanish coast over the weekend was carrying three tonnes of cocaine worth 100 million euros ($110 million), officials said Wednesday. Police intercepted the 20-metre (65-foot) submarine — thought to be the first of its kind captured in Europe — off the northwestern region of Galicia […]
Transgender bill 2019 will lead to harassment and discrimination allege community members
Mumbai’s transgender community members and rights activists have rejected the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019, passed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, as discriminatory and said it will result in continued harassment of the community. Groups representing the community said the Bill violated the historic National Legal Services Authority […]
Eight children among 15 civilians killed by mine in Afghanistan: Govt
Fifteen civilians, including eight children, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a land mine in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, a government official said. “At around 5:00 pm this evening a mine planted by the Taliban terrorists hit a civilian car… killing 15 civilians and wounding two more,” […]
Vijay Deverakonda: ‘I’m a revengeful person’
Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda has said he doesn’t mind when his films don’t perform well at the box office, but he is one actor who is revengeful. Talking about failure, he said: “I am a revengeful person. When people don’t like my film, so many of friends of mine walked out […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter released from hospital after brain surgery
Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing successful surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by multiple falls, the Carter Center said. The 95-year-old underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital two weeks ago to ease the pressure on his brain caused by a […]