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The Centre’s meetings with Meta have brought into focus a key question — whether the social media giant’s recommendation systems and paid content promotion fit in its status as an intermediary, government sources said adding the key issue is whether the company complies with the provisions under the IT Act or crosses into the role…
The entire town of Puducherry is decked up with posters and banners on the occasion of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy’s birthday on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Chief Minister and AINRC founder N. Rangasamy on the occasion of his birthday and wished him a long and healthy life. Mr. Rangasamy, who was…
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Shillong Lajong FC scored five goals past a hapless Mumbay FC defence. | Photo Credit: X@thedurandcup Shillong Lajong FC rode on Everbrightson Sana’s brace to record a comprehensive 5-0 win over Mumbay FC in a Group ‘E’ match of the Durand Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Saturday and stay in the…
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FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Royal Challenge and Antiquity Blue whisky are displayed at a liqor shop in Mumbai, India, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS India’s food safety regulator warned liquor giant Diageo that it misleadingly claimed one of its top-selling whiskies was “matured in American oak casks”, when most…
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A drone that entered Bulgaria on Saturday (August 8, 2026) exploded near the Romanian border and the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline there, which links Turkiye to Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced. While Mr. Radev did not specify where the drone, which caused no casualties,…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) agreed to hear on the same day an urgent anticipatory bail petition to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin in a case booked against him for his objectionable remark during his public…
A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Turkiye government on Wednesday (August 5) presented a limited amnesty for PKK Kurdish militants, a first legislative step to bring an end to decades of deadly fighting. Most of parliament’s members signed on to the text, indicating…
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Iran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait and wants to charge users for passage, repeatedly attacking ships it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The UAE accused Iran on Saturday (August 8, 2026) of targeting a tanker belonging to its state-owned oil company in the Strait…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was making his first official visit to Serbia — a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow — on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to bolster international support in the face of intensifying Russian strikes. Mr. Zelenskyy received a ceremonial welcome as talks with his counterpart Aleksandar Vucic got under way…
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Israeli operations in Gaza have killed 1,257 Palestinians since October last year, when the two sides agreed to a ceasefire backed by Mr. Trump, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. File | Photo Credit: AP Hamas said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) it remained ready to proceed with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and urged…
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