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Three youth who attacked a person and robbed him of cash were arrested here on Friday evening (September 18, 2026). According to the police, Venkatesan, a resident of Vellakalpatti near Konganapuram, became acquainted with three persons: M. Karthi (23), a resident of Poolampatti; M. Veerappan (25), a resident of Vellari Velli; and M. Praveen Kumar…
Search on at the collapse site on Sunday night. | Photo Credit: PTI While 12 people were located and rescued from the rubble after the Satya Niketan building collapse, a search continued till late on Sunday night for several others whose whereabouts remained unknown, with friends and families awaiting information. Students across Delhi University (DU) shared names and photographs and made…
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The Central district police have arrested 10 persons and registered 10 FIRs over the past five days for allegedly transmitting, downloading, storing and circulating child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM), officials said on Sunday. The cases were registered under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Information Technology…
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The Hindu’s flagship youth engagement platform, ‘The Hindu Huddle on Campus’, was successfully held at Amity University in the city on Wednesday, with an engaging debate on ‘Do platforms like Instagram and TikTok harm students’ mental health more than they help?’. The event saw participation from Business Administration, Management, and BTech students, Aaditi Singh, Stuti…
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A drug kingpin, who was enjoying a vacation with his wife in the United Kingdom, was arrested after her partner’s social media posts revealed their whereabouts. Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba, 43, wanted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was arrested in London in December after his wife shared luxury holiday snaps online, unknowingly revealing…
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Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) in using “community notes”. These crowdsourced contributions allow users to flag content they believe is questionable. Zuckerberg claimed…
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New year, new laws. Starting today, 1st January, employers will have to provide 20 hours of prenatal sick leave, for appointments such as physical examinations, medical procedures, etc., in addition to existing sick time per Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. “Hardworking New Yorkers shouldn’t have to worry about how they’ll buy food or pay rent when…
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Facebook has been accused of severely restricting Palestinian news outlets’ ability to reach their audience during the Israel-Gaza war. A BBC analysis of Facebook data revealed a steep drop in audience engagement for newsrooms in the Palestinian territories, including Gaza and the West Bank, since October 2023. This decline in engagement is surprising, given that…
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An astonishing new study has claimed that TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is greater than most social media platforms and probably greater than that of Greece. An average user of the short-video app was generating greenhouse gases equivalent to driving an extra 198 kilometres in a gasoline-powered car each year, according to estimates from Greenly, as…
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In the era of artificial intelligence-generated photos, a picture of India Gate’s Kartavya Path that shows visitors’ gutkha spits “painted” on it is becoming viral on social media. A post on the microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) showcases several images where paan and gutkha stains are visibly marked on the red granite of…
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