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Govt says Meta’s response on briefly deleted video of PM was not enough The Centre is not satisfied with Meta’s explanation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post was removed “in error”, with government sources telling PTI that the issue is “far from settled” and warrants deeper discussions.According to the sources, Meta’s response is “not...

File photo of Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery and challenging the Centre’s claim that the consent of lower riparian states is not expressly required under the Supreme Court’s 2018 judgment.Vijay’s letter...

Harbhajan Singh with Saransh Jain at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru (Saransh Jain | Instagram) New Delhi: On March 27 this year, Saransh Jain posted photos and videos on Instagram, thanking former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the valuable lessons he learnt during a five-day camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in...

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kyushu region on Tuesday, prompting tsunami warnings and emergency alerts across several prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The JMA said the preliminary 7.1-magnitude quake struck Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu, Japan’s southern main island, at a depth of 10 kilometres beneath the seabed. It issued a tsunami...

Police record says RAF fired plastic pellets during July 20 NEET protest NEW DELHI: Rapid Action Force personnel fired two rounds of non-lethal plastic pellets, along with tear smoke grenades and several other crowd-control munitions, during CJP’s July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march over the NEET-UG paper leak, news agency PTI reported citing official records.The disclosure...

Anahat Singh NEW DELHI: “It felt really unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I still feel like I’m dreaming.” That’s how Anahat Singh described the moment the Indian flag went up after she became the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship.She carried that same disbelief during the virtual media interaction...

Swati Maliwal slams ‘super CM’ Kejriwal for maintaining ‘complete silence’ on Punjab paper leak issue NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to address examination irregularities in Punjab, claiming that the state had witnessed six major paper leaks over the past five years.Speaking to...

Waterlogging reported in several parts of Delhi-NCR NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rain on Tuesday, bringing some relief from the humid weather but also triggering waterlogging and traffic snarls at several locations.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red’ alert for Delhi, forecasting moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at...

Justin Greaves scripts Test history (Agency Image) Justin Greaves etched his name into Test cricket history with a sensational spell against Pakistan, becoming the first bowler in recorded Test history to deliver five consecutive wicket-maidens during the opening Test in Tarouba, Trinidad. The West Indies all-rounder produced a devastating burst on Day 3 at the...

“Whosoever committed excesses, took law in their hands should be taken to task,” the SC said. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday noted that a fair and independent probe into all allegations of “police excesses against protesting NEET students” was required. The top court’s observations come as the opposition continues to protest the use of...