New Delhi, 28/11: Messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday denied reports that data and phone numbers of several WhatsApp users was leaked and being sold on the dark web. Last weekend, news platform CyberNews had allegedly found a trove of a digital dataset of around 500 million WhatsApp users ‘on sale’ with a different…
Beijing, 27/11: China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago. In Shanghai, demonstrators and police clashed on Sunday, with police taking away a busload of protesters, with…
Rome, 27/11: Italy’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after a landslide on the southern island of Ischia killed at least one person and left a dozen missing. A wave of mud and debris hit the small town of Casamicciola Terme early Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping…
New Delhi, 27/11: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines warning against the use of antibiotics for conditions such as low-grade fever and viral bronchitis while advising doctors to follow a timeline while prescribing them. The ICMR guidelines stated that antibiotics should be prescribed for a duration of five days…
Assam, 27/11: Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said. Vehicles from Assam are now allowed to enter Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. Wherever necessary, vehicles are being escorted. In other vulnerable…
New Delhi, 27/11: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made a written assertion that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will form government in Gujarat after the upcoming Assembly polls. He also urged government employees in Gujarat to back the AAP while promising implementation of the old pension scheme for them by January 31 next…
Ahmedabad, 27/11: AIMIM spokesperson Waris Pathan called out BCCI, questioning the cricketing body on whether promoting political parties in the Indian match jersey constituted ‘breach of contract’. “Isn’t wearing the jersey of Indian Cricket team & indulging in promotion of a political party a breach of contract of player and also conflict of…
Thiruvananthapuram, 27/11: In view of the row over Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s alleged parallel works in Kerala, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee directed that partyleaders should keep district committees informed of meetings in respective districts. The disciplinary committee of the Kerala PCC issued the directive without specifying the ongoing row over Tharoor’s series…
Hamilton, 27/11: India were 22 for no loss in 4.5 overs against New Zealand when rain stopped play in the second One-Day International at Seddon Park here on Sunday. Shubhman Gill was batting on 19 and giving him company was skipper Shikhar Dhawan (2) when skies opened up. New Zealand skipper Kane…
Qatar, 26/11: Saudi Arabia has blocked Qatari broadcaster BeIN’s popular streaming service TOD.tv since the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, according to a Reuters witness, in a sudden disruption after 10 months of smooth operations. BeIN Sports, with its online platforms including TOD.tv, is the official broadcaster of the 2022…
