NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed social media giant Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, to ensure that its recommendation algorithms do not result in “disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives.““Ensure that recommendation systems do not result in disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of…
File photo: Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam NEW DELHI: Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Sunday said he was willing to contest next year’s Manipur Assembly elections from the Keishamthong constituency if the party offered him a ticket, as he faces a sexual harassment case and has been dismissed from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).Speaking at…
Former UFC contender and active police officer Jimmy Rivera knocked out ex-prisoner Brandon Meyer in the fourth round at BKFC 95 in Newark. Jimmy Rivera’s life has taken him from the UFC’s bantamweight division to the New Jersey police force, but the former contender has continued fighting inside the ring. At BKFC 95 in Newark,…
US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Riley Barnes and US Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch, visit the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh near Ramallah, a day after Israeli militant settlers attacked a French mayor and European diplomats during olive harvest, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. US diplomats visited…
Dipke claims Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka’s arrest being deliberately prolonged (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday accused the state of intentionally prolonging Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka’s arrest in order to delay court proceedings and delay their release.“The state is deliberately prolonging Ashu and Saurav’s illegal arrest by…
Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares to fire during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (File Photo/ AP) India’s para-athletes will look to build on the country’s remarkable rise in international para-sports as the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games gets underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 18. After India’s…
Pakistan sets 2035 Moon landing target as space programme expands, minister says (representative image) Pakistan aims to land on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme, planning minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday, announcing that the country’s first astronaut would embark on a space mission from China on November 25.Addressing the concluding…
NEW DELHI: Come November 1, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will transition from a region-specific administrative and operational control structure to a purely functional one, ensuring that each of its reorganised sectors caters to the specialised requirements of the industries and establishments secured by it.CISF officials said 8 its 11 territorial sectors spread across…
Mohammad Rizwan (Image: ANI) Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has been cleared to return to domestic cricket amid an ongoing inquiry into allegations involving online betting, gambling and the leaking of dressing-room information. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has permitted him to feature in the ongoing Presidents Cup first-class tournament, offering the veteran batter a reprieve…
Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites Ukrainian drone attacks sparked fires at two oil facilities in St Petersburg on Sunday, killing one person and injuring five others, as Russia claimed to have downed 1,015 Ukrainian drones across its territory, occupied Crimea and the Black Sea.The strikes came amid tensions over a proposed ‘energy ceasefire’, with…