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YouTube Premium subscription plan for an ad-free experience, this move follows a global initiative announced last November. In a community update, YouTube emphasized its commitment to enforcing its terms of service and highlighted the adverse effects of ad-blocking apps on creators' ability to monetize their content. The company warned that users employing such apps may encounter buffering issues or encounter error messages when attempting to access videos.

Brent to $92.18 last week -its highest since October. But prices retreated on Monday after Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend proved to be less damaging than anticipated. Brent crude futures for June delivery last rose five cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $90.15 per barrel while US crude for May gained 14 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $85.55.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of potential global “economic spillovers” from rising tensions in the Middle East

Kolkata Knight Riders' opener and full-time spinner, Sunil Narine, scored his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday against Rajasthan Royals, putting up a complete show at the iconic Eden Gardens. Narine's 49-ball 100 is also his first in the shortest format of the game. The West Indies spinner has played 168 IPL matches and has over 1,322 runs with the highest score of 109. His strike rate is an impressive 164.84.

Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the absence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the BJP's election rallies in the state. The former deputy chief minister made the remark while referring to the absence of Kumar, the JD(U) president, from rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gaya and Purnea earlier in the day. «Where is Nitish Kumar ji? Why is the BJP not inviting him to its rallies? He could not be seen at either rally of the PM on Tuesday. I still have respect for the CM… BJP, which is his current ally, needs to come clean on the matter,» Yadav, whose RJD lost power after Kumar's return to the NDA in January, told reporters here in the evening. Retorting sharply to the PM's charge that the RJD was against development and his question whether the party's election symbol lantern could charge a smartphone, Yadav said, «What does it mean? Can the mud in which lotus (BJP poll symbol) grows be used for charging mobile phones?»

NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday intervened for release of 73.59% of Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd’s shares pledged with a consortium of lenders led by Punjab National Bank. The power company had moved a writ petition in the high court saying that although it had fully paid the resolution amount of ₹2,450 crore before the scheduled date of payment the lenders had refused to release the pledge on the shares.

The stock price for Donald Trump’s social media company is sliding again

Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month

Nifty Bank closed in the red for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, pushing the index below crucial support placed around 47,500 levels. It recouped some losses but closed 288 points lower at 47,484. The Nifty50, however, fell over 100 points to close below 22,200 levels.

Between allegations of sophisticated cheating, rampant paranoia, and geopolitical strife at the highest levels of chess, the past few years have been among the most tumultuous this ancient game has ever known. So it was hardly a surprise that chess erupted into controversy again at the tournament to determine who would contend for the world championship. This time, the accusation that threatened to derail a major tournament came at a critical juncture and exploded like a piano falling out of a window.

Someone with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical issues hours before it left the port

Lok Sabha elections 2024: As Tuesday marked the first month since Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls came into effect, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a report said it is “broadly satisfied with the compliance of the code by political parties". The polling agency said that it has treated all the political parties and candidates for the general elections at par and has ensured enforcement of a “level-playing field" for all.

WASHINGTON—President Biden’s announcement last week that his administration would seek to forgive billions of dollars’ worth of federal student loans was cheered by progressives, the latest in a string of actions he has taken to shore up support from the left—annoying the center in the process. That has some Democrats worrying he is making a big mistake.

firing incident outside Salman Khan's Bandra house, Mumbai's Killa Court on Tuesday sent the two arrested accused to the custody of the Mumbai Crime Branch until April 25. The accused, identified as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), belonging to Bihar, were presented before the court after a medical examination. Meanwhile, after the arrest of the accused, Kachchh DSP AR Zankant said that during the primary interrogation, it was revealed that the accused were in contact with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang.

Navi Mumbai has become the latest victim of cyber fraud, losing a substantial sum of Rs 45.69 lakh in a share trading scam, as revealed by an official statement on Tuesday. The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was reportedly approached by a group of cyber criminals through various social media platforms. These individuals, promising lucrative returns, convinced the victim to invest in share trading between March 2 and April 14. Despite investing nearly Rs 45.69 lakh during this period, the victim failed to receive any returns on the investment, leading to significant financial repercussions. In response to the victim's complaint, the cyber police station has taken swift action, registering a First Information Report (FIR) against five suspects. The charges include «cheating» under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and «criminal breach of trust» under Section 406, among others. Law enforcement authorities are actively pursuing the case, employing various investigative techniques to identify and apprehend the accused.

Patanjali's Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna were being let off the hook in the contempt case hearing. They have been given a week to issue a public statement in the fake advertisements case. «You are not so innocent that you did not know what we said in our earlier order,» SC told Patanjali MD Balkrishna. The duo were present in the court after the SC ordered them to do so. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing the case. The apex court has posted the case for further hearing on April 23.

Satish Kumar, who is DCP Crime in Delhi Police, has recently shared his harrowing experience onboard IndiGo's flight from Ayodhya to Delhi. In a tweet, Kumar shared the flight got delayed multiple times and by the time it landed at the destination, it has just 1-2 minutes fuel left. The flight, scheduled to depart at 3:25 pm and arrive at 4:30 pm, faced challenges as bad weather disrupted plans. The pilot informed passengers at approximately 4:15 pm about the weather conditions at Delhi airport, stating the aircraft had 45 minutes of holding fuel. «The pilot attempted landing twice, couldn’t due to bad weather and still wasted lot of time deciding the next course of action. At 5:30 p.m. (after a lapse of 75 minutes since the Holding fuel announcement) the pilot announced that he’ll finally attempt landing at Chandigarh. By that time lot of passengers and one of the crew staff started puking out of panic. Finally the plane managed to land at 6:10 p.m. at Chandigarh Airport after a lapse of 115 minutes since the 45 minutes Holding fuel announcement,» he added.

water crisis? With polls, politics, and heatwaves coming up in the national capital the common man's life will be at stake. While the Delhi Jal Board claimed that there was no deficit in water provision, it is also true that water production has remained unchanged over the past year. As per ToI report, in Feb 2023, DJB's internal report to chief minister «Arvind Kejriwal» stated that the optimal water production level was 990 million gallons per day (MGD). On April 3 this year, the water utility said in a written statement that water production in the capital stood at 990.2 MGD on average between the end of March and start of April. Many within DJB privately accepted that this was going to be the toughest summer that the water utility has faced.

Tesla senior officials quit as carmaker undertakes largest round of job cuts Musk responded to another user saying that the new accounts would be able to post after three months of creation without paying a fee. "They (new users) will be able to do write actions for free after three months," Musk wrote. However, Musk has not unveiled how much fee X platform would charge from new users.

Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Tihar jail, will meet two ministers each week and review the progress of the work in their departments, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said. Arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody. Party's Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann met Kejriwal in Tihar jail on April 15.

Investors are well aware that every war heightens uncertainty. It entails risks that are hard to price, as they defy probability estimates. A recency bias, however, must not get the better of us on the disruptive potential of hostilities in West Asia, where Israel’s night-sky was lit up on 13 April by the flares of aerial strikes by Iran in retaliation to an attack on its consulate in Syria.