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19.08 / 23:59

UPS Waves Target BLOCK Action TikTok Unpaid GST surge has helped blow a $50b hole in revenue

A near three-fold explosion in unpaid GST debt in the past six years is fuelling a surge in owed taxes to close to $50 billion at the same time the Tax Office has been struggling to control a $4.6 billion wave of fraudulent GST refund claims ignited via the viral spread of the scam on TikTok.

19.08 / 23:59

UPS BLOCK Reuters country social Four secrets behind England’s run to the final

England have become one of the most formidable and feared international teams in the world thanks to their players and the brilliance of manager Sarina Wiegman.

19.08 / 17:09

UPS Provident BLOCK LGBT show events chess Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire

transgender women from official women's events. The Switzerland-based federation FIDE said the decision, set to take place Monday, would stay in effect until the federation does an assessment of the issue. Critics, including advocacy groups and some European players and federations, have derided what they call an unnecessary and discriminatory policy that appears to foster «trans panic,» with one former British women's champion calling for the world federation to reverse its decision.

19.08 / 16:33

UPS Twitter BLOCK Platform social rock Indian Indian energy company ONGC Videsh secures 3-yr extension to explore South China Sea

ONGC Videsh has secured a three-year extension from Vietnam to explore 'Block 128' in the South China Sea, it said in a post on social messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Conflicting territorial claims over South China Sea stretch back many decades but have intensified in recent years as China and its rivals have reinforced their positions on the rocks and reefs they hold.

19.08 / 15:44

UPS Citi BLOCK Progressive Waters New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant

A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian Point nuclear plant’s decommissioning has been signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

19.08 / 15:44

UPS Citi BLOCK Parke BAY social expansion San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion

San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service less than a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns

19.08 / 15:44

Citi Provident Waves Target BLOCK Progressive Waters Would a Texas law take away workers' water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127

Opponents of a sweeping Texas bill blocking local governments from enforcing their laws say it would deprive workers of water breaks during a historic heat wave, among other dangers

19.08 / 15:43

Citi BLOCK US court NOT China's Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy

A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt says it is asking a U.S. court to approve a restructuring plan for foreign bondholders and denied what it said were news reports suggesting it filed fo...

19.08 / 15:43

COST BLOCK Fighting US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm's intrastate v. interstate routes

A federal judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that run primarily between Reno and Las Vegas but briefly cross into California

19.08 / 15:15

UPS BLOCK Reuters Deloitte stake GQG Partners raises its stake in Adani Ports to 5.03%

GQG Partners raised its stake in Adani Ports And Special Economic Zone Ltd on August 17 to 5.03% after buying more shares, GQG said in a disclosure on Saturday. GQG Partners, which held a 4.93% stake in Adani Ports, acquired another 0.10% or 2.2 million shares of the company through a bulk deal, the disclosure made late on Saturday said. The investment comes after Deloitte quit as auditor for Adani Ports, in the first such move after U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research's critical report on the Adani group that was published in January. The Adani group has denied all Hindenburg's allegations. Reuters reported last Wednesday that GQG partners bought an 8.1% stake in Adani Power for $1.1 billion via block deal.

19.08 / 14:39

UPS BLOCK Waters awards exclusive Philippines to resupply South China Sea troops after Beijing's block

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine armed forces said on Saturday it would again seek to resupply troops stationed in a rusty World War 2-era ship on a reef in the South China Sea, after China blocked a previous attempt with water cannons.

19.08 / 14:05

BLOCK Highways Landslides sever connections in multiple Arunachal districts

Landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past couple of days have snapped road communication to several Arunachal districts. Continuous landslides have blocked a portion of the Akajan-Likabali-Aalo road at Siji in Lower Siang district.

19.08 / 12:43

Twitter Target BLOCK Platform Assurant Tesla social elon 'Huge mistake': Netizens fume as Elon Musk moves to remove ‘block’ feature on X

Elon Musk on Friday announced that microblogging site ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter would scrap the ‘block’ feature, saying that it ‘made no sense’. Replying to a tweet by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, Elon Musk noted that block will be deleted as a feature, except for direct messages. The Block feature is used to restrict interaction with specific accounts on the microblogging platform.

19.08 / 11:59

Provident BLOCK OVL gets 3 more years for exploring Vietnamese oil block in South China Sea

New Delhi: State-run ONGC Videsh Ltd. has been allowed an extension to explore oil and gas for three more years till 15 June 2026 in a Vietnamese block in the South China Sea. "Navratna @ongcvideshltd secures extension of 3 more years to explore in South China Sea's Block 128! #India's strategic commitment stays strong as ONGC Videsh continues its exploration journey with its 8th extension till 15 June 2026.

19.08 / 11:49

Provident BLOCK Waters Highways Rescue Uttarakhand rain: Rescue operation continues amid landslide, road block; over ₹11 crore given to flood victims

Delhi Rains News LIVE Updates The landslide took place in the Totaghati area of Tehri Garhwal district. In the wake of severe damage in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts, the state government has provided immediate assistance of over ₹11 crore to flood-hit people the area, said Uttarakhand cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj on Saturday. Also Read: Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rains in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and These states till 22 August.

19.08 / 09:39

Facebook BLOCK Williams Platform Instagram audience Canada wildfire evacuees can't get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds

Some from official government accounts. Mostly from friends and family, including an offer of help from her First Nation band. But not from news media sites.

19.08 / 08:39

BLOCK Yellow Himachal Pradesh rains: Kullu admin releases list of blocked roads. Read here

Kullu administration on Saturday shared the details on the condition of roads in the district. The administration mentioned the roads that were blocked, or restricted partially in order to ensure the public face no inconvenience. As per the release from the Kullu administration, the Kullu-Mandi road via Pandoh is blocked due to landslides while the route via Kamand road is open but only one way, and that too for the LMVs (Light Motor Vehicles) which includes cars and motorbikes, not buses or other heavy vehicles.

19.08 / 06:13

Twitter BLOCK Google CEO Platform Apple Instagram Support elon Elon Musk announces X (Twitter) will no longer support blocking functionality, users can instead use ‘mute’ feature

Elon Musk, the mind behind X (formerly known as Twitter), has declared that the platform will no longer offer the option to block other users. Musk argues that the blocking feature «makes no sense» and will be removed, except for direct messages (DMs). This move has generated mixed reactions within the online community. «Block is going to be deleted as a „feature“, except for DMs,» he said in a tweet. In another tweet, he stated that «It makes no sense». The feature in question, commonly known as 'block', empowers users to regulate their interactions with other accounts by preventing specific users from contacting them, viewing their posts, or following them.

19.08 / 04:23

UPS BLOCK Maxim Explainer Power Mint Explainer: Why is India's power demand scaling new highs?

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) touched ₹7.14 per kilowatt hour (kWh or unit) up from ₹6.04 per unit from last week. Prices, intermittently, have been hitting the ₹10 per unit price cap. A.

19.08 / 02:57

UPS Citi BLOCK Parke BAY social expansion San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion

San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service — less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns. The free shuttle will run daily in a fixed route called the Loop around Treasure Island, the site of a former U.S. Navy base in the middle of San Francisco Bay.

19.08 / 02:33

Twitter BLOCK Man Platform Tesla social blues elon Elon Musk announces removal of block feature on X, says ‘it makes no sense’

Elon Musk has announced the removal of block feature on the social media platform. Musk was responding to a question from the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account asking users about their preference between mute and the block feature. Musk noted via an X (formerly Twitter) post that blocking will be deleted as a feature expected for direct messages but users will still possess the ability to mute others.

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