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Congress rule for half a century had been full of «fraud, deceit and treachery», BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Sunday said «intelligent Telangana will not believe the lies and fictitious guarantees». In a message posted on social media platform X, the Telangana minister also satirically said if the «tricolour chameleon» (Congress flag) is believed, then the removal of free power to farmers is guaranteed. Ahead of the upcoming Telangana assembly polls, the Congress on Sunday announced six guarantees which include the promise of Rs 2,500 per month and gas cylinders at Rs 500 for women, as well as 200 units of free electricity to all households, if the party comes to power in the state. «The rule of vultures comes, the abolition of Rythu Bandhu is guaranteed..! If the regime of kalakeyas (demons) comes, power cuts and darkness (in the state) are guaranteed..!,» he said in a poetic manner in Telugu.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's statement on social discrimination, DMK leader TKS Elangovan said that he has failed to act as a Governor. «In the North, an upper caste man can urinate on a lower caste boy and nobody can question. That is the kind of social justice from Mr Ravi's area.

Banks want telecommunication companies and social media platforms to share the surging cost of scams but warn too much focus on victim compensation will “create a honeypot for organised crime”.

Japan recently announced that it is considering a proposal to take away bank cards from those over 65 to take a stab at reducing financial scams that their older population is currently grappling with. In today’s rapidly-evolving digital landscape, it’s all too easy to underestimate the profound impact of cyber threats on our lives. Many of us operate under the assumption that we are safe and well-informed, immune to the dangers that seem distant and abstract. But it’s when these perils strike close to home that their seriousness truly comes to light. I’m not referring to another wave of a virus, but rather the insidious realm of Cyber Fraud.

The $4.9 billion HumeLink transmission project is shaping up as the first big test of governments’ will to progress difficult projects needed for the energy transition, says a key adviser to the NSW government.

Australia's High Commissioner to India Philip Green on Monday said people are the living bridge between the two countries and that India is the first country to return to and beat pre-pandemic levels of travel to Australia. He said direct flights between the two countries have nearly tripled. «People are the living bridge between Australia and India. Australian PM @AlboMP was one of 100,000 Australians to visit India this past year, double the number before COVID-19.

Narendra Modi kick started the Parliament special session by reminiscing the memories of the old Parliament building saying that never thought ‘will get so much love’. PM also lauded the contributions of Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and all other prime ministers while remembering the bitter-sweet memories.

EarnKaro also provides an avenue for this. Born out of its parent company CashKaro in 2019, EarnKaro enables users to earn a commission every time someone buys something from the user’s Earnkaro links. Founded by Swati Bhargava and Rohan Bhargava, EarnKaro lets users generate a “profit link” from a product deal from any e-commerce sites — Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, etc. The users can share this link with their friends and family.

Arha, is turning out to be quite a talented sculptor! Recently, a video of the youngster making a beautiful Lord Ganesha idol out of clay went viral on social media. Arha’s mother Allu Sneha Reddy recently shared a video of her making the idol from scratch, with the Instagram handle of the entertainment portal Pinkvilla. Arha made her celluloid debut in the 2023 mythological drama ‘Shaakuntalam’, starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu. In the movie, she played the role of Prince Bharata, the son of Shakuntala and King Dushyant. In an interview with Pinkvilla, the ‘Pushpa’ star opened up on his daughter’s silver screen debut.

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of embattled developer China Evergrande (HK:3333) Group plunged 25% on Monday after police detained some staff at its wealth management unit, suggesting a new investigation that could add to the property company's woes.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed his happiness over the conferment of UNESCO's World Heritage status on Santiniketan, the abode of Rabindranath Tagore in the Burbhum district of West Bengal. Santiniketan was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list during the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the UN agency informed through a post on the social media platform 'X'. Responding to the post by Vishal V Sharma, India's ambassador and permanent representative to UNESCO, on X, Jaishankar wrote, «Congratulations. A fitting tribute to our first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and all those who have kept his message alive.» Earlier, taking to his social media 'X', Vishal V Sharma said it is a great day for Indians as Santiniketan had been inscribed on UNESCO'S World Heritage List. «Santiniketan inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List (Agenda 45COM.8B.10).

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Jo Google kar sakta hai, wah tera bhagwan nahin kar sakta (What Google can do, your God cannot), whose video went viral on the internet. Parents of some students of the school staged demonstrations before the institution terming the play as an affront to sanatan dharma. They said the teacher who wrote the play belonged to a different faith and had purposely insulted their religion.

DUBAI (Reuters) — Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman's death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades.

ALSO READ: Mobile internet services suspended in Haryana's Nuh The government said that the order has been issued "To stop the misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms, such as Whatsapp, Facebook, twitter, etc. on mobile phone and SMS, for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who can cause serious loss of life and damage to public and private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and other types of violent activities." Before this, on 15 September, shortly after the arrest of Congress MLA Mamman Khan in connection with the Nuh violence -- occurred on 31 July -- the Haryana government decided to suspend mobile internet and bulk SMS services in the district for two days.

market capitalization in 2023 included four technology companies, one social media platform, and one online marketplace. In 2009, their collective number was one. In 14 years, digital companies, led by data usage, have challenged the neoclassical approach to business.

BEIJING (Reuters) — Police in southern China have detained some staff at China Evergrande (HK:3333) Group's wealth management unit, suggesting a new investigation that could add to the property giant's woes.

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Elon Musk, the owner of micro blogging site ‘X’ (former Twitter) has issued a whip for ‘X Corp’ employees with regards to ‘free speech’ on the social media platform. Elon Musk requoted a tweet by X News Daily, which quoted German prosecutors saying, “X is complying with more German requests compared to pre-acquisition when it comes to identifying users in Hate speech cases".

Elon Musk on Sunday vouched that his social media company X, formerly Twitter, will fight for maximum freedom of speech under the law. Musk said that while his company follows the aforesaid policy, anyone working at X who does not comply with the principle can join «other social media companies who sell their soul for a buck», he wrote in a post on X.

Doug Ford were to look into the province’s transportation infrastructure projects — such as the twinning of highways, widening the 401 and uploading the Toronto subway system — the ministry was also directed to audit projects announced under the former Liberal government.“Review the province’s planned $190 billion of capital investments in infrastructure and ensure that money is being deployed in a proper fashion and on the right projects for Ontario families and businesses,” the mandate letter read.The directives then instructed the minister to work with the province’s housing minister to “evaluate the province’s real estate portfolio” and offload unused properties.“Either sell inefficiently used properties, donate them to municipalities for social housing builds, or repurpose these facilities for more efficient use,” the letter stated, adding that air right above transit stations or provincially owned assets were also to be targeted for sale.Vacant units were to be divested immediately if the sale was “feasible or logical.”That mandate was later passed onto Infrastructure Ontario, the crown agency tasked with managing the contracts and construction for projects in the province ranging from transit to hospitals or bridges.Public documents dating back to 2019 show the Ontario government reviewed and approved the divestment of 243 properties generating between $105 to $135 million as part of a four-year Accelerated Divestment Plan.Meanwhile, the premier’s office also wanted more private sector involvement in the building of public infrastructure.