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Haryana including Nuh, Faridabad, and Palwal till August 5 as the situation remains tense after the communal clashes, the state government said on Wednesday. “In order to maintain peace and public order, mobile internet services in the jurisdictions of Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts & in the territorial jurisdiction of Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar sub-divisions of Gurugram district will remain suspended till August 5," the order read. “In order to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Twitter, etc.

Digital Personal Data Protection bill, 2023, may give advisory powers to the Data Protection Board (DPB) to recommend to the Centre to either have content taken down, or intermediary access blocked in “public interest.” This is if the board notices two or more instances of rule breaches by a platform, official sources told ET. The bill’s latest version appears to have largely accommodated industry feedback, although the clause ensuring content takedown powers is an addition that has caught some experts by surprise. This may largely impact internet and social media platforms.

Haryana has formed a three member committee to scan recent social media posts in light of the Nuh clashes. Home Minister Anil Vij flagged the ‘important role’ played by such platforms in fuelling the recent communal clashes. Parts of the northern state will remain under an internet ban till August 5.

The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s new management has proposed to reboot the exchange for offshore customers only, but holders of the FTT token would not benefit from the plan.

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Rampant bots on Twitter helped to pump up the price of cryptocurrency, including coins traded by insiders at FTX hedge fund Alameda Research before its collapse, according to a new study from the Network Contagion Research Institute published Wednesday.

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Ankle Monitor," designed to track children. The device is said to have an app that enables parents to monitor the whereabouts and activities of their kids. The video's widespread circulation on various social media platforms has sparked diverse reactions from viewers. But is it real? It is pertinent to mention that an ankle monitor, also known as an electronic monitoring device, is used for tracking the location and movements of individuals. It is typically worn around the ankle and is equipped with GPS technology or radio frequency signals. Ankle monitors are commonly used in the criminal justice system as an alternative to incarceration for non-violent offenders, pre-trial detainees, or individuals on parole or probation. The device allows authorities to monitor the person's whereabouts and ensure they comply with court-ordered restrictions, such as staying within designated areas or adhering to curfew conditions. It is an effective tool for supervision and helps reduce overcrowding in prisons while providing an opportunity for rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

Catherine Tyldesley, a former star on Coronation Street, is in the midst of a controversy that she finds “bizarre”. Here’s what happened. The television actor’s public relations firm asked a baker to provide a free cake for her 40th birthday this September, in exchange for publicity on social media.

BTech student of IIT Bombay committed suicide, allegedly after being harassed by a fellow student over his caste. The institute had denied this charge. Earlier this week, IIT-B asked students to refrain from asking about each other's JEE (Advanced) ranks, GATE scores or any information that may reveal their caste, etc.

India Inc dislikes more than experiencing unease of doing business, it is publicly acknowledging unease of doing business. Like negotiating a tricky marriage, it prefers to keep its difficulties and frustrations ‘inside’, lest an admission of facing impediments is construed as ‘weakness,’ or even ‘failure’. So, while internally there may be much handwringing — whether pertaining to sectoral GST slabs, or other policy bumps on the road — externallyfacing, it is business as usual.

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking the vacation of the court's earlier directions that had effectively stayed the auditing regulator's 2020 orders against former auditors of IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN). The High Court will examine the matter on Friday along with a batch of petitions by the auditors who have challenged the constitutional validity of NFRA's power to investigate professional misconduct of auditors.

Govinda deactivated his social media account on Wednesday evening after a post on the recent Gurugram violence incurred the fury of trolls. The popular actor had shared a post on Twitter (now X) - purportedly about Muslim shops being looted in the city - and sparked instant debate in the comment section.

There are four main schools of political economy: The normative school with a benevolent policymaker at its centre trying to maximize a social welfare function; public choice theory with its focus on rule making; the Chicago school where policymakers redistribute wealth to maximize a support base; and the transaction cost school where each policy is a ‘play’ in a game where multiple principals try to influence an agent (policymaker) to maximize their own utility. Given our sub-optimal policy making history in the first four decades after 1947, the Indian political economy cannot be said to conform with the normative school model.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 – A crypto whale has invested $1 million in the Wall Street Memes $WSM presale, powering the new meme coin past its $20 million fundraising milestone.

YouTuber Ethan Dolan, of the Dolan Twins fame, is officially engaged to his girlfriend Kristina Alice. Ethan Dolan was part of the Dolan Twins, siblings who ran the popular YouTube channel from 2013 to 2021. The announcement of Ethan Dolan’s engagement is a surprise to fans, who were hungry to know what’s going on with the Dolan Twins since they quit posting. Ethan Dolan and Grayson Dolan haven’t posted anything fresh on their YouTube channel since 2021. Their father passed away in 2019, after which the duo changed their video posting schedule and finally quit in 2021. Ethan Dolan's longtime girlfriend Kristina Alice announced their engagement with a picture on Instagram on August 1, 2023. “The most special day of my life,” she said, with a white heart emoji and a ring emoji.

The buzz around a rift between the ruling alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) in Haryana came to the fore once again as the two top leaders from both sides differed on the issue of violence in Nuh and other districts of the state that has claimed 6 lives so far. While BJP’s Manohar Lal Khattar serves as the Chief Minister of the state, JJP leader Dushyant Chautala is the Deputy CM.

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against him which was rejected by the speaker Rahul Narwekar. Fadnavis assure full security for Congress MLA Yashomati Thakur who demanded the arrest of Bhide's supporters for threatening her. "I assure full security for Yashomati Thakur.

India. The necessary judgement should be made by the Indian govt and not by the German govt," the Rajya Sabha MP said. Ariha Shah was accidentally hurt by her grandmother in September 2021 following which the German authorities took the baby away, who is currently under German foster care.

social media app TikTok until further notice, the communications minister said on Wednesday, days after restricting the use of mobile internet amid opposition protests. «The minister… informs the public that it has been observed that the TikTok application is the social network favoured by people with bad intentions to spread hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country,» the minister's statement said.