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Instagram is exhausting,” says the spoken word artist from Mumbai, who has half a million followers on the social media app. “Skip posting a Reel for three days, and you are forgotten. Channels have reduced my fear of losing followers,” she adds. Sangtani, 24, runs three channels catering to women with 5,000-15,000 members, each focused on different topics: motivation, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) support and finding love. In February 2023, Instagram introduced broadcast channels to let creators send audio-visual content and textual updates as messages to followers who choose to join those channels. Instead of battling the algorithm or getting lost in the feed simply due to the surfeit of content, channels make sure a creator’s core audience sees their posts directly in their messages tab.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has to ramp up production to higher levels in the future, Coal minister G Kishan Reddy said, as the state-owned behemoth entered its 50th year. CIL accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal output. Coal is yet to peak to its full potential in the country, Reddy said, urging CIL to increase production to even higher levels, as per a statement by the coal ministry. Production through domestic sources is important to avoid expensive imports, Reddy said, adding that Coal India has to ramp up production to higher levels in the future.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday launched a mission to achieve pothole-free roads in the state here, at a cost of Rs 861 crore. Kickstarting the state-wide mission from Chintalagorlivanipalem village in Anakapalli disrict, the Chief Minister personally repaired a pothole by filling it will mortar, accompanied by Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and other leaders and officials.

Weekly Tech Recap: OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, Apple revamps MacBook lineup, OnePlus 13 debuts and moreThe new custom filters can be added in addition to the already present, All, Unread, Favourites and Groups list available on WhatsApp. A custom list can be added by tapping on the ‘+’ icon in the filter bar.

Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the recently appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has announced the Hindu-only staff policy in Tirumala, whereas the NDA government at the Centre wants to induct non-Muslims in Waqf Boards. In a post on X on Friday night, he said, «Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams' chairman says that only Hindus should work in Tirumala. But Modi govt wants to make it mandatory for there to be non-Muslims in Waqf Boards & Waqf Council. Most Hindu Endowment laws insist that only Hindus should be its members. What is good for the goose should be good for the gander, no?»

encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital here, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added.

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Choe Son Hui, in a Moscow meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, accused the United States and South Korea of plotting a nuclear strike against her country. She did not provide evidence to back her assertion, but spoke of regular consultations between Washington and Seoul at which she alleged such plotting took place. Choe, who said the situation on the Korean Peninsula could become «explosive» any moment, told Lavrov that North Korea needed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal and perfect its readiness to deliver a retaliatory nuclear strike if necessary.

Hamas official said Friday the group received a proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar for a short-term truce in Gaza and rejected it for not including a lasting ceasefire. «The proposals do not include a permanent cessation of aggression, nor do they entail the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip or the return of displaced persons,» the official, a member of Hamas's political bureau, told on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the issue. A senior Hamas leader, Taher al-Nunu, had already warned on Thursday that the group would reject any proposal for a temporary halt to the fighting.

Modi on Friday accused the Congress of practicing a «culture of fake promises», party president Mallikarjun Kharge hit back by saying Modi's «drumbeating regarding a 100-day plan was a cheap PR stunt!». Kharge was referring to the Modi-led's Lok Sabha election poll campaign promise of an action plan in the first 100 days of the third Modi government.

BJP on Friday demanded Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge's apology following the Congress president's suggestion that his party's state units should make only those promises that are fiscally doable, a statement seen by many as an acknowledgment of financial constraints that some of its guarantees face in states. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad mockingly asked if Kharge has given his first «gyan» to Gandhi, noting the former Congress president often boasts of «khata khat» (immediate) transfer of money to different population segments during state and national elections in the case of his party coming to power. Kharge has realised that the Congress should not make reckless announcements, the former Law Minister told reporters, claiming that the party-run governments in states like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh are faced with financial hardships in fulfilling the guarantees offered to the people.

Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLA from Mahim, Sada Sarvankar, has refused to withdraw his nomination from the seat despite the pressure on him from both his party as well as the BJP leadership. «I have said this again and again, I will not withdraw from the contest… The people of my constituency want me to contest.

Typically, the RBI, from time to time, intervenes in the market through liquidity management, including through the selling of dollars, with a view to preventing a steep depreciation in the rupee. The RBI closely monitors the foreign exchange markets and intervenes only to maintain orderly market conditions by containing excessive volatility in the exchange rate, without reference to any pre-determined target level or band.

tax in October, 9% higher than the same period last year, the government said on Friday. The government had collected 1.72 trillion rupees in October 2023. After refunds, the government's net tax collections were 1.68 trillion rupees in October 2024, or 8% higher than last year, the government said in a statement.

JSW MG Motor India on Friday reported a 31 per cent year-on-year rise in wholesales at 7,045 units in October 2024. New energy vehicles (NEVs) remain a significant part of its overall sales, contributing over 70 per cent to the total volume in October, JSW MG Motor India said in a statement.

ISRO on Friday said that its analogue space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh. This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth, the space agency said in a post on 'X'.

Eicher Motors Ltd on Friday said its arm VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd posted a 5 per cent decline in total sales to 7,112 units in October 2024. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture of the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, had sold 7,486 units in October 2023, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing. October 2024 sales included 6,911 units of the Eicher brand and 201 units of the Volvo brand, it added. In the domestic commercial vehicles market, Eicher branded trucks and buses recorded sales of 6,611 units last month compared to 7,077 units in October 2023, down 6.6 per cent.

Govardhan Puja marks a joyous occasion honoring Lord Krishna’s love and protection for his devotees. It’s a time for families to gather, worship, and express gratitude.

Modi condoled the demise of BPL Group founder T P Gopalan Nambiar on Thursday and said the pioneering innovator and industrialist was a strong votary of making India economically strong. Nambiar (94), the founder of Indian electronic company BPL Group, died on Thursday, family sources said.

The process of filing of nominations by candidates began on October 22 and ended on October 29. The papers submitted by contestants were scrutinised on October 30, while the last date of withdrawal of candidatures is November 4. Polling for the 288-member assembly will take place on November 20 and results will be declared three days later.

Vivek Joshi, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was appointed the chief secretary of Haryana on Thursday. According to a state government order, Joshi, under repatriation from the Government of India, has been posted as the chief secretary to the Haryana government upon his joining the state cadre. Joshi replaces incumbent Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad, a 1988 batch IAS officer who superannuated from the post on Thursday. Joshi, who was the DoPT secretary, was recently sent back to his cadre state Haryana.