Twitter has announced to remove verification badges from users who violate its rules, adding that the micro-blogging platform is reworking on its entire verification system. “We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will remove verification from accounts whose behaviour does not fall within these new guidelines. “We will continue to review and […]
The first Test between India and Sri Lanka was delayed due to rain here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Staying true to the weather forecast, the skies remained overcast since morning with light drizzle starting little over an hour before the scheduled start of the game and half an hour ahead of toss. Both […]
It was a misty Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s average. “The sky will be clear with mist or shallow fog in the morning,” an India Meteorological Department official told IANS. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 91 per cent and visibility […]
The Russian international news network RT America has registered as a “foreign agent” in the US at the request of the Department of Justice, the outlet’s editor-in-chief has announced. “Between a criminal case and the registration we chose the latter. Congratulations to the US freedom of speech and all those who still believe in it,” […]
The national capital woke up to a moderate foggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 14.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. At least 118 trains delayed, 34 rescheduled and 10 were cancelled due to the shallow fog in northern India. “There was modetate fog on Tuesday […]
The General Assembly rallied around world court Judge Dalveer Bhandari on Monday in his bid for re-election, defying the Security Council where permanent members and their allies put up a fight to protect one of their own, Britain’s Christopher Greenwood. Bhandari steadily increased his votes from 110 to 121 in the Assembly during five rounds […]
Facing scrutiny over the presence of Russian ads on its platform during the 2016 US presidential poll, Facebook has agreed to support new limited federal rules on online political ads. The US Federal Election Commission (FEC) has asked tech companies and campaigns to disclose the origin of political ads from now on. In its comments […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won his fifth race of the Formula One season at the Brazilian Grand Prix to all but secure second place in the driver’s championship. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas took second place while Kimi Raikkonen claimed third in his Ferrari at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. Lewis Hamilton, who […]
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end “separatist havoc” in the northeastern region. He addressed a campaign event on Sunday on his first visit there since imposing direct rule on the region a fortnight ago, BBC reported. Defending his decision in Barcelona, he said he had […]
The Mexico City government has released 117.6 million pesos (over $6 million) for immediate use toward reconstruction after the September 19 earthquake, Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has said. He added the city government had also received $750,000 for reconstruction from the US-based Rockefeller Foundation, Xinhua reported Providing a roundup on actions to help the city, […]