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*Majority American-owned joint venture will secure data*Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX to hold 15% each in TikTok USDS JV*ByteDance retains 19.9% ownershipTikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans.The deal is a milestone for the social media firm after years of battles that began in August 2020 when President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the app over national security concerns.TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will secure US user…
Durgapur: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday accused the TMC government of endangering national security by patronising infiltration, and harassing voters during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, and called for a change of guard in the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a public meeting in Durgapur during his first visit to West Bengal after assuming the party post, Nabin alleged that there was a “deliberate attempt” by the TMC to change the state’s demography and “turn Bengal into Bangladesh”, posing what he described as a serious threat to national security.”While the Election Commission is determined to remove infiltrators…
Thane: A fire broke out in the meter room of a residential building in Khopat area of the city on Friday evening, a civic official said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident. Electrical installations and around 20 electricity meters were damaged, he said.The fire broke out in the meter room located on the ground floor of B1 wing of Ganesh Villa Society around 6 pm, said disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi. A fire engine controlled the blaze within 20 minutes. Source link
New Delhi: The death of a 25-year-old man in west Delhi’s Janakpuri once again highlights how open, poorly maintained pits continue to lead to casualties and serious injuries in the city. Despite warnings and past incidents, many pits remain uncovered, unguarded and inadequately marked, posing a constant threat to the public.In June 2023, a 51-year-old man, along with his auto, fell into a 12-foot-deep pit in northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar, leading to his death. An inquiry revealed that the pit had neither warning signs nor protective coverings. The incident came to light only after a passerby noticed the auto in…
Bengaluru: Videos of a class 1 student falling into a drain below an under-construction footpath earlier this week came to fore Friday, reviving concerns about pedestrian safety amid ongoing road and footpath projects. The incident took place at Govindapura in north Bengaluru. The boy escaped without injury. Bengaluru North city corporation commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar said the incident occurred on Feb 2 during works taken up under B-Smile as part of a high-density corridor project. “The incident did not come to our notice earlier, which is not a good thing. While the footpath has since been covered, that does not…
Hyderabad: A complete ban on social media for children below 16 years is the only effective way to curb the rising incidence of online child sexual exploitation, said Bhuwan Ribhu, founder of Just Rights for Children, on Thursday. He also called for regulated access for those aged 16 to 18 years.Ribhu was delivering the keynote address at Shield 2.0, an event on cybercrime awareness organised by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, with TOI as the official media partner.Hyderabad: Lawyer Murdered By Brother, ₹42L Lost In KBC Fraud, ₹2.85L Cr Farm Crisis Loss And MoreHis remarks come amid an international debate…
Madurai: The V O Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Authority in Tuticorin has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) and Sagarmala Finance Corporation Ltd (SMFCL) to explore joint financing of up to ₹15,000 crore for its proposed Outer Harbour Project. The project includes construction of bunds and breakwaters, capital dredging, land reclamation, and related infrastructure under the Hybrid Annuity Model. Officials said the partnership will support financial structuring, funding identification, project execution, and capacity building to accelerate implementation.Separately, VOC Port also signed an MoU to become a partner in Bharat Container Shipping Line, a joint…
Gandhinagar: To address growing traffic-related challenges in Ahmedabad and Surat cities, the Gujarat govt has approved a proposal to set up an urban transport fund (UTF) under the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA).According to top sources, the decision was taken at the first meeting of UMTA chaired by the chief secretary. The principal secretary (urban development) and senior officials from Ahmedabad and Surat also attended the meeting in which traffic and public transport challenges were discussed.Sources close to the development said that in line with the National Urban Transport Policy, 2006, and the Metro Rail Policy, 2017, the state govt…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Nazim Raja Khan, an accused in the Sept 2025 Bareilly violence case wherein a mob attacked a police team with bricks, stones and acid bottles.The order was passed by Justice Vivek Verma on Feb 2. During the court proceedings, the counsel for the applicant submited that the applicant was not named in the FIR and was falsely implicated in the present case. “As per the FIR, 28 named and 200-250 unknown people are mentioned in the report. The name of the applicant surfaced during the course of investigation. A vague…
Bhubaneswar: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar, seeking urgent intervention to trace and rescue Sarthak Mohapatra, a marine engineer from Odisha who went missing while onboard a container vessel near Mauritius.In his letter, Pradhan said Mohapatra was reported missing under unexplained circumstances from the vessel EA Jersey on the morning of Feb 3, while the ship was transiting about 135 nautical miles east of Mauritius.Bhubaneswar: Constable’s Suicide After ₹9L Transfer, 24 Places To Be Renamed, India-US Trade Boost And MoreDescribing the disappearance as “sudden and mysterious”, Pradhan urged Jaishankar to personally look…