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WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age as it prepares to comply with upcoming laws in India, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the messaging platform has said.WhatsApp further said it understands that age-related information is private, and assured that it won’t be shared with other WhatsApp users. This is an optional test, and users do not have to confirm their age to continue using WhatsApp.”To comply with upcoming laws in India like the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), we are testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age. This doesn’t…
HC grants bail to accused in cocaine case, says failure to produce him before the court violates article 21 MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man accused of carrying nearly 1.5 kg of cocaine, observing that authorities had committed a “gross violation” of procedure by failing to produce him before the trial court on most dates for more than two years.A division bench of Justices Sarang V. Kotwal and Ashish S. Chavan passed the order on July 29 while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Satly Thomas, who is facing trial in an NDPS case…
NEW DELHI: The family of the 15-year-old girl whose alleged abusive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar went viral was not at their Noida residence on Tuesday, while local police said they had received no complaint alleging that the family was being harassed, according to PTI news agency.Security guards and maintenance staff at the housing society in Sector 168, where the girl and her mother live, said they had not seen the family and were unaware of their whereabouts.Speaking to the media, a security guard said, “The family had remained withdrawn since the…
Former chief minister M K Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin (L-R) CHENNAI: Former chief minister M K Stalin came down heavily on the TVK government over the arrest of Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, accusing it of displaying “arrogance” and saying such arrogance would hasten its downfall.After Udhayanidhi was arrested by the police, Stalin held a meeting with senior DMK leaders at the party headquarters in Chennai. He then issued a statement alleging that the arrest was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the government’s “failure” to protect Tamil Nadu’s interests in the Cauvery and Mekedatu issues.”Arrogance leads to destruction, and…
A medical college in UP (Photo: ANI) Uttar Pradesh’s healthcare transformation over the past nine years ranks among the most ambitious public health and medical infrastructure expansion efforts in India. Through sustained investments in medical education, decentralized delivery, financial protection, digital integration, and targeted disease-control programmes, the state has markedly strengthened its healthcare ecosystem. Despite an enormous population, vast geography, and historically large gaps in rural medical infrastructure, Uttar Pradesh has shifted toward a targeted, infrastructure-driven, and technology-enabled model of care.A central pillar of this change has been the deliberate move away from highly centralized tertiary services concentrated in a…
Nagpur: Repeated flooding at the Manish Nagar railway underpasses has prompted MahaMetro to move beyond damage control and focus on preventing water from entering the structures. At a high-level meeting on Monday, officials discussed immediate and long-term interventions for the Manish Nagar and Somalwada underpasses.A senior MahaMetro official told TOI that the priority would now be to intercept heavy runoff from Wardha Road before it reaches the railway underbridge rather than merely pumping out accumulated water.“The pumps are functioning efficiently. What needs to be examined is the ingress of water into the RUB from the Wardha Road side,” the official…
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate Andrew Tate’s attorney has warned US President Donald Trump that failing to support the jailed influencer could cost Republicans support among young male voters, as Andrew and his brother Tristan Tate continue to fight extradition to the United Kingdom over multiple criminal charges.In an interview with Vanity Fair, the brothers’ lawyer, Joseph McBride, claimed Andrew Tate played a role in Trump’s 2024 election victory and argued that abandoning him could have political consequences.”Andrew Tate was a material participant in ensuring President Trump’s victory,” McBride said.He added that if Trump refused to back Tate, younger…
Quote of the Day by Princess Diana History tends to remember extraordinary people through grand titles, icons, legends, symbols of change. Plenty of those same people saw themselves very differently. Princess Diana put that gap plainly. “Don’t call me an icon,” she said. “I’m just a mother trying to help.” Known across the world as the People’s Princess, she consistently pushed back against the pedestal people kept trying to place her on, insisting instead that she was simply someone trying, however imperfectly, to do some genuine good in the time she actually had.Quote of the day by Princess Diana”Don’t call…
Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Milan on Tuesday for the funeral of legendary defender Franco Baresi.The 66-year old died last week after a period of ill health. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders to play the game, Baresi captained Milan for 15 seasons, making 719 appearances and scoring 33 goals.The centre-back won 18 trophies with the Rossoneri: six Serie A titles, three Champions Leagues, four Italian Super Cups, three Uefa Super Cups and two Club World Cups.He was capped 81 times by Italy and was part of the squad which won the 1982 World Cup. He…
Ben Stokes, who recently retired from international cricket, dismissed the notion of England players having a drinking problem. The topic of alcohol and English cricket grabbed attention during the Ashes, where several players were reported to have been involved in binge drinking sessions. The matter became all the more worse after opening batter Ben Duckett was reportedly seen inebriated during the team’s mid-series break in Noosa.Ben Stokes answers the burning question (AFP)Recently, Stokes also went out for drinks with pacer Gus Atkinson after the Lord’s Test win against New Zealand, and it was there that the duo were involved in…