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After his last appearance on CBS as host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert continued his television hosting duties – on a public access show in Michigan.Colbert on Friday night hosted Only in Monroe in Monroe, Michigan, just one day after signing off from The Late Show. Colbert had been the host of The Late Show since 2015 and his tenure came to an end this week after CBS canceled the 33-year-old network staple, due to a “financial decision” by CBS’s parent company, Paramount.Colbert previously stopped by Monroe, Michigan, and guest-hosted Only in Monroe for an episode in 2015, just before…

Mark Zuckerberg’s email landed in 78,000 inboxes on Wednesday morning, just as the first wave of layoff notices began going out in Singapore at 4 a.m. local time. To the roughly 8,000 employees losing their jobs, the Meta chief executive offered gratitude. To everyone else—the people still logged in, still wondering whether next month brings another round—he offered something rarer at the company right now: two specific promises. No more company-wide layoffs this year. And an acknowledgement, finally, that Meta has handled the run-up to all of this badly.The cuts amount to roughly 10 percent of Meta’s workforce. Notifications rolled…

The government had cautioned X’s Al application Grok to ensure it does not generate, promote or facilitate sexually explicit content The government on Tuesday gave X (formerly Twitter) additional time till January 7 (Wednesday) evening to submit a detailed action taken report (ATR) after the platform was warned over indecent and sexually-explicit content being generated through misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)-based services like ‘Grok’ and other tools.On January 2, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had cautioned X’s Al application Grok, to ensure it does not generate, promote or facilitate content which contains nudity, sexualisation, sexually explicit or…

The society’s case centred on the risk posed by a locked and obstructed fire escape staircase Mumbai: A south Mumbai housing society won a legal battle for safety after 14 years as a court ordered restoration of the first-floor emergency fire exit and demolition of an illegal room directly beneath its staircase in two months.Upholding the grievance of the 56-year-old New Akash Ganga Cooperative Housing Society on Bhulabhai Desai Road, the court said since the exit is meant to serve as an escape route in case of a fire, there should be no encroachment.The ground floor space was illegally turned…

Chennai: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant on Saturday made a veiled attack on TVK, saying that the 2026 election was a victory for fantasy and illusion.She issued a statement asking the party men not to get dejected on seeing the election results. “Based on the interests of our party men, we aligned with the DMK-led secular progressive alliance (SPA) and won a single seat out of 10 constituencies in which we contested. The 2026 election victory (for TVK) was not just due to change in people’s mindset but was a victory for fantasy and illusion,” Premallatha said.Thanking the people of…

Mangaluru: A coalition of community-based organisations in Mangaluru has strongly condemned the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced by the Union govt in March. The coalition includes the Coalition of Sex Workers’, Sexual & Gender Minority Rights (CSGMR), Sarathya Karnataka State Level Federation of Unique Sexuality community-based organisations, and Navasahaja Samudaya Sanghatane, Mangaluru.Addressing mediapersons on Saturday, the groups alleged that the amendment could seriously harm the rights of transgender and gender-diverse communities, and weaken existing protections related to equality, dignity, and identity. They said it undermines the right to self-identification affirmed by the Supreme Court in…

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Ranchi: A 38-year-old Army jawan was arrested for allegedly molesting a 23-year-old college student in the city on Friday, police said on Saturday. Police said the accused is a native of Haryana and his unit is posted in Ranchi.Police officer Rupesh Kumar said the jawan, allegedly intoxicated, molested the girl near a chowk on Friday. He said the accused was identified and caught after police examined footage from CCTV cameras and carried out further investigation.He added, “Police informed the commanding officer of the jawan before making the arrest. CCTV footage was produced before the court, which sent him to judicial…

England suffered a disappointing 14-run defeat as Sophie Devine’s brilliance levelled the T20 series for New Zealand at Canterbury. England’s bowlers started magnificently in scorching conditions, restricting New Zealand to 11-4, but Sophie Devine and Maddy Green added a record-breaking 159 for the fifth wicket to take the White Ferns to a competitive 170-5. All-rounder Devine blasted 87 from 57 balls before she was run out from the final ball of the innings, with Green finishing 56 not out in support. Devine whacked six sixes and five fours as England’s bowlers and fielders struggled under pressure in all-too-familiar scenes. The…

Rajasthan Royals have brought Punjab youngster Emanjot Singh Chahal on board to bolster their ranks late in the season for IPL 2026, as a replacement for wicketkeeper-batter Ravi Singh.Emanjot Chahal will join RR as a replacement player.Left-arm spinner Emanjot plays for Punjab in domestic cricket, but is a relative unknown with no senior white-ball caps to his name. However, he has played three First Class matches in his career, taking 11 wickets and having a high score of 83.Ravi Singh, who was sold to RR for INR 95 lakhs in the IPL auction, played one game for the franchise, as…