India has voiced its disapproval of Elon Musk’s X, criticizing its characterization of an official government website as a “censorship portal.” This website is designed to notify tech companies about harmful online content, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters on Friday. The legal action signifies an intensification of the dispute between X and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government regarding content removal directives, occurring as Musk prepares to launch his other significant ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India. These remarks were made in response to X’s lawsuit filed on March 5 in Karnataka, seeking to overturn the government’s website initiative.…
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WhatsApp is developing a feature that will allow users to add and manage multiple user accounts without switching devices or relying on WhatsApp Business. According to a report by WABetaInfo, citing the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 25.9.10.70 update, available on the TestFlight app, this new feature will be introduced in a future update. The popular Meta-owned instant messaging app’s new feature will enable users to add a second account directly through the app’s settings. A significant aspect of this update is that WhatsApp may redesign the settings page to accommodate this new functionality. Furthermore, users will see their profile…
Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced on Friday the establishment of a crisis management cell to assist Pakistanis impacted by the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand. In an official statement, the Foreign Office expressed solidarity with the people of both countries, reaffirming Pakistan’s support in this time of crisis. The earthquake has caused significant damage, prompting emergency responses from local and international authorities. The crisis management cell will provide necessary assistance to Pakistanis in the affected regions. Those seeking help or information about their relatives can reach out through the following contact numbers: +959880922880, +959448999967, +959457099977 (Myanmar), +66 95…
Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation, crippling critical infrastructure amid a grinding civil war. The death toll in Myanmar was 1,002, the military government said on Saturday, up sharply from initial state media reports of 144 dead on Friday. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. At least nine people were killed in neighbouring Thailand, where the 7.7 magnitude quake rattled buildings and…
Israel on Friday carried out its first major airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs in months, retaliating for an earlier rocket launch from Lebanon in the most serious test of a shaky ceasefire deal agreed in November. The strike targeted a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh, that Israel said was a drone storage facility belonging to the Iranian-backed Shi’ite Muslim militant group. The ceasefire has looked increasingly flimsy in recent weeks. Israel delayed a promised troop withdrawal in January and said last week it had intercepted rockets fired on March…
The Australian Fatwa Council has officially declared that Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday, March 31, 2025, following astronomical calculations and moon sighting conditions for Shawwal 1446 AH. The council confirmed that the Shawwal crescent will be born on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 9:57 PM Sydney time (AEST) and 6:57 PM Perth time (AWST)—both occurring after sunset, making the moon invisible before Maghrib. Consequently, Ramadan will complete 30 days, with Sunday, March 30, being the last day of fasting. The Grand Mufti of Australia and the Australian Fatwa Council based their decision on the calculated birth of…
Hamas has expressed willingness to release multiple hostages, including US citizen and IDF soldier Edan Alexander, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire during Eid al-Fitr, according to Israeli public broadcaster KAN. Sources indicate that the group seeks a brief truce to quell recent anti-Hamas protests within Gaza. However, the exact conditions for the release remain undisclosed. Meanwhile, the US State Department has reiterated its expectation that the Lebanese government take responsibility for disarming Hezbollah and other armed groups. The statement came after Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs following rocket attacks from Lebanon, marking a significant escalation despite…
As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make it to the gathering, according to her attorney. Instead, the 30-year-old was arrested and physically restrained by immigration officers near her apartment, close to Tufts University’s Somerville campus where she was a PhD student, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai told CNN. Neighborhood surveillance video appears to show six plainclothes officers surrounding Ozturk as she walked alone. The officers did not show their badges until she…
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the cockpit of the passenger plane Friday. Delta 2983 was departing Reagan Airport around 3:15 p.m. and heading to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for a regularly scheduled flight. Delta did not identify the other jet involved, but a review of tracking data from FlightRadar24 shows an Air Force T-38 jet flying past the Delta plane and DCA airport going more than 350 miles per hour…
Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was walking alone Tuesday night to meet friends at a dinner where they would break their 13-hour Ramadan fast when six plainclothes officers suddenly encircled her on the street near her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, surveillance video shows. The 30-year-old shrieked in fear when an officer in a hooded sweatshirt and hat grabbed her by the wrists as another pulled out a concealed badge on a lanyard and confiscated her cell phone. Soon afterward, the swarm of officers who had surrounded her on the sidewalk pulled cloth coverings over their mouths and noses, some…
