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WA tests optional age verification pilot, says user privacy will be protected | India News
To comply with the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Act, WhatsApp is piloting new privacy-focused age verification methods for Indian users. This initiative is completely voluntary, allowing users to choose their participation. With the new law’s emphasis on stricter regulations for children’s personal data, WhatsApp is taking care to safeguard user privacy during this important…
Over 30 operatives killed by ‘Indian agents’ since 2020: LeT commander | India News
Rizwan Hanif, a commander affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has alleged that Indian agents have systematically killed more than thirty individuals in different Pakistani locations since 2020. He characterized these murders as acts of religious persecution and rejected the authority of foreign entities. This statement comes amid heightened rhetoric from Pakistan’s military, and experts suggest it serves…
Tie compensation to functional disability, says SC | India News
The doctor certified her 90% disabled, but a bench held that she was suffering from 100% functional disability NEW DELHI: Holding that functional disability faced by a road accident victim should be the deciding factor for granting compensation and not doctor-certified medical disability, SC has granted compensation of Rs 83.3 lakh to a minor who…
Govt dismisses reports of fuel quality issues, says checks on | India News
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of fuel quality issues at outlets, govt Tuesday said additional checks have been introduced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to detect fuel contamination and adulteration.In a post on X, the petroleum ministry said OMCs were regularly monitoring fuel quality, water ingress and contamination, and that only two cases of chloride contamination…
Rajya Sabha clears birth, death regn bill without any discussion | India News
SP president Akhilesh Yadav, party MPs Dimple Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and others protest the misappropriation of donations at Ram Temple, in the Parliament complex in New Delhi Tuesday NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill amid din, with MoS for home Nityanand Rai saying the legislation intends to ensure…
Day after PK’s poll win, PM Modi talks to Nabin, meets Nitish | India News
NEW DELHI: At an NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, govt representatives emphasised the big boost to employment generation and economic growth under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership compared to the preceding UPA era, with India’s “transformative journey” in sports also being highlighted.Modi and home minister Amit Shah were among those who attended the meeting, though…
Florida laboratory tests exposed endangered Caribbean corals to predatory bacteria; more than half showed no bleaching beyond the infection site
Representative Image (AI-generated) Coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the sea, but across the Caribbean, many of them are struggling to survive. Along with warming oceans and habitat loss, bacterial diseases have become a growing threat, capable of wiping out large sections of coral in a short time. Now, researchers in Florida have…
Tom Selleck Quote: Quote of the day by Tom Selleck: ‘Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us is as good as we can be,’ when ‘Blue Bloods’ star explained perception and limits |
The quote of the day by Tom Selleck reads, “Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us is as good as we can be.”(Image credits: Instagram) Tom Selleck, Hollywood’s revered artist, became a household name with his impeccable acting skills and innate screen presence. The 81-year-old received critical acclaim…
From 1952 to 2020, US inspectors recorded 2,562 woodwasp interceptions; researchers found wooden packaging was the dominant invasion pathway
When a shipment arrives at a port, inspectors are usually focused on what’s inside the containers. But sometimes, the biggest biosecurity risk isn’t the cargo at all, it’s the wooden pallet or crate carrying it.A new study published in Biological Invasions suggests that this has been the case for woodwasps, a group of wood-boring insects…
In 2003, China planted small islands of native trees along a degraded river; 20 years later they held only 19–30% of an intact forest’s diversity and biomass
Tropical forests have been heavily degraded because of human activities. (Representational photo) Planting trees across vast areas may not be the only way to restore damaged tropical forests, according to a new study. Instead, small patches of native trees can gradually help degraded forests recover.The study was carried out by Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG)…
