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BENGALURU: Karnataka HC dismissed Wednesday a petition from Elon Musk’s X Corp against content takedowns, ruling that American free speech standards can’t be transplanted into Indian constitutional thought and no global platform can evade the nation’s laws. It said social media is “a modern amphitheatre of ideas” that cannot be left to “anarchic freedom”.“Regulation is…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Monday rejected social media platform X Corp’s petition challenging the Centre’s directive mandating onboarding to the Sahyog portal — a platform used to communicate content-blocking orders with intermediaries.Justice Krishna S Dixit Nagaprasanna, while pronouncing the verdict, underlined the need for regulation of social media platforms, observing that “social…
Tareq Ahmed, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the UAE has denied reports of visa ban on Bangladeshi nationals, reports Khaleej Times. Reports on social media claimed that the UAE has banned citizens of certain countries from getting work or tourist visas. However, these reports were not attributed to any UAE official. Ahmed, as per Khaleej Times, called…
Disabled and low-income Americans are facing increasing obstacles in accessing Social Security benefits, a report scheduled for release next month finds. Advocates warn that changes under the Trump administration–including staff reductions, updated phone systems, and policy tweaks–have made high-touch support harder to obtain, raising risks of food insecurity, housing instability, and mental health crises.The research,…
Social Security affects millions of Americans, with over 70 million receiving payments in July, and the number continues to rise each month.Although the program is in need of major reforms, it frequently undergoes smaller adjustments. Some are set by law, while others can be made through executive orders, a power that US President Donald Trump…
Social media influencer arrested for uploading fake post defaming Bengaluru BENGALURU: A social media influencer who had put out a post claiming that rowdyism had become rampant in Bengaluru has been arrested on charges of uploading fake news on social media and defaming the tech capital.The accused is S Shahajahan Shareef, 36, a resident of…
MUMBAI: A woman director and senior chartered accountant of a well-known finance company has lodged a complaint that a man who befriended her on social media has been stalking her even while she was flying abroad, sending obscene messages on Linkedin for the last two years and proposing her. When the woman blocked his mobile…
NEW DELHI: It seems all is not well in the Pakistan camp. Just hours before their crucial Asia Cup clash against United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, a fresh controversy has emerged. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has deleted its social media post about the Pakistan vs UAE game, sparking speculation and confusion.The deletion has only…
Lucas Bravo, the ‘Emily in Paris’ actor, and ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ actress Shailene Woodley went from having an unproblematic and non-pretentious relationship to reportedly calling it quits in less than a month. The former couple made headlines in March when they were snapped hanging out in Paris. However, they have now deleted ‘the…
TikTok users in the United States could be spared a potential closure following the Trump administration’s announcement of a framework agreement with China over the ownership of the popular social video platform.Trump, Xi to discuss final agreement US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday in Madrid that President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi…
