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Mark Zuckerberg apologises for deepfakes, child sexual abuse content on Meta platforms

India, Aug. 5 -- Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to India over the availability of child sexual abuse material (CSEAM) and deepfake content on social media platform. The development took pl... Read More


Meta apologises over 'error restricting' PM Modi's post

India, Aug. 5 -- A senior global executive at Meta met Indian officials on Wednesday and apologised for a video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook being taken down for five hours, acc... Read More


Senior Meta official apologises over removal of PM Modi's video: Sources

India, Aug. 5 -- A senior global Meta executive on Wednesday apologised over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video from Facebook briefly last month, sources in the ministry of electronic... Read More


Kerala man dies in gas cylinder explosion at Dubai car showroom

India, Aug. 5 -- A Kerala man working in Dubai died after suffering serious injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at a car showroom, officials said. Twenty-seven-year-old Shijin Paul from Pattazhy in K... Read More


Pune autorickshaw rides to cost more starting September. Check new fares

India, Aug. 5 -- Travelling by autorickshaws in Pune district is going to get costlier from September 1 as the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has given its nod to the fresh fare revision. The new ... Read More


CJI questions police response against CJP protesters during Jantar Mantar protest: 'Exercise restraint'

India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that authorities should respond to student protests with restraint and caution, saying that using force to prevent violence could end up making t... Read More


Take down defamatory, deepfake posts on Nitin Gadkari over E20 row: Bombay HC

India, Aug. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday reportedly ordered takedown of all online posts against Union minister Nitin Gadkari, describing it as "vile, obscene, abusive & defamatory" amid ro... Read More


'Posts against Nitin Gadkari vile, defamatory. Take them down': Bombay HC amid E20 row

India, Aug. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed Meta, X, Google and other social media platforms to take down allegedly defamatory posts and AI-generated deepfake videos against Union min... Read More


Indian-flagged ship attacked, capsizes in Red Sea, all 14 crew members rescued: MEA

India, Aug. 4 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the attack on Indian-flagged commercial vessel MSV Faize Noor Oliya, which sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday. Rep... Read More


Why 'free' public services can cost more, as per chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran

India, Aug. 4 -- Promises of free or heavily subsidised public services come at a hidden cost, chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has said. The government official also said that buildi... Read More