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Apple to enable more texting features between Android & iPhones

Apple to enable more texting features between Android & iPhones

iPhone users are now set to be friends with Android users on iMessage, as Apple has announced its decision to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard. This move paves the way for a unified messaging experience across the platform, allowing Android users to enjoy the full suite of iMessage features. Apple made the strategic decision to integrate the RCS messaging standard into its messaging platform in response to the European Union's Digital Markets Act and regulatory pressure from competitors such as Google and Samsung, 9 to 5 Mac reported. Apple will implement the feature in late 2024 through…
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Nana Patekar apologises for slapping a fan

Nana Patekar apologises for slapping a fan

A day after a video showed Nana Patekar slapping a fan for clicking a selfie with him on the sets, the actor shared his side of the story in a new video posted by ANI. He says that beating a boy was part of a scene in his next film, and he thought the fan was actually a crew member who was supposed to be part of the scene, but later found out that he was a real fan. Speaking in Hindi, Nana says in the video, “Namaskar. A video is going viral where I hit a boy. There is…
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Badshah dismisses rumours of dating Mrunal Thakur

Badshah dismisses rumours of dating Mrunal Thakur

Mrunal Thakur and Badshah made headlines recently when they attended Shilpa Shetty's star-studded Diwali party on November 10. In a video of the event that went viral, the two were seen holding each other's hands as they left the party. After the clip surfaced, it sparked rumors that the two were dating. However, Badshah has now responded to the rumors with a funny message on Instagram. On Tuesday morning, November 14, Rapper Badshah shared a note on his Instagram Stories. He wrote that he's sorry for letting the internet down, but not everyone is thinking. He did not directly mention…
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Tata Steel cuts 800 jobs in the Netherlands

Tata Steel cuts 800 jobs in the Netherlands

Tata Steel's Dutch division said on Nov. 13 that it would cut about 800 jobs at its IJmuiden plant in an effort to boost profitability. Tata currently employs about 9,200 people in IJmuiden on the Dutch coast, 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of Amsterdam. "Despite all efforts by Tata Steel to improve its market position and reduce costs, more needs to be done," the company said in a statement. "Also in light of the transition to a cleaner company, where significant investments have been made and will be made." The restructuring would mainly affect managerial and support staff, and was…
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Manoj Jain appointed as MD of Torrent Gas Limited

Manoj Jain appointed as MD of Torrent Gas Limited

Former GAIL (India) Ltd chairman Manoj Jain has been appointed managing director of city gas operator Torrent Gas Ltd, the company said on Thursday. The board of Torrent Gas, which has licenses for the retail sale of piped natural gas to automobiles and piped natural gas to domestic and industrial use in 34 districts across the country, has appointed Jain as its managing director with effect from January 1, 2024, the company said in a statement. Earlier, Jain was the Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Limited from February 2020 to August 2022. "Jain is a seasoned business leader…
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Zuckerberg vetoed teen safety measures

Zuckerberg vetoed teen safety measures

A new lawsuit filed against Meta by the state of Massachusetts claims that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed concerns about Instagram's features negatively impacting users' mental health. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Suffolk Superior Court, Zuckerberg and other members of Meta's leadership were asked to remove plastic surgery filters from Instagram and Facebook by 2019 because of concerns from mental health experts about the filters' negative mental health effects may affect young users, especially women. According to an internal email cited in the complaint, Instagram's then-policy chief allegedly pleaded with Zuckerberg to disable the filters, writing, "We're talking…
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Raveena Tandon performs Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh

Raveena Tandon performs Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh

Actor Raveena Tandon is in Uttarakhand on a spiritual retreat. She is joined by her daughter Rasha Thadani, who will soon make her acting debut in Bollywood. The mother-daughter duo is currently in Rishikesh. Raveena and Rasha recently did ganga aarti there. News agency ANI tweeted a video from Parmartha Niketan Ghat in Rishikesh. In it, Raveena is seen performing aarti in a red ethnic dress. Her daughter Rasha wore a pink jacket with a black dress as she stood away from her mother and participated in the aarti.Several other fans were seen standing behind the actor and her daughter.…
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Govt asks travel aggregators to refund airfares for bookings during Covid lockdown

Govt asks travel aggregators to refund airfares for bookings during Covid lockdown

The central government has asked all travel agencies to process pending consumer refunds from the Covid lockdown period by the third week of this month or face legal action. The deadline was fixed by the Central Consumer Protection Authority in a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh on November 8.The meeting led to the CCPA issuing refund notices to six online travel platforms - EaseMyTrip, Yatra, MakeMyTrip, HappyEasyGo, ClearTrip and Ixigo - and five travel agencies: Thomas Cook, Veena World, Keshari Tours, Neem Holidays and Mango Holidays. While Ixigo and Thomas Cook have cleared all their refunds,…
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Cyber police arrest the leakers of Jaragandi song

Cyber police arrest the leakers of Jaragandi song

Directed by Shankar, the Telugu film stars Ram Charan and Kiara Advani in lead roles. The makers plan to launch their first single from the film on Diwali. In early September, the song was leaked on social media, and the 30-second clip shows peppy Telugu songs. As soon as it went viral, the makers have officially registered a case and now on the basis of the complaint, cyber police have arrested two persons from Hyderabad who are responsible for the leak. Police officials shared the FIR registered against the accused and issued a precautionary order against leaking the video from…
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APSEZ sets record cargo volumes in October

APSEZ sets record cargo volumes in October

Adani Group's flagship Mundra port set another record by handling 16.1 million tonnes of cargo in October, the highest of any port in India, it said in a release.The country's largest port has handled 102 MMT of cargo so far this year, a year-on-year growth of 9 percent. The port crossed the 100 MMT mark in 210 days, surpassing last year's record of 231 days.Mundra for containers and liquids and gases witnessed double-digit growth year-on-year, said a press release issued on Sunday. Further, it achieved another milestone of handling 4.2 million twenty-foot equivalent (TEUs) containers in just 203 days, a…
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