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San Francisco, July 13 (IANS) Meta has announced that the gaming platform Roblox is coming to Quest 2 and Pro, starting with an open beta hitting App Lab in the coming weeks.”On average, more than 66 million users log into Roblox every day, with a community that spans mobile devices (both iOS and Android), desktops, and Xbox, and we can’t wait to add Meta Quest 2, Quest Pro, and (coming soon) Quest 3 to the mix,” Meta said in a blogpost on Wednesday.The open beta is a good opportunity for the Roblox developer community to optimise their existing games for…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Twitter has claimed that more than 99.99 per cent of Tweet impressions are from healthy content or content that does not violate the platform’s rules.Since the launch of the Freedom of Speech Not Reach initiative, the company said they saw encouraging results and as a result, they are expanding the application of this enforcement action from their Hateful Conduct policy to now include policies on Abusive Behaviour and Violent Speech in the coming weeks.”Our commitment to our community is simple and clear — maintain free expression and make Twitter a safe space for…

Washington, July 13 (IANS) NASA has received three fully electric and environment friendly crew transportation vans that will take Artemis crews on the final Earth-bound leg of their journey to the Moon before boarding their rocket and spacecraft.The zero-emission vehicles, developed by California-based Canoo Technologies as part of a contract awarded by NASA in April 2022, were delivered to the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, it said in a statement.The vehicles can carry four astronauts in their Orion crew survival system spacesuits, support personnel including a spacesuit technician, and provides room for specialised equipment for the…

Chennai, July 13 (IANS) The countdown for the July 14 afternoon launch of India’s third shot at the moon-Chandrayaan-3- will begin at 1.05 p.m. on Thursday, said a senior official of the Indian space agency.“The countdown for the Chandrayaan-3 will begin at 1.05 p.m. today (Thursday),” a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS.The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will be carried by India’s heavy lift rocket the 642 ton LVM3.At 2.35 p.m. on July 14, the three stage LVM3 rocket will blast off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh.During the countdown process, the…

One of the evacuated, a woman in her 70s, complained of difficulty in breathing and was taken to a nearby hospital, Yonhap News Agency quoted the fire officials as saying.The fire of unknown origin began at 3 a.m. at the hospital parking tower in Daegu’s Dalseo district, and the main blaze was extinguished about two hours later, after about 170 firefighters and 65 fire trucks and other equipment were mobilised, they added.The city’s fire authorities and police plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire.–IANSksk

The mastermind, Asif Khan and his aide Indrajeet Ojha had executed the loot at the Jan Suvidha Kendra on July 7.Police also seized weapons, a two-wheeler and Rs 2. 17 lakhs in cash from their possession.ACP, Ghazipur (Indiranagar) DK Singh, said Asif Khan had done B.Tech in electrical engineering.According to DCP North Qasim Abdi, Asif was a resident of Tulsipur Jarwal Road in Balrampur district. “He was staying with Indrajeet in Indiranagar. The duo planned the robbery 15 days ago,” the DCP said.Asif had been tipped off that huge cash was collected every day at the Jan Suvidha Kendra. He…

Saina told the media, “This is a great day for my family and me. We are blessed to have been on the Yatra. I would like to thank the government and people here for helping us so much.”She also felt blessed because she and her mother had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave.Before Saina, two US nationals from California also performed this year’s Amarnath Yatra. The duo said they were following the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda who had performed the Yatra.Since it started on July 1, so far more than 1.40 lakh pilgrims have performed the Yatra. The rush of Yatris…

In the letter, Guterres outlined a proposal “aiming to harmonise the vital further implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with the vital need to keep the Black Sea Initiative operational”, Xinhua news agency quoted the UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric as saying to reporters.The objective is to remove hurdles affecting financial transactions through the Russian Agricultural Bank, a major concern expressed by Moscow, and simultaneously allow for the continued flow of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, he said.”The Secretary-General remains engaged with all relevant parties on this issue and expresses his willingness to further engage on his proposal with…

According to the 2016 data on state-wise coal resources, Assam contributes 525 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) out of the country’s total 3,08,801.84 MTPA. In Tinsukia district, the NEC used to operate six collieries – Tikak, Tirap, Tipong, Ledo, Borgolai and Namdang. Though Ledo, Borgolai and Tipong stopped production in 2009-10, the latter resumed operations in 2010-2011.However, in 2020, all six were closed due to environmental clearance-related issues and non-availability of land for overburden dump. The NEC managed to reopen only Tikak colliery, which has two opencast projects with a combined capacity of 0.40 MTPA, in March last year.As part…

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) want to reinforce the European Health Union and the resilience of national health systems in view of future challenges, the EP said in a statement.Last year, the EP’s Special Committee on Covid-19 (COVI) analysed the impact of the crisis, evaluated the effectiveness of European Union (EU) and national measures and made specific recommendations to address gaps and weaknesses in their actions, reports Xinhua news agency.The committee evaluated not only the impact on health systems and the vaccination campaign, but also the broader socio-economic impact, the impact on the rule of law and democracy, and…