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San Francisco, Sep 6 (IANS) In a bid to woo more users to sign up for its paid services, Swedish music streaming company Spotify is testing to make in-app lyrics a premium-only feature.Several Spotify users noticed that in-app lyrics, which pop up under the playing song, were locked away under a paywall. Instead, they saw only a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on Spotify Premium,” with a link to sign up. Spotify told The Verge the feature is currently in a testing phase. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests, some of those tests end up paving the…

Four years ago, he had left Kerala on central deputation and was attached to the Special Protection Group and even when he superannuated in May this year, he was given an extension as the head of it.Sinha joined the Kerala cadre of Police here in 1987 and since then he held very crucial posts in the state.It was when he was holding the post of Additional director general of police he went on central deputation and later was posted into the SPG and passed away while heading it.His superior and now-retired State Police chief Jacob Punnoose recalled Sinha as one…

Competing in the 34-degree heat on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, the 36-year-old was in no mood to relinquish his streak against Fritz, triumphing 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 8-0 in the pair’s ATP Head-to-Head series.The Serbian, who now holds a perfect 13-0 record in quarter-finals in New York, set an Open-era men’s record of 47 Grand Slam semifinal appearances, surpassing Roger Federer’s mark of 46.Djokovic, who improved to 8-0 lifetime against Fritz, took command early and never relinquished control as he methodically marched to his 359th Grand Slam singles victory and set a semifinal clash with either…

He said that the country’s Constitution had incorporated both ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ and nobody had any problems for all these years with the usage of India, “so who has given them the right to make the name change” now.”The problems started a couple of months ago after the National Opposition parties united under the ‘Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance’ (I.N.D.I.A.) bloc that has shaken the BJP deeply,” he contended.“The BJP is now scared even by the name of the country, INDIA which it has been using for so many of its own schemes. Then what happened suddenly to make this…

The deceased were identified as Ashok Rai of Rajjupur village under Bheldi police station, his 12-year-old son Aditya Kumar and nephew Rohit Kumar (17).They were sprinkling fertilisers when lightning struck them. Ashok Rai died on the spot while his son and nephew were rushed to Sadar hospital Chapra, the district headquarters of Saran for treatment. They succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.In Rohtas, a 13-year-old girl named Sabina Khatoon, a woman named Kabutara Devi and two siblings died due to lightning in Dari village.–IANSajk/svn

The employment index for women aged 15 to 64 reached 60 per cent in 2022, up 7.3 percentage points from 2010, but 22.8 per cent of them had low-paying jobs, nearly twofold the rate of men, according to the data issued by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.Some 46 per cent of women held temporary jobs, 15.4 percentage points higher than the 30.6 per cent of men working in non-regular positions, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the official figures.The gender pay gap also remained in place, with female salary workers receiving 70 per cent of the hourly wage earned…

The deceased, identified as Salman (25), a resident of Mandoli Extension, was stabbed multiple times on the left side of the abdomen by the accused, leading to his death.Sharing the details, a senior police official said that a call regarding the incident was received at 6:58 a.m on September 1, regarding a body near Mandoli crematorium.”A case was registered, and the investigation was initiated,” said the official.During the investigation, police apprehended one Abhishek Thakur (21) and two juveniles, both aged 17-years, all residents of the Nand Nagri area. On interrogation, it was revealed that the motive behind the murder was…

The Birmingham City Council, which provides services for more than one million people, filed a Section 114 notice on Tuesday, halting all spending except on essential services, reports CNN.The deficit arose due to difficulties paying between 650 million pounds and 760 million pounds in equal pay claims, according to the notice report.The city now expects to have a deficit of 87 million pounds for the 2023-24 financial year.Sharon Thompson, deputy leader of the council, told councilors on Tuesday that it faces “longstanding issues, including the council’s historic equal pay liability concerns”, CNN reported.Thompson also blamed in part the UK’s ruling…

Tome, who served as Vilda’s assistant since 2018, will lead the team in the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland on September 22 and 26, respectively, Xinhua reports.Vilda had held his position since 2015. However, his tenure was marred by controversy when, in September 2022, 15 members of the women’s squad declined to play for Spain under his leadership. The players cited inadequate preparation and training sessions and criticized Vilda’s overbearing behavior. Allegations arose that he would inquire about their whereabouts, shopping purchases, and even insisted they leave their hotel doors unlocked.His dismissal came shortly after the…

The double murder took place at Kaimthal under the Gonda police limits when Mukesh Devi was attending her husband’s ‘terahvin’ (ritual conducted on the 13th day of the mourning period) along with daughter Priyanka at her in-laws’ place.Mukesh Devi’s husband, Surender Singh, had died of a heart attack in Delhi on August 31.At the ritual, Mukesh Devi was attacked by her brother-in-law and others with a stick and heavy objects.When her daughter tried to save her, she was also brutally assaulted. Both suffered head injuries and were declared dead at a nearby hospital, police said.An FIR has been registered against…