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San Francisco, Aug 30 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) has announced that it will allow US political candidates and parties advertise on the platform ahead of the 2024 presidential election.”Building on our commitment to free expression, we are also going to allow political advertising. Starting in the US, we’ll continue to apply specific policies to paid-for promoted political posts,” X said in a blogpost on Tuesday.The policies will include “prohibiting the promotion of false or misleading content, including false or misleading information intended to undermine public confidence in an election, while seeking to preserve free and open political discourse”.Political…

IWF stated that ITA Education Ambassador Christine Girard, a two-time Olympic medalist from Canada, will give a presentation about clean sport for all those interested. An IWF/ITA Information Booth will be available at the venue from September 9-11, reports Xinhua.Last March, a similar seminar was successfully held at the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania, according to IWF.The 2023 IWF World Championships are set to take place in Saudi Arabia from September 4-17, with approximately 700 competitors from 120 countries and regions participating.–IANScs

He was interacting with the media at the airport while leaving for Karnataka’s Mandya to launch the party’s Gruha Lakshami scheme. “I have come from Ladakh and our Prime Minister has said that not a single inch of our land has been taken. It is false,” he said.”Everyone knows that China has usurped our land,” the former Congress president asserted.When asked about China’s new map including Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, the Congress leader said, “The issue of map is a very serious topic, as they have intruded on our land and the Prime Minister should speak on that too.”His…

‘First Day Out’ by artist Hi-Rez, who masquerades as “Trump the Don”, has skyrocketed to the top of the iTunes Hip-Hop charts since it was released last week as the former President was taking his infamous mug shot inside a Georgia jail, reports The New York Post.In the digital imitation, Hi-Rez imagines how Trump must have felt after being booked and released on bond over charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election in the state.“Out on bail, out on bail. I won’t see inside a cell,” the eerily-accurate AI-generated voice chants.“Imma beat them RICO charges. And if I go…

“How time flies. In the blink of an eye, basketball has accompanied with me for 21 years. After prudent consideration, I have decided to end my professional basketball career today,” the 35-year-old Yi posted on China’s social platform Weibo late on Tuesday. He went on to express his gratitude to his family members, coaches, teammates, and rivals.”A special thanks go to China’s men’s basketball team, which holds a special place in my heart. Every time I don the national team jersey and represent my country in competition, I feel the pride emanating from my homeland,” Yi wrote.Yi expressed his thanks…

Meta removed 7,704 Facebook accounts, 954 Pages, 15 Groups, and 15 Instagram accounts in total, making it one of the largest networks of fake accounts ever discovered by the company.According to the tech giant, the fake accounts tried to spread pro-China messages, including “positive commentary about China and its province Xinjiang and criticisms of the US, Western foreign policies, and critics of the Chinese government including journalists and researchers”.”We recently took down thousands of accounts and Pages that were part of the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world. It targeted more than 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram,…

Sources close to him said that Kumaraswamy developed fever and fatigue due to hectic activity in the last week.He was involved in continuous meetings and made an announcement to produce a film for his actor-turned-politician son Nikhil Kumarswamy last week.The party workers and family members are concerned as Kumaraswamy has undergone a major heart surgery earlier.The doctors have assured that there was no matter of concern and he will recover soon.–IANSmka/dpb

“Best wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The festival symbolizes the undying love of brother and sister,” the President wrote on X (formerly) Twitter.She also appealed to take a pledge to create a more secure environment for the women in the country.Extending his greetings, the Vice President wrote on X, “Warm greetings on Raksha Bandhan! RakshaBandhan embodies the beautiful bond of love that binds brothers and sisters.””On this auspicious occasion, let us resolve to stand by our ‘Nari Shakti’ as they commit to take Bharat to greater glory. May this festival add to the…

Both Lithuania and Montenegro had secured the spots in round of 16 by beating Egypt and Mexico respectively before Tuesday’s games, so the showdown was a matter for the top place, reports Xinhua.Lithuania had won six of their last seven games in the preliminary round of the FIBA World Cup, with five of those wins ending with margins of 23 or more points while Lithuania had scored more than 90 points in four of their last five games in the preliminary round of the World Cup.Despite Montenegro’s 27-26 lead in the first quarter, Lithuania’s superior three pointer percentage and rebounding…

Mohd Nazim(24), had found an injured baby monkey on his rooftop 18 months ago and he nursed it back to health.Nazim, who lives in Noorpur’s Islam Nagar mohalla, claimed that he tried to leave the monkey in the forest several times, but every time, it returned.Two days ago, someone made a video clip of the monkey at the restaurant, following which Bajrang Dal activists filed a police complaint alleging animal cruelty.Soon, the police arrived and directed him to release the monkey in a faraway forest.Nazim told TOI on Tuesday, “There was an emotional bond with my pet. When my friend…