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San Francisco, Aug 23 (IANS) Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) rival Bluesky has announced that it will impose’ rate limits’ to enhance its network stability and security, but assured users their posting experience would not be impacted. This decision comes after Bluesky saw an increase in traffic after Musk announced that X would discontinue the “block” function, prompting users to look for alternatives, reports TechCrunch.On August 18, shortly after Musk’s announcement, Bluesky buckled under the strain of increased traffic. When trying to view posts, users experienced slow load times and the occasional error message. Images and graphics took a long time…

Dr. Sathya Vamsi Krishna, Consultant – Hand, Upper-limb and Microvascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road performed the replantation surgery where bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and tendons were accurately identified and sutured using microsurgical techniques.Timely presentation at the hospital and medical expertise ensured that the replantation was successful after six hour complex surgery.The patient was amputated near the elbow, following which she was immediately rushed to Fortis Hospital. The doctors had to first fuse the bone and shorten the limb, followed by delicate reconnection of critical arteries, veins and nerves using tiny stitches.The higher the cut on the limb, the…

Rangaswami is the founder Indiaspora, a leading US-based non-profit, which is hosting 200 diaspora leaders from 25 countries for a G20 Forum in New Delhi from August 22 to 24.”Today is a proud moment for India and the diaspora. I think it is 5.25 pm… we are going to switch on the live streaming of Chandrayaan-3,” Rangaswami said in a video message as he kicked off a discussion on ‘The Road to India@100’.The event, which is bringing influential voices from around the world to deliberate on the diaspora’s role in India’s march towards 2047, is taking place in the run-up…

She also penned a long note in the caption. Spilling beans about her journey, she wrote: “As far as I can remember, birthdays have been so ‘Special’ for me–my mother Pari Chehra Naseem Banuji went to the ends of the world to always give me the best fun time with my friends whether here in Mumbai or in London School – not to forget once a towering layered cake that would have put the Qutub Minarto shame.”Taking a walk down the memory lane, she wrote about her family. “We were a very close knit small family that lived doting on…

“Starting today, millions more people’s chats on Messenger will be upgraded to stronger encryption standards as part of our ongoing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) testing,” Timothy Buck, Product Manager at Messenger, said in a blogpost on Tuesday.”We remain on track to launch default E2EE for one-to-one friends and family chats on Messenger by the end of the year.”With E2EE, the platform aims to enhance the security it already provides and give users additional confidence that their personal messages will remain private.Buck further mentioned that the platform is learning lessons from the WhatsApp engineering team on how to deliver messages on a…

According to the tech giant, this habit could cause discomfort and injury.The company also asked customers to “use common sense” to avoid situations where their skin is in direct contact with the device or a charger.”Don’t sleep on a device, power adapter, or wireless charger, or place them under a blanket, pillow, or your body, when it’s connected to a power source. Keep your iPhone, the power adapter, and any wireless charger in a well-ventilated area when in use or charging,” the advisory reads.The advisory also asked users to take special care if they have a physical condition that affects…

Oraon, a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1972 batch, won the Lohardaga (ST) assembly seat on Congress ticket. He is heading finance, planning, and commercial tax in the Hemant Soren’s government.The raids were currently underway, at more than 34 locations across Ranchi, Dumka, Deoghar, and Godda districts, when this report was being filed.Oraon was also a cabinet minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.ED has not made any official statement in this connection as of now.–IANSatk/dan

The joint Olympic gold medallist made a first-time clearance at 3.36m, a world lead to take the gold on Tuesday. Olympic finalist JuVaughan Harrison, who failed at his first attempt, got the nod at his second to win the silver, his first global medal while the bronze medal went to Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim.In the men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase the Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco claimed his second consecutive world championship title as he held off world record holder and Olympic silver medallist Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia after clocking 8 minutes, 3.53 seconds.Girma took his fourth consecutive global…

A bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Khan and ordered “an interimstay on the directions issued by the trial court”, which were earlier upheld by the Allahabad High Court.On Tuesday, the Apex Court agreed to urgently list the plea after it was apprised by senior advocate Kapil Sibal that the trial judge deniedadjournment of the collection of voice sample due on August 23, despite being informed that a special leave petition is pending consideration before theapex court.In his petition, Khan has challenged the order passed by the Allahabad…

Former Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Jagadish Shettar, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, and Veerappa Moily are attending themeeting.Minister for Law H.K. Patil, Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy, Minister for Home Dr. G. Parameshwara, Minister for Energy K.J. George, and Minister for Revenue Krishna Bhyregowda are also among the attendees.Besides, MLAs and MPs from all parties, Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary for the CM Rajanesh Goyel, Additional Chief Secretary for Water Resources department Rakesh Singh, Advocate General Shashikiran Shetty, senior advocate Mohan Kataraki, legal experts and senior officers also attended the meeting.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the water levels…