Author: News Desk

In November 2022, the new Twitter owner had revealed the idea to kick off such a programme into effect in the coming months.The billionaire had mentioned that a vast number of handles had been taken by “bots and trolls” and he will start “freeing them up next month”.A follower had then suggested a “Handle Marketplace” where people could sell accounts to each other.Now, emails seen by Forbes reveal that an X team called@Handle Team has started work on a “handle marketplace for the purchase of account names left unused by the people who originally registered them”.“X has emailed solicitations to…

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The fire, the cause of which is not clear yet, quickly spread and led to several explosions in the factory premises of Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd., spread over more than eight acres of land in the Mahad MIDC complex.A portion of the pharmaceutical factory where around 20 workers were on duty at the time on Friday morning, was engulfed in the blaze with thick dark smoke emanating from there.Soon after the blaze at around 11 am, deafening blasts were heard in the vicinity and Raigad Police and local fire brigade teams, and later last night the NDRF, rushed to the…

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Pandya hurt his left ankle while bowling during India’s World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune last month.The Event Technical Committee of the tournament has approved Prasidh Krishna as a replacement for in the India squad, the ICC said on Saturday. Krishna has just 19 white-ball appearances to his name for India and was last seen at international level when he picked up the prized wicket of David Warner in taking 1/45 from nine overs against Australia just prior to the World Cup.The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the player can be…

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This is reported by Variety and quoted People. Peoplereports that Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow all convened for the event, held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.It is also the final resting place of notable names such as Paul Walker, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Nipsey Hussle. The funeral began around 3 p.m. before ending at 5 p.m.Perry died on October 28 at the age of 54. Two days later, his ‘Friends’ co-stars released a joint statement mourning their fellow cast member.”We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew,”…

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The Israeli league champions were supposed to face the Albanian champions SK Tirana in the qualification round in a home-and-away format. However, the security situation in Israel made it impossible to play in the country.Therefore, the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) decided to hold only one match between the two teams at a neutral venue in the city of Strumica, North Macedonia on November 7.Maccabi claimed, however, that it could not play in Strumica because there are no direct flights from Israel to this destination, and it is impossible to guarantee essential security arrangements.In March, Maccabi made their first-ever appearance in…

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The government declared a state of emergency for several areas in Tuscany, which has seen the worst flooding so far, and allocated 5 million euros ($5.3 million) to rescue and aid activities, Xinhua news agency reported.The provinces included in the emergency scheme are Florence, Livorno, Pisa, Pistoia, and Prato, the cabinet said in a statement.The six victims were all reported in Tuscany, according to the regional governor, Eugenio Giani, who held an emergency civil protection meeting late afternoon.Among them were two elderly people, aged 84 and 85, who died when their homes near the city of Prato were flooded, a…

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“It was a big milestone In my life and I had to express it through the medium of film. I directed a short film called Yaman a few years ago which then became the proof of concept for the feature film, ‘Sahela’,” he tells IANS.He however adds that it would be unfair to call the feature film an ‘extension’ of ‘Yaman’ as the story and characters, and the milieu itself is very different. “But yes, the emotional core is the same, of love and loss.”‘Sahela’, shot in Australia, boasts of a cast including Antonio Aakeel (‘Eaten by Lions’, ‘Tomb Raider’)…

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The earthquake jolted the western Jajarkot district at around 2:02 a.m. local time Saturday (1802 GMT Friday) with a depth of 18 km, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the US Geological Survey.The quake killed at least 35 people in Rukum district and 34 others in neighbouring Jajarkot district, officials said.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed sorrow at the loss of life and property in the quake and ordered immediate rescue and relief operations in a post on social media X, formerly known as Twitter.In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed some 9,000 people and damaged more than half a million houses…

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The ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer, 49, surprisingly criticised Adele for postponing many gigs in the past few years, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.Last year, she was in tears when she announced the last-minute cancellation of the start date of her Las Vegas residency. Fans were incredibly disappointed as they spent a lot of money on tickets, flights and hotels to see her.One fan found out mid-flight that the highly-anticipated concert was cancelled. She spent thousands on non-refundable flights and hotel rooms when Adele broke the news. One fan fumed: “Her lack of notice is astounding. I’m angry and frustrated.”As per ‘Mirror.co.in’, in 2017, she…

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“Are you done? Are you thinking you’re done now?” the host asked on SiriusXM’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa”, to which he replied, “I’m done. I’m done.”The “It’s Complicated” star then hinted at having a vasectomy. Kelly asked how he knows he’s not having any more children, and he said: “Oh, you can just rip that out if you want. Just take that nerve, get a pair of pliers and just pull it out during the surgery because I don’t need that anymore. We’re done.”Kelly replied: “I doubt it would work for you. I’m gonna tell you something.…

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