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In a post shared on Threads on Thursday, Mosseri said users now get the ability to tweak alt text on photos and videos when they post from the web.Users can now copy and paste or drag and drop media attachments to their posts and can add multiple posts to a thread before publishing.In addition, Mosseri mentioned users will now be able to see quotes and reposts by clicking into likes or views on a post.”Hope this makes it easier to join in on conversations from the web. Try them out, and let us know if there are other features you’d…

So far, he has contested twice from Thrissur on the BJP ticket — at the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2021 Assembly polls — and finished third, but not without giving anxious moments to the second placed candidate.The Church organ to be distributed among the laity has staunchly attacked him for his earlier statement that none need to be worried of Manipur and Uttar Pradesh as the things there will be looked upon by “strong willed men”.In reply to his statement, the Church has raised pertinent points in the party organ and have asked him, “since the BJP doesn’t…

Maxwell was ruled out of playing for Australia in Saturday’s league stage clash against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium after falling off the back of a golf cart during a day off for the team earlier this week.“It’s just frustrating when stuff like that happens in such a big tournament or a big series and it is avoidable, but it is an accident. I can see how important it for players is to have that time away from the game. But he could play 72 holes, he could play 150 holes, I couldn’t care less.”“Just don’t get on the…

The 22-year-old then decided to participate in the 37th National Games here just to get out of the slumber and put the disappointment in China behind her. She did more than that, winning a silver medal in the 1500m event and then bagging the 800m gold with a time of 2:01.74s on Thursday night.“I thought I would go outdoors and feel better. I’m just going through the routine and not pushing hard. I looked at the National Games as an opportunity to recover from a bad outing in China.“I’m happy with my performance. I was disappointed to not win the…

A bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on the plea challenging constitutionality of section 3(2)(i) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.The impugned provision of the Act provides only the punishment for death to the person who gives or fabricates false evidence for an innocent member of SC and ST and if such innocent member be convicted and executed in consequence of such false or fabricated evidence.“This section mandates mandatory death penalty without the exercise of judicial discretion…

England are currently placed at the bottom of the league table with just one win from 6 games and are facing the threat of failing to qualify for Champions Trophy 2025. The top eight teams of the ICC World Cup 2023 will qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025, with host Pakistan.Atherton feels that England should look to win all the remaining matches and reach the top 8 in the World Cup table so that they can play in the 2025 tournament.”England have been a great side for a long time in ODI cricket. And none of us has really been…

Claiming that people from outside were involved in the incident, protesting students were demanding that outsiders be banned from entering the campus.“We want visible action and not mere assurances,” said one of the students.They have also sought a wall to separate the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus.Teaching and research work remained disrupted on Friday and Director Prof. P.K. Jain and several teachers, who had approached students for negotiations on Thursday night,weretaken hostage at the Gymkhana Club grounds. The main gate exiting the grounds was closed. Meanwhile the police remained a silent spectator.The students…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has said that Shreyas Iyer is the final box that India ticked in the ongoing edition of the World Cup.Shreyas Iyer, who slammed 82 runs off just 56 balls against Sri Lanka on Thursday, hit 6 sixes and 3 fours in his innings and propelled India’s total to a massive 357/8 in the first innings of the match.India qualified for the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 after winning their seventh straight game in the tournament beating Sri Lanka by a record 302 runs as they rattled Lankan…

Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) Kyle Jamieson has been approved as a replacement for Matt Henry in the New Zealand squad at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.Jamieson who has played 13 ODIs for the Blackcaps was previously with the New Zealand squad in India as a cover for Tim Southee earlier in the tournament.He now gets approved by the Event Technical Committee after Henry was ruled out due to a right hamstring injury sustained during Wednesday’s loss to South Africa in Pune.“Kyle’s on his way over as we speak and we look forward to welcoming him back into the…

Paris, Nov 3 (IANS) The seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas powered past Alexander Zverev 7-6(2), 6-4 in a big-serving battle on Thursday at the French ATP Masters 1000 event.Tsitsipas struck 37 winners, including 10 aces, to notch his 50th tour-level win of the season and simultaneously seal his spot at the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals.With his one-hour, 59-minute triumph, Tsitsipas improved to 9-4 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Zverev. The 25-year-old, who reached the semi-finals in Paris in 2022, will take on Karen Khachanov next after the 16th seed overcame qualifier Roman Safiullin 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.“It’s awesome. What a…