Author: DA Correspondent

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages: Report

9:24 pm September 18, 2019

WASHINGTON: In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida before it’s reported. But a whistleblower’s complaint shows that Facebook itself has inadvertently provided the two […]

Trump names hostage envoy Robert O’Brien national security adviser

9:16 pm September 18, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O’Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. O’Brien, the fourth person in two years to hold the job, becomes the administration’s point person on national security amid rising tensions with Iran following the weekend attack […]

Nationwide search ends as missing Delhi elephant found after two months

7:52 pm September 18, 2019

New Delhi: A two-month, nationwide search for an elephant that was illegally whisked away by its mahout ended before dawn Wednesday when authorities found it hiding in plain sight — near the banks of Yamuna river in New Delhi, about 5 km from where it had disappeared, officials said. Forest Department officials had been searching […]

Maoists’ arrest: AP announces Rs 8 lakh reward for Maha ATS

2:47 pm September 18, 2019

Mumbai: The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a reward of Rs 8 lakh for the Maharashtra Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS) team which arrested seven Maoists last year, an official said on Wednesday. The state ATS in January last year raided some eastern suburbs here and arrested seven Maoists of the Golden Corridor Committee, which was […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Pak targets border outposts in Samba-Kathua sector

2:11 pm September 18, 2019

Jammu: Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday opened fire on border out posts (BoPs) along the International Border in Samba-Kathua sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior BSF officer said. The Rangers fired from small arms on BoPs in Hirangar and Samba sectors from 0900 hours to 1100 hours, the officer told a news agency. BSF troops […]