WhatsApp to increase character limit for group subject, description

To provide a better user experience for WhatsApp groups, the Meta-owned service is developing the ability to release longer group subjects and descriptions, according to a report in WABetaInfo, a website which tracks news and updates related to WhatsApp. The following screenshot, shared by WABetaInfo, shows how group admins will be able to use this…

Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance

Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data. Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of the Facebook group, is facing a mass action brought on behalf of…

Hindenburg report: Adani loses $34bn in 3 days, now only 11th richest

Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be supplanted as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide. The Indian tycoon has fallen from fourth place to 11th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a personal wealth wipeout of $34 billion…

Opening bell: Day before budget, Sensex trades in red at 59,297, Nifty slumps to 17,596

Equity benchmarks declined in initial trade on Tuesday amid an overall weak trend in the global markets as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of the Union Budget presentation and interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Also, continuous foreign funds outflow played spoilsport for the markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 203.74 points to…

‘He’s not Umran Malik, he’s not Mohammed Siraj’: Gautam Gambhir’s hard-hitting statement on Arshdeep amid NZ series

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir feels Arshdeep Singh should stick to the basics and keep things simple if the speedster wants to avoid bowling no-balls in the limited-overs format. Arshdeep’s tale of no-balls became a major talking point of late. It has continued in the T20I series between India and New Zealand. Tasked to bowl the…

‘He could be next Babar or Kohli’: Rashid Latif gives ‘IPL’ reminder in bold prediction on ‘outstanding’ England star

Far from the talks about the ongoing India-New Zealand series and the impending and much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Test series, is another series where reigning ODI World Cup winners England are going through a dip. They have already lost the three-match series with a game in hand. Despite England’s concerning show, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was…

Canada: Temple in Toronto desecrated with pro-Khalistan, anti-India graffiti

A temple in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was desecrated as pro-Khalistan and anti-India graffiti was spray-painted on a wall in the early hours on Monday. The vandalisation of the Gauri Shankar Mandir occurred deep in the night and was discovered by temple authorities on Monday morning following which they informed the Peel Regional Police…

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NATO to strengthen partnership with Japan, says secretary-general Stoltenberg

NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday during a visit to Japan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. His trip is aimed at strengthening ties with Western allies in Asia in the face of the war in Ukraine and rising competition with China.

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Parliament’s budget session set to begin with President’s address

Parliament’s budget session is set to begin on Tuesday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of both Houses at 11am even as a combative Opposition was expected to raise questions related to issues such as the Adani controversy, inflation, and unemployment. The economic survey will be tabled after the address. Finance minister…