Day: August 2, 2019

No tsunami threat to India due to Indonesia quake: MoES official

10:46 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: There is no tsunami threat to India following the high-intensity earthquake in Indonesia Friday evening, a senior official said here. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), a 6.9 intensity quake hit southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, at 5.30 pm (IST). “We had issued a tsunami alert after the earthquake. We have now […]

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Germany orders Google to take humans out of audio loop

10:41 pm August 2, 2019

Frankfurt am Main: A German data protection official has convinced Google to stop human workers from listening to audio recorded by its digital assistant across the EU, after a leak showed staff could hear private conversations. “To provisionally protect the rights of privacy of data subjects for the time being,” Hamburg commissioner for data protection […]

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Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

10:21 pm August 2, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump has slapped more sanctions on Russia in connection with the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, a move that a Russian lawmaker said Friday will make it less likely for normalized US-Russian relations. Trump issued an executive order late Thursday that imposes another round of sanctions against […]

We’re responsible filmmakers: Vikramaditya on political commentary in ‘Sacred Games 2’

10:18 pm August 2, 2019

Mumbai: Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane says any political commentary made on the show “Sacred Games” comes from a responsible space and is never done to “poke” people. Last year when the show started streaming, a certain section took offence over alleged use of derogatory language while talking about politics and politicians. When asked if the team […]

Panic grips Kashmir after J-K govt asks yatris, tourists to leave Valley

10:11 pm August 2, 2019

Srinagar: Kashmir remained on the edge on Friday as a fresh order asking tourists and Amarnath yatris to leave the Valley triggered panic among the residents as they started stocking up dry ration and essentials, fearing long law and order disturbance. The state government issued an advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to curtail their […]

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