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  X new feature will allow blocked users to see your posts, followers list, more

  Technology | November 05, 2024 8:24 IST

  Until now, the block feature has worked similarly across all platforms, where a blocked user is unable to view the profile of the person who has blocked them. However, X is changing this on its platform.

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  WhatsApp to bring 'Block' shortcut: All you need to know

  Technology | January 16, 2023 9:42 IST

  The new Block shortcut feature will pop up in the notification bar to block the first-time message from unknown contact. Also, the new shortcut will be released in the upcoming application update, but no timeline has been specified by the time of writing.

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  UP block chief polls: Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi govt for hooliganism during nomination filing

  India | July 10, 2021 9:39 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief and Uttar Pradesh former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav slammed the state government for 'Goondatantra' (hooliganism) in the state ahead of Saturday's block president polls.

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  UP block chief polls: Security tightened at candidate's home after alleges abduction allegations

  India | July 10, 2021 9:23 IST

  Police deployed security near the residence of Monika Singh, the candidate from Shikarpur Block of Bulandshahr district after she claimed that there was an attempt to abduct her from her home.

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  HK court orders ban on online messages inciting violence

  World | November 01, 2019 12:25 IST

  High Court Judge Russell Coleman granted the injunction applied for by the city's justice department to prevent citizens from "wilfully disseminating, circulating, publishing or republishing" any material that "promotes, encourages or incites the use or threat of violence", reports Efe news.

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  Govt plans to cap UPI e-wallets, bring new guidelines for digital payments

  Business | September 10, 2019 14:10 IST

  Attention UPI e-wallet users: The National Payments Corporation of India is set to roll out new guidelines for digital payments in India. For people who use UPI e-wallets like Google Pay and PhonePe among others will be impacted as government moves to bring in more security features in digital payments.

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  Keep unwanted friend requests at bay with these new Facebook tools

  Internet | December 20, 2017 12:57 IST

  Besides restricting unwanted contact from another account, Facebook's latest tools also allow users to ignore and move a Messenger conversation out of their inbox, without having to block the sender.

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  Anti-Modi resolution blocked in Pak's Punjab province Assembly

  World | May 29, 2014 0:02 IST

  Lahore: A resolution against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “allegations of terrorism against Pakistan” was today blocked in the Assembly of Punjab province.The opposition comprising Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, PPP, PML-Q and Jamaat-e-Islami wanted to bring

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  NTPC to start coal mining from Jharkhand block by March

  May 25, 2014 21:15 IST

  New Delhi: NTPC, the country's largest power producer, will foray into coal mining by starting production at its Chatti-Bariatu mines in Jharkhand by the end of the current financial year.“Production from the Chatti-Bariatu mines is

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  Air India to put overseas assets on the block to rake in resources

  April 28, 2014 19:53 IST

  New Delhi: Air India is considering selling off its properties in foreign destinations like Hong Kong, Nairobi and Mauritius as part of asset monetisation to garner resources.The national carrier has started approaching Indian banks and

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  SC seeks clarifications from Centre on Coal block allocations

  India | September 11, 2013 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought several clarifications from the Centre relating to the policy and guidelines adopted in coal block allocations which was extended to private sector in the post-liberalisation era.A bench headed

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  Overnight rains block Badrinath highway

  India | July 12, 2013 16:17 IST

  Dehradun, Jul 12: Debris brought over by overnight rains blocked the Badrinath National Highway at two points near Nandprayag and Gauchar today but clear weather led to resumption of air relief operations in affected areas. 

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  Angry mob blocks Jammu-Pathankot national highway over death of ex-CRPF man

  India | July 12, 2013 7:47 IST

  Jammu, July 12 : Angry villagers on Thursday blocked the busy Jammu-Pathankot stretch of the National Highway for more than two hours demanding action against negligent doctors of Kathua district hospital. The resident burnt tyres

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  Bihar gets coal block for thermal power projects

  July 05, 2013 11:51 IST

  Patna, July 5: The central government has allocated a separate coal block for three upcoming thermal power projects in electricity starved Bihar, a state minister said here on Friday."It is a big relief for Bihar.

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  France denies blocking Bolivian plane suspecting Snowden on-board

  World | July 03, 2013 17:25 IST

  Paris, Jul 3: Bolivia's president left Europe for home today amid diplomatic drama, a day after his flight was rerouted and delayed in Austria amid suggestions that he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward

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  Anti KNPP protesters block sea approach to Tuticorin Port

  India | September 22, 2012 17:18 IST

  Chennai, Sep 22: Thousands of fishermen Saturday blocked the approach channel to the Tuticorin Port with their boats to protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an activist."Fishermen in more than 2,000 boats

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  Afghan govt bans YouTube to block anti-Islam film

  World | September 12, 2012 21:48 IST

  Kabul, Sep 12: The  government of Afghanistan today banned access to YouTube to block an anti-Islam film which triggered violence in Egypt and Libya, leading to the death of the US ambassador to Libya in

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  Govt may cancel coal block allocations : report

  August 30, 2012 10:09 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 30 : The government may cancel the allocation of more than 50 of the 57 coal blocks mentioned in the recent CAG report if it finds that the mining projects have not

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  Govt may cancel coal block allocations : report

  India | August 30, 2012 8:09 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 30 : The government may cancel the allocation of more than 50 of the 57 coal blocks mentioned in the recent CAG report if it finds that the mining projects have not

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  Govt serves ultimatum to Twitter to block offending webpages

  India | August 22, 2012 21:15 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 22: Government has given an ultimatum to social networking site Twitter to block nearly 30 of its webpages which continue to host morphed and inflammatory contents or face punitive action.The move comes