India News Live Updates: 8 dead after falling into drainage canal at Chandrababu Naidu’s roadshow – The Economic Times
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Twitter down for thousands of users – Downdetector.com
- Twitter Inc was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
- Over 10,000 users reported issues with accessing the social media website in the United States as of 7:40 pm ET.
- Some users also complained that their Twitter notifications were not working.
8 dead at Chandrababu Naidu’s roadshow
- Eight people including a woman died and eight others were injured on Wednesday after they fell in a drainage canal in Kandukur town in Nellore district.
- The mishap happened when the Leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu was addressing a road show.
- People gathered in large number at the meeting venue and there was some jostle among the public during the meeting, leading to stampede-like situation at the canal, they said based on initial information.They said the clear picture would emerge later.
- The injured are undergoing treatment in hospital.
- Naidu who immediately cancelled the meeting announced Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
New Twitter policy to follow and question science: Elon Musk
- Talking to Social media, Elon Musk on Wednesday announced that the new Twitter Policy will not only follow science but also question science, reasonably.
- “New Twitter policy is to follow the science, which necessarily includes reasoned questioning of the science,” Musk tweeted.
- Musk stated, “Anyone who says that criticising them is doubting science itself cannot be regarded as a scientist,” in a follow-up tweet to his initial policy statement.
- No further details of the plan are released as of yet.Since Elon Musk has taken charge of Twitter as its CEO, he has been under the spotlight for his social media presence.The Twitter CEO has finally spoken up about his promised resignation from his post after Monday’s poll.
- Taking to the microblogging site, Elon Musk tweeted, “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!”
Scuffle onboard plane from Bangkok to Kolkata, video of incident shared widely on social media
- A few passengers onboard a Thai Smile Airways plane from Bangkok to Kolkata were reportedly involved in a scuffle earlier this week. A video clip of the scuffle inside the aircraft was shared widely on social media on Wednesday.
- In the clip, a man could be seen being slapped multiple times by a few co-passengers.According to a passenger who was in the plane, the incident happened on December 26 just before the plane was taxiing to the runway for takeoff. He was travelling to Kolkata along with his mother.
- The passenger, who hails from Kolkata, told PTI about the incident on condition of anonymity.He said that he was worried about his mother who was sitting near the seat where the incident happened. Later, other passengers and air hostess pacified the individuals involved in the scuffle, he added.
UK to consider COVID restrictions for arrivals from China: Report
The UK will consider imposing restrictions including requiring COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China, the Telegraph reported.
Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport restrictions with 60,000 travellers affected
- Hong Kong’s government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to land at only four designated Japanese airports, saying the decision will impact around 60,000 passengers.
- Japan, which is a top travel destination for Hong Kong people, said it would limit flights from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to Tokyo’s two airports, plus Osaka and Nagoya from Friday.
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