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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world of harmful content and commercial interests.The move, led by the Ministry of Digitalization, aims to set the age limit for access to social media but give some parents — after a specific assessment — the right to give consent to let their children access social media from age 13. Such a measure would be among the most sweeping…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Even before all phases of the Bihar Assembly elections are over, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has declared that the result is evident, “the Grand Alliance is coming to power.” Calling it “a new chapter of India’s unity and positive politics,” Yadav said the Bihar mandate reflects the mindset of a progressive new generation determined to build an inclusive and forward-looking India. “The new generation is called new because its thinking is new, not tied to the old,” Yadav said, praising young voters for looking at the future with…

One of the fondly remembered actors of Kannada cinema, known for his firebrand nature in his youth, Harish Rai was cremated at his hometown Beedinagudde Crematorium in Ambalapadi, Udupi district, Karnataka on Friday. The actor, popularly known in recent years as “Chaacha” from the blockbuster Kannada film KGF, passed away on Thursday, 6th November 2025, after battling cancer. His body was brought to his residence in Anjanapura, Bengaluru, for the final rites. A prominent figure in Kannada cinema for over three decades, Harish Rai appeared in more than a hundred films across various languages. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer…

As a bureaucrat, N K Singh had an eventful innings that saw him serve as secretary to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After retiring, the 1964-batch IAS officer jumped into politics, serving as a Rajya Sabha MP from the Janata Dal (United) 2008 onwards before joining the BJP in 2014. Singh chaired the 15th Finance Commission.In an interview, Singh discusses the challenges and potential of the Bihar economy, areas of unexplored growth, high tourism potential, freebies, unemployment, and migration. Excerpts: What do you see happening in Bihar in the coming years in terms of economic growth?The central vision must be to…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Bihar witnessed record-breaking voter participation in the first phase of the Assembly elections, with 64.66% turnout, over 8% higher than the 2020 polls. Analysts see this as a historic shift in the state’s electoral landscape. But the real story behind these figures goes deeper than the Election Commission’s data suggests. Compared to 2020, nearly 35 lakh more people voted this time, even though the total number of registered voters rose by only about 4 lakh. This sharp rise raises questions, what drove this unprecedented turnout, and could it signal…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a proposed real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner despite widespread public opposition and legal hurdles. After days of a heated debate and street protests by opponents of the plan to revamp of a landmark former Yugoslav military complex in central Belgrade that was partially destroyed in a NATO bombing campaign in 1999, the bill was approved with a 130-40 vote in the 250-member parliament. Serbia’s government last year stripped the complex of…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The groping of Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum on a downtown street shone a bright light on the gender violence women face every day, but the country’s political polarization has tarnished what under other circumstances would seem a natural moment for national solidarity, analysts say.The president has tried to use the assault to send a clear message that such behavior is not acceptable. She has explained why she decided to press charges against the drunk man; she used her bully pulpit to pressure the remaining states that don’t have sexual harassment on the books as a crime;…

A farmer was killed in a tiger attack in Mysuru district on Friday, prompting Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to order the suspension of safari operations in Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves, and to halt trekking activities in areas prone to human-wildlife conflict with immediate effect.Story continues below this ad He also directed that forest staff be deployed for the ongoing operation to capture the big cat. Chowdayya Nayak (35) was attacked and killed at Hale Heggudilu village in Saragur taluk of Mysuru district, officials said.Story continues below this ad This is the third such death in the region in…

John O’Reilly, a forest manager in western Ireland, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the grainy video on his phone, sent to him by a truck driver. There, slinking through the woodlands of County Clare, in Ireland, was the impossible: A stocky, tan-colored animal with a shaggy mane and tufted tail, lumbering into the trees and then out of view. “You’re saying, ‘Christ, that couldn’t be what it looks like,’” O’Reilly recalled.A lion? Here?The video began spreading on news sites and social media in Ireland, prompting both speculation and skepticism.After nearly a week, Ireland’s police force, known as…

For millions of years, dolphins, and orcas have reigned as apex predators of the world’s oceans—fast, intelligent, and remarkably adapted to aquatic life. But new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals a striking evolutionary reality: these cetaceans have reached an irreversible threshold in their transition from land to sea. This milestone isn’t symbolic—it’s anatomical, physiological, and deeply consequential. The species’ adaptation to life in water has become so complete that a return to land is now biologically impossible. And in a time of accelerating climate change, that irreversible path raises urgent questions about resilience, adaptability, and…