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“We’ll Murder You”: Indian-Origin Woman Charged  For Terror Threats In US
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“We’ll Murder You”: Indian-Origin Woman Charged For Terror Threats In US

[ad_1] Ms Patel's threats were made during two separate speeches.New Delhi: An Indian-origin woman has been arrested in the United States and charged with making terroristic threats against the Mayor of California's Bakersfield, a report said. At a city council meeting on Wednesday, the woman, identified as Riddhi Patel, directed threats towards officials, slamming them for not backing a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Hamas conflict. Viral video footage from the meeting captured Ms Patel's alarming statements, where she expressed her desire for "oppressed minorities" to "guillotine" the city's officials. She even invoked the name of Jesus Christ in her threats, claiming that even he would condemn them. "I remind you that these holidays that we practice, that other people in the glob...
Google searches of 2023: ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas war are among the year’s top internet searches
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Google searches of 2023: ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas war are among the year’s top internet searches

[ad_1] Google searches of 2023: Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world's. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023's top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in 2023, per Google's global data, followed by queries related to the Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June, as well as February's devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Damar Hamlin was Google's top trending person on search this year. A safety with the NFL's Buffalo Bills, Hamlin experienced a near-death cardiac arrest on the field during a January gam...
Indian-Origin Israeli Soldier, 20, Killed In Fighting In Gaza
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Indian-Origin Israeli Soldier, 20, Killed In Fighting In Gaza

[ad_1] Staff-Sgt. Halel Solomon was from the southern Israeli town of DimonaJerusalem: A 20-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier was among the Israeli combatants killed while fighting in Gaza, community members and the Mayor of the town said on Wednesday.Staff-Sgt. Halel Solomon was from the southern Israeli town of Dimona."It is with great sorrow and grief that we announce the death of a son of Dimona, Halel Solomon, in the battle in Gaza," Dimona's Mayor, Benny Bitton said in a Facebook post on Wednesday."We share in the grief of the parents, Ronit and Mordechai, and the sisters: Yasmin, Hila, Vered, and Shaked .... Halel aspired to do a meaningful service and enlisted in the Givati (Brigade). Halel was a devoted son and had respect for his parents always in his eyes. Possessing imme...
Indian-Origin Doctor In Bahrain Fired Over Anti-Palestine Tweets
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Indian-Origin Doctor In Bahrain Fired Over Anti-Palestine Tweets

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Royal Bahrain Hospital has fired an Indian-origin doctor after he allegedly posted anti-Palestine tweets on his social media account. Dr Sunil Rao, in a series of posts on X, expressed his support for Israel whose efforts to crush Hamas group have sparked a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.  His posts in support of Israel came at a time when nearly 3,000 people have been killed in Gaza in Israel's retaliatory strike over a Hamas attack.Announcing his termination on X, the Royal Bahrain Hospital said, "It has come to our attention that Dr Sunil Rao who is working as a specialist in internal medicine has posted tweets that are offensive to our society. We would like to confirm that his tweets and ideology are personal and do not reflect the opinion and values of the hospit...
Your Facebook comment settings were just changed by Meta! Here is big reason why
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Your Facebook comment settings were just changed by Meta! Here is big reason why

[ad_1] Due to the Israel-Hamas war, there is a lot of misinformation and hate speech circulating on social media and that is poisoning digital space, forcing tech majors to step in and stop this from acquiring bigger proportions. To safeguard people and discard harmful content, Meta has introduced a new update to Facebook in which users in the affected region may change their comment settings and utilize the profile locking tool to protect their Facebook account. Know more about the changes here.New Facebook updatesAfter the tension between Israel and Hamas, Meta has taken some steps to address harmful content and hate speech on Facebook. According to the Metablog report, harmful content such as praise for Hamas or any content containing violent and graphic material has now been restric...