After Taliban took over Afghanistan, over 100 extrajudicial killings have been carried out allegedly in the country, the UN said on Tuesday. Most of these killings seem to have been done by the Taliban. &nbsp;

Despite a general amnesty declared by the Taliban rulers, United Nations deputy rights chief Nada Al-Nashif said that she was deeply alarmed over reports of such killings. &nbsp;

"Between August and November, we received credible allegations of more than 100 killings of former Afghan National Security Forces and others associated with the former government," Al-Nashif told the UN Human Rights Council. &nbsp;

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"At least 72 of these killings were attributed to the Taliban. In several cases, the bodies were publicly displayed. This has exacerbated fear among this sizeable category of the population," she said. &nbsp;

Al-Nashif made the remarks while presenting updates to the council on Tuesday on behalf of UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet. &nbsp;

Several members of the Islamic State-Khorasan group, which is a main Taliban adversary, had also met same fate, said Al-Nashif. &nbsp;

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The comments of the United Nations deputy rights chief came after several countries condemned the Taliban when a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report came up earlier this month, which had documented 47 summary executions. &nbsp;

The HRW report and other claims of extrajudicial killings were rejected by Taliban spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti as "not based on evidences." &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

After Taliban took over Afghanistan, over 100 extrajudicial killings have been carried out allegedly in the country, the UN said on Tuesday. Most of these killings seem to have been done by the Taliban.

After Taliban took over Afghanistan, over 100 extrajudicial killings have been carried out allegedly in the country, the UN said on Tuesday. Most of these killings seem to have been done by the Taliban. Despite a general amnesty declared by the Taliban rulers, United Nations deputy rights chief Nada Al-Nashif said that she was deeply alarmed over reports of such killings. "Between August and November, we received credible allegations of more than 100 killings of former Afghan National Security Forces and others associated with the former government," Al-Nashif told the UN Human Rights Council. Also Read | Afghanistan's economic collapse is happening 'before our eyes': UN "At least 72 of these killings were attributed to the Taliban. In several cases, the bodies were publicly displayed. This has exacerbated fear among this sizeable category of the population," she said. Al-Nashif made the remarks while presenting updates to the council on Tuesday on behalf of UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet. Several members of the Islamic State-Khorasan group, which is a main Taliban adversary, had also met same fate, said Al-Nashif. Also Read | Afghan's health system on verge of collapse, and it is getting worse: Experts The comments of the United Nations deputy rights chief came after several countries condemned the Taliban when a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report came up earlier this month, which had documented 47 summary executions. The HRW report and other claims of extrajudicial killings were rejected by Taliban spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti as "not based on evidences." (With inputs from agencies)

After Taliban takeover, over 100 extrajudicial killings held in Afghanistan, says UN

Time magazine’s choice for 'Person of the Year' 2021 has not gone down well with several critics, who have slammed the publication. It is being called ‘worst choice ever’ as billionaire Elon Musk has been criticised for opposition to unions, attitude towards tax and playing down Covid dangers. &nbsp;

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Time had described Musk as a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman” while talking about his achievements. &nbsp; &nbsp;

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It was the “worst choice ever”, said Kurt Eichenwald, an author.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Musk has been opposing a “billionaires tax” floated by some lawmakers in US. He and some other super-wealthy people in the country paid tax at a very small rate in comparison to their significant rise in wealth from 2014 to 2018, said a probe by Propublica this year. Musk allegedly paid only a “real” rate of 3.27%. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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In a tweet, Senator Elizabeth Warren said that the decision of the Time magazine highlights the need for the tax code to be reformed “so the person of the year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else”. &nbsp;

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In 2020, Musk also played down the dangers of Covid. &nbsp;

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Time magazine’s choice for 'Person of the Year' 2021 has not gone down well with several critics, who have slammed the publication. It is being called ‘worst choice ever’ as billionaire Elon Musk has been criticised for opposition to unions, attitude towards tax and playing down Covid dangers.

Time magazine’s choice for 'Person of the Year' 2021 has not gone down well with several critics, who have slammed the publication. It is being called ‘worst choice ever’ as billionaire Elon Musk has been criticised for opposition to unions, attitude towards tax and playing down Covid dangers. Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else. https://t.co/jqQxL9Run6 — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 13, 2021 × Time had described Musk as a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman” while talking about his achievements. Also Read: Billionaire Elon Musk bags title of Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2021 It was the “worst choice ever”, said Kurt Eichenwald, an author. I held back on saying much about Time selecting Elon Musk as person of the years until I read their reasoning. In a year when the developers of the mRNA vaccines have saved millions and helped restore global economies, the selection of Musk this year may be the worst choice ever. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 13, 2021 × Musk has been opposing a “billionaires tax” floated by some lawmakers in US. He and some other super-wealthy people in the country paid tax at a very small rate in comparison to their significant rise in wealth from 2014 to 2018, said a probe by Propublica this year. Musk allegedly paid only a “real” rate of 3.27%. Also Read: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 13 months in prison In a tweet, Senator Elizabeth Warren said that the decision of the Time magazine highlights the need for the tax code to be reformed “so the person of the year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else”. Maybe @TIME ought to change its definition of those deserving recognition — given the time we live in. https://t.co/Ql53aFk3ux — 💫 Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) December 13, 2021 × In 2020, Musk also played down the dangers of Covid. (With inputs from agencies)

‘Worst choice ever’: Time magazine faces backlash for naming Elon Musk 'Person of the Year’ for 2021

In a bizarre incident, a waitress was fired after she refused to share a hefty tip of $4,400 with the restaurant she was working with in&nbsp;the United States recently. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The waitress, Ryan Brandt, was working at Oven and Tap in Bentonville, Arkansas when some generous customers at a table gave her the tip or collective gratuity of $4,400, reported KNWA. &nbsp;

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Grant Wise, a diner at the eatery, said, “It was an incredible thing to do, and to see her reaction was awesome, to see what that meant to her, the impact that it’s had on her life already.” &nbsp;

Brandt said, “I was told that I have to give the cash over to my shift manager, and I would be taking home 20%.” &nbsp;

In over three years on the job, she said that she was never asked to split tips with others. &nbsp;

“It was devastating. I borrowed a significant amount for student loans. Most of them were turned off because of the pandemic, but they’re turning back on in January, and that’s a harsh reality,” Brandt said. &nbsp;

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Finally, Brandt got the tip money but was fired for what the restaurant said was a breach of policy. &nbsp;

In a statement over the incident to KNWA, Oven and Top said that out of respect to employees, they will not discuss the details of a termination. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In a bizarre incident, a waitress was fired after she refused to share a hefty tip of $4,400 with the restaurant she was working with in the United States recently.

In a bizarre incident, a waitress was fired after she refused to share a hefty tip of $4,400 with the restaurant she was working with in the United States recently. The waitress, Ryan Brandt, was working at Oven and Tap in Bentonville, Arkansas when some generous customers at a table gave her the tip or collective gratuity of $4,400, reported KNWA. Also Read: In Kentucky, tallying the grim scale of destruction Grant Wise, a diner at the eatery, said, “It was an incredible thing to do, and to see her reaction was awesome, to see what that meant to her, the impact that it’s had on her life already.” Brandt said, “I was told that I have to give the cash over to my shift manager, and I would be taking home 20%.” In over three years on the job, she said that she was never asked to split tips with others. “It was devastating. I borrowed a significant amount for student loans. Most of them were turned off because of the pandemic, but they’re turning back on in January, and that’s a harsh reality,” Brandt said. Also Read: 27 US Air Force personnel removed for refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine Finally, Brandt got the tip money but was fired for what the restaurant said was a breach of policy. In a statement over the incident to KNWA, Oven and Top said that out of respect to employees, they will not discuss the details of a termination. (With inputs from agencies)

US waitress gets fired for refusing to share $4,400 tip with restaurant

After a police constable succumbed to injuries, the death toll reached three on Tuesday in the terror attack on a police bus in Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said. &nbsp;

At the Army's 92 Base hospital, constable Rameez Ahmad of the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police’s 9th Battalion succumbed to injuries, added officials. &nbsp;

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Meanwhile, in an encounter with security forces, a terrorist was also killed in Poonch district on Tuesday, as per authorities. &nbsp;&nbsp;

On receiving intelligence inputs, the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police launched an operation in Behramgala area of Poonch, said a defence spokesperson. &nbsp;&nbsp;

During the operation, the terrorists opened fire at the security personnel in an attempt to flee in the early hours of Tuesday, spokesperson added. &nbsp;&nbsp;

As troops retaliated, one terrorist was killed in the encounter, the spokesperson further said. &nbsp;

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From the site, an AK-47 rifle, four magazines and pouches were seized. &nbsp;

The attack on the police bus, was carried out by little known outfit, Kashmir Tigers, which is believed to be the front of Jaish-e-Mohammad, at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday. &nbsp;

In the attack, assistant sub inspector Ghulam Hassan and constable Shafeeq Ali were killed. Around 12 others, including Rameez, had got hurt. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

After a police constable succumbed to injuries, the death toll reached three on Tuesday in the terror attack on a police bus in Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.

After a police constable succumbed to injuries, the death toll reached three on Tuesday in the terror attack on a police bus in Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said. At the Army's 92 Base hospital, constable Rameez Ahmad of the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police’s 9th Battalion succumbed to injuries, added officials. Also Read: Terrorists open fire on police vehicle in Srinagar; 2 security personnel killed Meanwhile, in an encounter with security forces, a terrorist was also killed in Poonch district on Tuesday, as per authorities. On receiving intelligence inputs, the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police launched an operation in Behramgala area of Poonch, said a defence spokesperson. During the operation, the terrorists opened fire at the security personnel in an attempt to flee in the early hours of Tuesday, spokesperson added. As troops retaliated, one terrorist was killed in the encounter, the spokesperson further said. Also Read: 'You are the living gods': Indian Army thanks first responders at CDS chopper crash site From the site, an AK-47 rifle, four magazines and pouches were seized. The attack on the police bus, was carried out by little known outfit, Kashmir Tigers, which is believed to be the front of Jaish-e-Mohammad, at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday. In the attack, assistant sub inspector Ghulam Hassan and constable Shafeeq Ali were killed. Around 12 others, including Rameez, had got hurt. (With inputs from agencies)

J&K attack’s death toll reaches 3; one terrorist killed in Poonch encounter

Even as the country is witnessing a drop in the number of coronavirus cases, four new cases of Omicron variant have come up in India’s national capital, New Delhi. The total number of such cases has reached six in the city. &nbsp;

The new variant, which was first detected in southern Africa, has been a cause of concern as the experts are still ascertaining its effect on the pandemic. &nbsp;

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Several countries have also taken numerous measures to keep a check on the spread of this variant. Still, it has been reported in various nations around the world. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The six patients with Omicron variant of coronavirus in Delhi had mild symptoms. One of them has already recovered.&nbsp;

"Four new Omicron cases were detected, taking the total number of cases to six. Of the six cases, one patient has been discharged from the hospital. Currently, 35 Covid positive patients and three suspected cases are admitted in LNJP hospital," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. &nbsp;

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The first patient with Omicron variant of the city has been discharged from hospital, said officials on Tuesday. &nbsp;

India has registered 5,784 new coronavirus infections. It is the lowest tally in 571 days. The active cases have also declined to 88,993, which is the lowest in 563 days, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. &nbsp;

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Even as the country is witnessing a drop in the number of coronavirus cases, four new cases of Omicron variant have come up in India’s national capital, New Delhi.

Even as the country is witnessing a drop in the number of coronavirus cases, four new cases of Omicron variant have come up in India’s national capital, New Delhi. The total number of such cases has reached six in the city. The new variant, which was first detected in southern Africa, has been a cause of concern as the experts are still ascertaining its effect on the pandemic. Also Read: Indian researchers develop test to detect Omicron variant in just 90 min Several countries have also taken numerous measures to keep a check on the spread of this variant. Still, it has been reported in various nations around the world. The six patients with Omicron variant of coronavirus in Delhi had mild symptoms. One of them has already recovered. "Four new Omicron cases were detected, taking the total number of cases to six. Of the six cases, one patient has been discharged from the hospital. Currently, 35 Covid positive patients and three suspected cases are admitted in LNJP hospital," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Also Read: India votes against UNSC draft resolution which sought to 'securitise' climate action The first patient with Omicron variant of the city has been discharged from hospital, said officials on Tuesday. India has registered 5,784 new coronavirus infections. It is the lowest tally in 571 days. The active cases have also declined to 88,993, which is the lowest in 563 days, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. (With inputs from agencies)

Covid's Omicron variant: Four new cases identified in India’s capital

As the world is making all attempts to keep a check on the spread of the Omicron, a case of this variant of coronavirus has got confirmed in mainland China, said media reports on Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The case has been detected in northern China's port city of Tianjin by the health authorities. &nbsp;

The person in which the infection was found is a traveller, who arrived in the city from overseas on December 9, the state-run Tianjin Daily reported. &nbsp;

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The patient was being currently treated in isolation in a hospital, the report added. &nbsp;

Meanwhile, UK PM Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday that at least one person had died due to the Omicron variant in the country. On Sunday, the UK government had informed patients with the Omicron variant were being hospitalised. &nbsp;

"Sadly yes, Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly, at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron," Johnson said. &nbsp;

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"So, I think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus, I think that's something we need to set on one side and just recognise the sheer pace at which it accelerates," PM Johnson said while urging people to take the booster shots. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies) &nbsp;&nbsp;

As the world is making all attempts to keep a check on the spread of the Omicron, a case of this variant of coronavirus has got confirmed in mainland China, said media reports on Monday.

As the world is making all attempts to keep a check on the spread of the Omicron, a case of this variant of coronavirus has got confirmed in mainland China, said media reports on Monday. The case has been detected in northern China's port city of Tianjin by the health authorities. The person in which the infection was found is a traveller, who arrived in the city from overseas on December 9, the state-run Tianjin Daily reported. Also Read: China reports cases of new, more transmissible Delta strain 'sub-lineage AY.4' The patient was being currently treated in isolation in a hospital, the report added. Meanwhile, UK PM Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday that at least one person had died due to the Omicron variant in the country. On Sunday, the UK government had informed patients with the Omicron variant were being hospitalised. "Sadly yes, Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly, at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron," Johnson said. Also Read: Now, South Korea to test facial recognition tech to track Covid-19 cases "So, I think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus, I think that's something we need to set on one side and just recognise the sheer pace at which it accelerates," PM Johnson said while urging people to take the booster shots. (With inputs from agencies)

First case of Omicron variant reported in mainland China, say reports

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla, has been named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2021. &nbsp;

This seems to be a golden year for Musk as the billionaire’s electric car company became the most valuable carmaker in the world this year. &nbsp;

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Not just this, the rocket company headed by Musk also soared to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew. &nbsp;

Musk is on cloud nine as his shares also witnessed a huge jump. The Tesla CEO has also asked for advice on social media platforms for doing several things this year. &nbsp;

In a nutshell, the billionaire has been in the news for one or the other reasons. &nbsp;

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"For creating solutions to an existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and the perils of the age of tech titans, for driving society's most daring and disruptive transformations, Elon Musk is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year," said Edward Felsenthal, editor-in-chief of the magazine. &nbsp;

"Even Elon Musk's spacefaring adventures are a direct line from the very first Person of the Year, Charles Lindbergh, whom the editors selected in 1927 to commemorate his historic first solo transatlantic airplane flight over the Atlantic," Felsenthal added. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla, has been named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2021. This seems to be a golden year for Musk as the billionaire’s electric car company became the most valuable carmaker in the world this year.

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla, has been named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2021. This seems to be a golden year for Musk as the billionaire’s electric car company became the most valuable carmaker in the world this year. Also Read: Elon Musk makes fun of Finland's Prime Minister with a meme. Here's why Not just this, the rocket company headed by Musk also soared to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew. Musk is on cloud nine as his shares also witnessed a huge jump. The Tesla CEO has also asked for advice on social media platforms for doing several things this year. In a nutshell, the billionaire has been in the news for one or the other reasons. Also Read: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 13 months in prison "For creating solutions to an existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and the perils of the age of tech titans, for driving society's most daring and disruptive transformations, Elon Musk is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year," said Edward Felsenthal, editor-in-chief of the magazine. "Even Elon Musk's spacefaring adventures are a direct line from the very first Person of the Year, Charles Lindbergh, whom the editors selected in 1927 to commemorate his historic first solo transatlantic airplane flight over the Atlantic," Felsenthal added. (With inputs from agencies)

Billionaire Elon Musk bags title of Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2021

When you can get a pizza in 30 minutes why should you wait for three days to identify a case of Omicron variant. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Well, now no one will have to as a team of Indian researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have developed a mechanism to detect Omicron variant of Covid in just 90 minutes, a report by PTI said. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The researchers have actually come up with an RT-PCR based assay for the detection of the new variant, said officials. &nbsp;

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At present, it takes over three days to detect Omicron variant worldwide as it is done using next-generation sequencing-based methods. &nbsp;

The rapid screening assay has been developed by Kusuma School of Biological Sciences of the institute. The application of the patent has also been filed. It is also in the process of holding discussions with potential industry partners. &nbsp;

A senior IIT Delhi official said, "The assay is based on detecting specific mutations, which are present in the Omicron variant and absent in other currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2.” &nbsp;&nbsp;

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“Primer sets targeting these unique mutations in the S gene were designed for the specific amplification of either the Omicron variant or other currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 and tested using real time PCR," added the official. &nbsp;

"Using synthetic DNA fragments, the assays were optimised to distinguish the wild-type from the Omicron variant in a dynamic range,” the official further said. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

When you can get a pizza in 30 minutes why should you wait for three days to identify a case of Omicron variant. Well, now no one will have to as a team of Indian researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have developed a mechanism to detect Omicron variant of Covid in just 90 minutes, a report by PTI said.

When you can get a pizza in 30 minutes why should you wait for three days to identify a case of Omicron variant. Well, now no one will have to as a team of Indian researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have developed a mechanism to detect Omicron variant of Covid in just 90 minutes, a report by PTI said. The researchers have actually come up with an RT-PCR based assay for the detection of the new variant, said officials. Also Read: First case of Omicron variant gets confirmed in mainland China, say reports At present, it takes over three days to detect Omicron variant worldwide as it is done using next-generation sequencing-based methods. The rapid screening assay has been developed by Kusuma School of Biological Sciences of the institute. The application of the patent has also been filed. It is also in the process of holding discussions with potential industry partners. A senior IIT Delhi official said, "The assay is based on detecting specific mutations, which are present in the Omicron variant and absent in other currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2.” Also Read: Now, South Korea to test facial recognition tech to track Covid-19 cases “Primer sets targeting these unique mutations in the S gene were designed for the specific amplification of either the Omicron variant or other currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 and tested using real time PCR," added the official. "Using synthetic DNA fragments, the assays were optimised to distinguish the wild-type from the Omicron variant in a dynamic range,” the official further said. (With inputs from agencies)

Indian researchers develop test to detect Omicron variant in just 90 min

A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured a bedraggled man arriving at a doctor’s office for a COVID-19 vaccine. “I am here for the fifth shot because of the third wave,” he says. “Or vice versa.”

His bewilderment as France suffers its fifth wave of the pandemic, with cases of the delta variant rising sharply along with omicron anxiety, captured a mood of exhaustion and simmering anger across the world two years after the deadly virus began to spread in China.

Uncertainty bedevils plans. Panic spreads in an instant even if, as with the omicron variant, the extent of the threat is not yet known. Vaccines look like deliverance until they seem a little less than that. National responses diverge with no discernible logic. Anxiety and depression spread. So do loneliness and screen fatigue. The feeling grows that the COVID era will go on for years, like plagues of old.

Even in China, with no reported COVID deaths since January, some confess weariness with the measures that have kept them safe when so many others perished.

“I’m so tired of all these routines,” Chen Jun, 29, a tech company worker in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, said the other day. He was forced to take three COVID-19 tests in June following an outbreak in the city, and then had to quarantine for 14 days. Thumbtacks he used to pin on a world map to trace his travels have stopped multiplying. “I’m starting to think we’ll never see an end to the pandemic.”

This sense of endlessness, accompanied by growing psychological distress leading to depression, was a recurrent theme in two dozen interviews conducted in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. After two years of zigzagging policy and roller-coaster emotions, terrible loss and tantalizing false dawns, closing borders and intermittently shuttered schools, people’s resilience has dwindled.

That is sure to pose new challenges for leaders trying to protect their people and their economies. Will the weary obey new restrictions, or risk seeing family and friends after months of forced separation? The question of just how draconian leaders can be when people’s mental health has become so fragile appears to be a core quandary as the pandemic enters its third year.

“I know it will only get worse, it won’t stop, the pandemic will only turn more life-consuming,” said Natalia Shishkova, a teacher in Moscow. “It is all chaos, like a fantasy film. You watch all these apocalypse films and realize their writers were real prophets.”

Real progress in fighting the virus has been made. A year ago, vaccine rollouts were in their infancy. Today, about 47% of the world’s population is inoculated. If case numbers remain high, death rates have plunged. Yet life seems out of control.

The pandemic not only makes this month’s vacation or holiday celebrations seem uncertain, but also sometimes overwhelms understanding. How to assess the avalanche of statistics, opinions, warnings, closures, reopenings? What to make of the big business COVID-19 has become, with its vested interests? What to do about the glaring inequality in vaccine distribution? How to avert one’s gaze from the discarded masks that still dot streets, the pandemic’s perennial detritus?

Once linear, life now seems circular. Schools open. They close again. Travel becomes easier, only for new obstacles to arise. Sickness from COVID-19 subsides, to be replaced by long COVID and now indications that even those who have recovered from the virus might get reinfected with omicron. At the Paris laboratory of Maria Melchior, a French public health researcher who specializes in mental illness, in-person meetings had just been reinstated when, this week, she was told they would cease, with a return to Zoom gatherings.

“We no longer know when we will get back to normal,” Melchior said. And what is normal now? She paused. “Well, at least a life without masks.”

In Kenya, with infections declining in October, President Uhuru Kenyatta lifted a long-standing curfew. Bars filled. Musicians lined up concert dates, as they have in many parts of the world, where theaters and opera houses have reopened. Spirits rose.

Then, the omicron variant hit. Even before any cases were reported there, Kenya’s leaders announced plans to bar unvaccinated people from offices and warned of new holiday-season restrictions.

Corrie Mwende, a communications specialist in Nairobi, said she had felt like “freedom was coming back” after a long period when “you could say it was like the end of the world.”

Today she is unsure her hope will be fulfilled.

Such hesitation is pervasive. The pandemic began with evasiveness from the great powers of the 21st century, first President Xi Jinping’s China and then President Donald Trump’s America. Trust was dented, time lost. Ever since, a cohesive global response has appeared elusive.

China has pursued a zero COVID policy, virtually shutting its borders and deploying mass-testing, snap lockdowns and high-tech contact tracing. At the other extreme, Russia, despite a high rate of deaths, has done little to restrict movement.

The 27-nation European Union is split over whether to make vaccines obligatory, and policies vary widely: soccer stadiums are empty again in Germany, where infection rates have surged, but full in France, where they have, too, but a presidential election looms in four months.

Britain, under Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has veered between herd immunity temptations and the kind of periodic restrictions now in force again to combat the omicron variant.

In Brazil, whose president, Jair Bolsonaro, has persistently minimized the pandemic’s threat, the death toll has plunged to fewer than 300 a day from 3,000 in April. Samba concerts are back in the streets. Fireworks, after some back-and-forth, will light the sky over Copacabana beach to mark the New Year — unless some new disaster strikes.

Maybe that will be omicron; maybe not. Some other variants have come and gone without driving the pandemic to terrifying new heights.

For now, every plan is a provisional plan.

Conspiracy theories abound, in part because the pandemic has enriched the wealthy as markets have soared, and punished those without investments.

Yakov Kochetkov, head of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Moscow, said, “In Russia there has been a strong increase in mistrust of vaccines, even the term ‘pandemic’ itself. This greatly affects the psyche.”

Just this month, a 45-year-old man reported to view the pandemic as a conspiracy opened fire at a Russian government office and killed two people after being told to put on a mask.

Anna Shepel, a Russian therapist, has observed her patients’ “obsessive thoughts, obsessive actions, fear of getting infected, fear of touching anything in public places.”

Nevertheless, in a country with a deep vein of fatalism and stoicism, President Vladimir Putin has faced little criticism for his relatively lax response to the coronavirus.

In Italy, hit to devastating effect early in the pandemic, access to everything from movie theaters to offices has been strictly curtailed for anyone who does not have the “green pass” of the vaccinated. The government is promising a “semi-normal” Christmas without the need to resort to lockdowns. Still, the mood of the country is somber.

Massimiliano Valerii, the director general of CENSIS, a Rome-based research group, observed that the pandemic had exacerbated anxieties about the future. “The social ladder has been blocked, the mechanism for being able to improve one’s position in life,” he said.

David Lazzari, the president of Italy’s psychologists’ guild, said recent studies in Italy showed the incidence of anxiety and depression had doubled since the pandemic began. For those under 18, levels had reached 25%. “One in four,” he noted. “That’s very high.”

Among adolescents and young adults — stuck on their screens, often unable to date over the past two years, inundated with online friends but short of actual contact — anorexia and bulimia have spread, said Melchior, the French public health researcher who focuses on mental illness.

In France, she added, depression and anxiety are at about twice normal levels, in line with the Italian findings and a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The surgeon general in the United States warned recently that young people are facing “devastating” mental health effects as a result of the pandemic and other challenges experienced by their generation.

Chanel Contos, 23, an Australian student in London who is uncertain whether she will be able to fly home this month, expressed acute frustration at having been told that “once we had adequate vaccines in the country you’re in, things would be OK.”

She asked a question frequently heard among her generation: “How much of our lives can we give up for this?”

Governments are acutely aware of this frustration. Nicolas Franck, a French psychiatrist, said, “We fell short initially, now we are in the phase of excess precaution.”

“People are so exhausted their greatest fear is not so much a new variant, but a new curfew,” he added.

China, through its extreme measures, has been determined to move on. But a sense of normalcy remains elusive, and the second anniversary of the day the first reported patient experienced symptoms in Wuhan did not pass without comment.

Hundreds of people posted messages on the social media account of Li Wenliang, a doctor in Wuhan who many consider a martyr for the official threats he received over his online attempts to warn friends — and by extension the world — of a strange new disease ravaging his hospital.

“I can’t believe that we have been wearing masks now for two years,” one commenter wrote. Another message reads: “Dr. Li, it’s been two years and the pandemic is not only still here but it’s getting more intense.”

Li’s account has become known as China’s “Wailing Wall” — a place where people grieve and seek solace for all that has been lost in a remote world.

A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured a bedraggled man arriving at a doctor’s office for a COVID-19 vaccine. “I am here for the fifth shot because of the third wave,” he says.

A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured a bedraggled man arriving at a doctor’s office for a COVID-19 vaccine. “I am here for the fifth shot because of the third wave,” he says. “Or vice versa.” His bewilderment as France suffers its fifth wave of the pandemic, with cases of the delta variant rising sharply along with omicron anxiety, captured a mood of exhaustion and simmering anger across the world two years after the deadly virus began to spread in China. Uncertainty bedevils plans. Panic spreads in an instant even if, as with the omicron variant, the extent of the threat is not yet known. Vaccines look like deliverance until they seem a little less than that. National responses diverge with no discernible logic. Anxiety and depression spread. So do loneliness and screen fatigue. The feeling grows that the COVID era will go on for years, like plagues of old. Even in China, with no reported COVID deaths since January, some confess weariness with the measures that have kept them safe when so many others perished. “I’m so tired of all these routines,” Chen Jun, 29, a tech company worker in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, said the other day. He was forced to take three COVID-19 tests in June following an outbreak in the city, and then had to quarantine for 14 days. Thumbtacks he used to pin on a world map to trace his travels have stopped multiplying. “I’m starting to think we’ll never see an end to the pandemic.” This sense of endlessness, accompanied by growing psychological distress leading to depression, was a recurrent theme in two dozen interviews conducted in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. After two years of zigzagging policy and roller-coaster emotions, terrible loss and tantalizing false dawns, closing borders and intermittently shuttered schools, people’s resilience has dwindled. That is sure to pose new challenges for leaders trying to protect their people and their economies. Will the weary obey new restrictions, or risk seeing family and friends after months of forced separation? The question of just how draconian leaders can be when people’s mental health has become so fragile appears to be a core quandary as the pandemic enters its third year. “I know it will only get worse, it won’t stop, the pandemic will only turn more life-consuming,” said Natalia Shishkova, a teacher in Moscow. “It is all chaos, like a fantasy film. You watch all these apocalypse films and realize their writers were real prophets.” Real progress in fighting the virus has been made. A year ago, vaccine rollouts were in their infancy. Today, about 47% of the world’s population is inoculated. If case numbers remain high, death rates have plunged. Yet life seems out of control. The pandemic not only makes this month’s vacation or holiday celebrations seem uncertain, but also sometimes overwhelms understanding. How to assess the avalanche of statistics, opinions, warnings, closures, reopenings? What to make of the big business COVID-19 has become, with its vested interests? What to do about the glaring inequality in vaccine distribution? How to avert one’s gaze from the discarded masks that still dot streets, the pandemic’s perennial detritus? Once linear, life now seems circular. Schools open. They close again. Travel becomes easier, only for new obstacles to arise. Sickness from COVID-19 subsides, to be replaced by long COVID and now indications that even those who have recovered from the virus might get reinfected with omicron. At the Paris laboratory of Maria Melchior, a French public health researcher who specializes in mental illness, in-person meetings had just been reinstated when, this week, she was told they would cease, with a return to Zoom gatherings. “We no longer know when we will get back to normal,” Melchior said. And what is normal now? She paused. “Well, at least a life without masks.” In Kenya, with infections declining in October, President Uhuru Kenyatta lifted a long-standing curfew. Bars filled. Musicians lined up concert dates, as they have in many parts of the world, where theaters and opera houses have reopened. Spirits rose. Then, the omicron variant hit. Even before any cases were reported there, Kenya’s leaders announced plans to bar unvaccinated people from offices and warned of new holiday-season restrictions. Corrie Mwende, a communications specialist in Nairobi, said she had felt like “freedom was coming back” after a long period when “you could say it was like the end of the world.” Today she is unsure her hope will be fulfilled. Such hesitation is pervasive. The pandemic began with evasiveness from the great powers of the 21st century, first President Xi Jinping’s China and then President Donald Trump’s America. Trust was dented, time lost. Ever since, a cohesive global response has appeared elusive. China has pursued a zero COVID policy, virtually shutting its borders and deploying mass-testing, snap lockdowns and high-tech contact tracing. At the other extreme, Russia, despite a high rate of deaths, has done little to restrict movement. The 27-nation European Union is split over whether to make vaccines obligatory, and policies vary widely: soccer stadiums are empty again in Germany, where infection rates have surged, but full in France, where they have, too, but a presidential election looms in four months. Britain, under Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has veered between herd immunity temptations and the kind of periodic restrictions now in force again to combat the omicron variant. In Brazil, whose president, Jair Bolsonaro, has persistently minimized the pandemic’s threat, the death toll has plunged to fewer than 300 a day from 3,000 in April. Samba concerts are back in the streets. Fireworks, after some back-and-forth, will light the sky over Copacabana beach to mark the New Year — unless some new disaster strikes. Maybe that will be omicron; maybe not. Some other variants have come and gone without driving the pandemic to terrifying new heights. For now, every plan is a provisional plan. Conspiracy theories abound, in part because the pandemic has enriched the wealthy as markets have soared, and punished those without investments. Yakov Kochetkov, head of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Moscow, said, “In Russia there has been a strong increase in mistrust of vaccines, even the term ‘pandemic’ itself. This greatly affects the psyche.” Just this month, a 45-year-old man reported to view the pandemic as a conspiracy opened fire at a Russian government office and killed two people after being told to put on a mask. Anna Shepel, a Russian therapist, has observed her patients’ “obsessive thoughts, obsessive actions, fear of getting infected, fear of touching anything in public places.” Nevertheless, in a country with a deep vein of fatalism and stoicism, President Vladimir Putin has faced little criticism for his relatively lax response to the coronavirus. In Italy, hit to devastating effect early in the pandemic, access to everything from movie theaters to offices has been strictly curtailed for anyone who does not have the “green pass” of the vaccinated. The government is promising a “semi-normal” Christmas without the need to resort to lockdowns. Still, the mood of the country is somber. Massimiliano Valerii, the director general of CENSIS, a Rome-based research group, observed that the pandemic had exacerbated anxieties about the future. “The social ladder has been blocked, the mechanism for being able to improve one’s position in life,” he said. David Lazzari, the president of Italy’s psychologists’ guild, said recent studies in Italy showed the incidence of anxiety and depression had doubled since the pandemic began. For those under 18, levels had reached 25%. “One in four,” he noted. “That’s very high.” Among adolescents and young adults — stuck on their screens, often unable to date over the past two years, inundated with online friends but short of actual contact — anorexia and bulimia have spread, said Melchior, the French public health researcher who focuses on mental illness. In France, she added, depression and anxiety are at about twice normal levels, in line with the Italian findings and a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The surgeon general in the United States warned recently that young people are facing “devastating” mental health effects as a result of the pandemic and other challenges experienced by their generation. Chanel Contos, 23, an Australian student in London who is uncertain whether she will be able to fly home this month, expressed acute frustration at having been told that “once we had adequate vaccines in the country you’re in, things would be OK.” She asked a question frequently heard among her generation: “How much of our lives can we give up for this?” Governments are acutely aware of this frustration. Nicolas Franck, a French psychiatrist, said, “We fell short initially, now we are in the phase of excess precaution.” “People are so exhausted their greatest fear is not so much a new variant, but a new curfew,” he added. China, through its extreme measures, has been determined to move on. But a sense of normalcy remains elusive, and the second anniversary of the day the first reported patient experienced symptoms in Wuhan did not pass without comment. Hundreds of people posted messages on the social media account of Li Wenliang, a doctor in Wuhan who many consider a martyr for the official threats he received over his online attempts to warn friends — and by extension the world — of a strange new disease ravaging his hospital. “I can’t believe that we have been wearing masks now for two years,” one commenter wrote. Another message reads: “Dr. Li, it’s been two years and the pandemic is not only still here but it’s getting more intense.” Li’s account has become known as China’s “Wailing Wall” — a place where people grieve and seek solace for all that has been lost in a remote world.

Across the world, Covid anxiety and depression take hold

In a new image taken by Hubble Space Telescope, a sparkling side of a spiral galaxy can be seen. &nbsp;

The telescope was able to capture an image of UGC 11537, a galaxy, which is 230 million light years away in the constellation named Aquila. &nbsp;

This galaxy is around 10 times farther than the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), which is barely visible from naked eye in sky on Earth. &nbsp;

In late November, the European Space Agency (ESA) said that as UGC 11537 is near the plane of the Milky Way where most stars of galaxy reside, two starry interlopers, which are closer to home, also snuck into the image. &nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/astronomers-discover-trouble-making-nemesis-twin-of-the-sun-435917" hreflang="en">Astronomers discover trouble-making 'nemesis' twin of the Sun</a>

In the description of the image, ESA added, "The spikes surrounding these stars are imaging artifacts, called diffraction spikes. They are the result of starlight interacting with the structure that supports Hubble’s secondary mirror." &nbsp;

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This week’s image shows the spiral galaxy UGC 11537, which lies about 230 million light-years away. 
 
The two foreground stars are making a cosmic photobomb, as they’re actually within our galaxy, the Milky Way: <a href="https://t.co/02AT9uIbMF">https://t.co/02AT9uIbMF</a> <a href="https://t.co/wavUVovyqZ">pic.twitter.com/wavUVovyqZ</a>
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The image of the spiral galaxy came across during a search for supermassive black holes, which are embedded in these star structures. &nbsp;

The image came due to data from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3. &nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/too-many-launchings-federal-aviation-administration-to-stop-providing-commercial-astronaut-wings-436015" hreflang="en">'Too many launchings': Federal Aviation Administration to stop providing commercial astronaut wings</a>

Earlier, Hubble Space Telescope was made fully functional again. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was able to take care of the glitches and the aging space telescope's instruments were online again. &nbsp;&nbsp;

In October this year, Hubble had developed a glitch with synchronisation of its internal communication. Because of this, all four of its science instruments went offline. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In a new image taken by Hubble Space Telescope, a sparkling side of a spiral galaxy can be seen. The telescope was able to capture an image of UGC 11537, a galaxy, which is 230 million light years away in the constellation named Aquila.

In a new image taken by Hubble Space Telescope, a sparkling side of a spiral galaxy can be seen. The telescope was able to capture an image of UGC 11537, a galaxy, which is 230 million light years away in the constellation named Aquila. This galaxy is around 10 times farther than the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), which is barely visible from naked eye in sky on Earth. In late November, the European Space Agency (ESA) said that as UGC 11537 is near the plane of the Milky Way where most stars of galaxy reside, two starry interlopers, which are closer to home, also snuck into the image. Also Read: Astronomers discover trouble-making 'nemesis' twin of the Sun In the description of the image, ESA added, "The spikes surrounding these stars are imaging artifacts, called diffraction spikes. They are the result of starlight interacting with the structure that supports Hubble’s secondary mirror." 🌌 Happy #HubbleFriday! This week’s image shows the spiral galaxy UGC 11537, which lies about 230 million light-years away. The two foreground stars are making a cosmic photobomb, as they’re actually within our galaxy, the Milky Way: https://t.co/02AT9uIbMF pic.twitter.com/wavUVovyqZ — Hubble (@NASAHubble) December 10, 2021 × The image of the spiral galaxy came across during a search for supermassive black holes, which are embedded in these star structures. The image came due to data from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3. Also Read: 'Too many launchings': Federal Aviation Administration to stop providing commercial astronaut wings Earlier, Hubble Space Telescope was made fully functional again. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was able to take care of the glitches and the aging space telescope's instruments were online again. In October this year, Hubble had developed a glitch with synchronisation of its internal communication. Because of this, all four of its science instruments went offline. (With inputs from agencies)

Hubble Space Telescope’s new image shows a spiral galaxy’s sparkling stars

Numerous fake websites are present on the web. Some fleece money, while some steal information. There is hardly any law-abiding fake website. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Well, truly, there is one, called Rent-A-Hitman. It has been helping the authorities in turning in people, who have been looking to get someone killed by renting an assassin. &nbsp;

In a latest development, it helped to nab a woman, who was trying to get her ex-husband killed in Michigan, the United States. &nbsp;

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The woman, Wendy Wein came across the website in July 2020. &nbsp;

The Rent-A-Hitman website pledges to "handle your delicate situation" privately and in a timely manner. It also boasts having around 18,000 field operatives and can operate anywhere in the United States. The website also has testimonials from satisfied clients. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Seeking consultation, Wein filled out a form on the site. In a message to a man, who she believed to be site's chief consultant, Guido Fanelli, said, "This is kind of weird that your company is not on the deep or dark web. I prefer not going to jail.”&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-our-morgues-arent-big-enough-says-kentucky-governor-as-death-toll-rises-after-powerful-tornadoes-436372" hreflang="en">US: 'Our morgues aren't big enough,' says Kentucky governor as death toll rises after powerful tornadoes</a>

To have her ex-husband killed, Wein also offered later to pay $5,000. &nbsp;

But as Guido Fanelli was actually Bob Innes, a man from California, who runs the website, reported the matter to authorities. Wein will now head to prison. &nbsp;

The "operatives" of Rent-A-Hitman seems to have never actually killed anybody but dupe people, who look to hire killers. &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Numerous fake websites are present on the web. Some fleece money, while some steal information. There is hardly any law-abiding fake website. Well, truly, there is one, called Rent-A-Hitman.

Numerous fake websites are present on the web. Some fleece money, while some steal information. There is hardly any law-abiding fake website. Well, truly, there is one, called Rent-A-Hitman. It has been helping the authorities in turning in people, who have been looking to get someone killed by renting an assassin. In a latest development, it helped to nab a woman, who was trying to get her ex-husband killed in Michigan, the United States. Also Read: As US Covid deaths reach 800,000, Fauci urges people to get booster shots The woman, Wendy Wein came across the website in July 2020. The Rent-A-Hitman website pledges to "handle your delicate situation" privately and in a timely manner. It also boasts having around 18,000 field operatives and can operate anywhere in the United States. The website also has testimonials from satisfied clients. Seeking consultation, Wein filled out a form on the site. In a message to a man, who she believed to be site's chief consultant, Guido Fanelli, said, "This is kind of weird that your company is not on the deep or dark web. I prefer not going to jail.” Also Read: US: 'Our morgues aren't big enough,' says Kentucky governor as death toll rises after powerful tornadoes To have her ex-husband killed, Wein also offered later to pay $5,000. But as Guido Fanelli was actually Bob Innes, a man from California, who runs the website, reported the matter to authorities. Wein will now head to prison. The "operatives" of Rent-A-Hitman seems to have never actually killed anybody but dupe people, who look to hire killers. (With inputs from agencies)

Fake hitman website turns US woman to authorities for looking to get ex-husband killed

In an announcement on social microblogging site early on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed that Indian PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account was "very briefly compromised". &nbsp;

The details about the duration of time for which the account was compromised is still not known. The PM’s account has more than 73 million followers. &nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indian-pm-modi-unveils-saryu-canal-project-remembers-general-bipin-rawat-436044" hreflang="en">Indian PM Modi unveils Saryu canal project; remembers General Bipin Rawat</a>

The matter was immediately shared with the Twitter and the personal handle of the PM Narendra Modi was secured.&nbsp;

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“In the brief period that the account was compromised, any tweet shared must be ignored,” the PMO added in the post.&nbsp;

The miscreants had sent a tweet to the 73 million followers of the prime minister,&nbsp;claiming that India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender.

A Twitter spokesperson, in an emailed statement to Reuters, said, “Twitter took the necessary steps to secure the compromised account as soon as it became aware of the activity.” &nbsp;&nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/the-india-story-has-clear-message-to-the-world-pm-modi-says-democracy-has-delivered-will-continue-to-deliver-435837" hreflang="en">The India story has clear message to the world: PM Modi says democracy has delivered, will continue to deliver</a>

The spokesperson also added that an investigation has revealed that no signs of any other impacted accounts at present. &nbsp;

In a similar incident, the Twitter account of Modi's personal website was compromised in September 2020. At that time, numerous tweets were sent which asked followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency. &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In an announcement on social microblogging site early on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed that Indian PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account was "very briefly compromised".

In an announcement on social microblogging site early on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed that Indian PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account was "very briefly compromised". The details about the duration of time for which the account was compromised is still not known. The PM’s account has more than 73 million followers. Also Read: Indian PM Modi unveils Saryu canal project; remembers General Bipin Rawat The matter was immediately shared with the Twitter and the personal handle of the PM Narendra Modi was secured. The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 11, 2021 × “In the brief period that the account was compromised, any tweet shared must be ignored,” the PMO added in the post. The miscreants had sent a tweet to the 73 million followers of the prime minister, claiming that India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender. A Twitter spokesperson, in an emailed statement to Reuters, said, “Twitter took the necessary steps to secure the compromised account as soon as it became aware of the activity.” Also Read: The India story has clear message to the world: PM Modi says democracy has delivered, will continue to deliver The spokesperson also added that an investigation has revealed that no signs of any other impacted accounts at present. In a similar incident, the Twitter account of Modi's personal website was compromised in September 2020. At that time, numerous tweets were sent which asked followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency. (With inputs from agencies)

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