Australia passes social media ban for children under 16 | Top News of Nov 29, 2024

[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vati Ajed and these are the major news stories of Friday, Nov 29, 2024.

[00:00:20] The Supreme Court on Friday directed a sample trial code to temporarily halt proceedings over the Mughal-era Shahidjamaa Masjid and its survey at Chandasi while directing the UP government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence hit town.

[00:00:35] Israel on Thursday conducted its first airstrike on Lebanon since the truce was announced with Hezbollah earlier this week.

[00:00:41] Israel said the strike targeted the Milton Group's activities at a rocket storage facility in southern Lebanon.

[00:00:47] The airstrike was a response to a breach of the ceasefire.

[00:00:52] After an intense national debate, Australia has banned social media for children under 16.

[00:00:57] This new law sets one of the strictest regulations in the world targeting big tech.

[00:01:02] The five-member special investigation team has started the probe into the allegations of adulterity being used in the Ladoo distributed as Prasad at the Tirupati Temple.

[00:01:13] Days after US prosecutors charged industrialist Gautam Adani and some others with bribery and fraud,

[00:01:19] India on Friday said it was a legal matter involving private firms and certain individuals and the US Department of Justice.

[00:01:25] Let's get into the details.

[00:01:28] The Supreme Court on Friday directed a sample trial court to temporarily halt proceedings in the case over the Mughal-Ira Shahidjamaa Masjid and its survey at Chandasi while directing the UP government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence hit town.

[00:01:42] On November 19th, a civil judge senior division court in Sampal issued an ex parte order.

[00:01:47] The order called for a survey of the mosque by an unduked commissioner.

[00:01:52] This decision followed a plea from the Hindu side which claimed that the mosque was built by Mughal Emperor Babur in 1526 after demolishing a temple.

[00:02:00] On November 24th, Violet's grip the area paused the order, snuffing out four lives.

[00:02:05] On Friday, a bench comprising Chiefs Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar emphasised the importance of maintaining peace in the Sampal district

[00:02:13] and instructed that the report prepared by the court commissioner following the mosque survey be sealed and not opened until further orders.

[00:02:22] Israel on Thursday launched its first airstrike on Lebanon since a truce with Hezbollah was announced earlier this week.

[00:02:28] Israel said the strike targeted a rocket storage facility in southern Lebanon where the Milton Group had violated the ceasefire.

[00:02:35] Lebanese authorities reported several incidents including Israeli motor attacks, strikes and gunfire.

[00:02:40] These incidents left two people wounded as they tried to return to southern Lebanon.

[00:02:45] Lebanon's state-run media identified the wounded as civilians.

[00:02:48] However, the Israeli military described them as suspects who had violated the terms of the truce

[00:02:54] which had ended over a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

[00:02:59] After an intense national debate, Australia has implemented a ban on social media for children under 16.

[00:03:04] This new law sets one of the strictest regulations in the world targeting big tech.

[00:03:09] The law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook on a meta to TikTok to stop miners logging in or face fines of up to $32 million.

[00:03:18] A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year.

[00:03:23] The social media minimum age bill positions Australia as a test case for other governments.

[00:03:28] Many governments have either passed or are planning to pass laws that set age restrictions on social media.

[00:03:34] This move comes in response to growing concerns about the mental health impact of social media on young people.

[00:03:41] The five-member special investigation team has started investigating allegations of adulterate ghee being used in the laddus distributed as prasad at the Tirupati temple.

[00:03:51] A senior official from the Andhra Pradesh Police confirmed the probe on Friday.

[00:03:55] Following the Supreme Court's order to set up an independent SIT to investigate allegations of animal fat in Tirupati laddus,

[00:04:01] the CBI took action earlier this month.

[00:04:03] The CBI formed a committee consisting of five officials, two from the Central Agency, two from Andhra Pradesh Police, one from FSSAI.

[00:04:11] A senior police official had earlier said the site's probe will be based on the fire that the state government registered on the issue in Tirupati East Police Station.

[00:04:20] Days after US prosecutors charged industrialist Gautam Adani and some others with bribery and fraud,

[00:04:26] India on Friday said it is a legal matter involving private firms and certain individuals and the US Department of Justice.

[00:04:32] Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Ranthir Jaiswal said the Indian government was not informed about the issue in advance.

[00:04:38] During his weekly media briefing, Jaiswal addressed questions regarding the charges filed against Adani and others.

[00:04:44] When asked whether the United States had issued a summons or warrant,

[00:04:49] in the Adani case, he confirmed that India had not received any such request.

[00:04:54] That brings us to the end of this episode.

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