X account of China's Global Times restored in India
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI): The X account handles of Chinese media houses Global Times and Xinhua on Wednesday morning showed that they have been withheld in India in response to a legal request.
In the evening, however, the X account of Global Times was restored.
During the recent military conflict with Pakistan, the Indian government on May 8 ordered to block around 8,000 accounts on X, including those belonging to some media houses in "unfriendly" countries.
The handles of Global Times and Xinhua were also blocked as part of the excercise.
While the Global Times account was seen working on Wednesday evening, the X handle of Xinhua continued to remain blocked.
The exact time of unblocking the Global Times account could not be ascertained.
The Xinhua account continued to display a message that it has been withheld in India in response to a legal request.
Government sources said that certain issues have been communicated to the blocked account, which will be restored once the concerns are addressed.
The sources, however, did not elaborate on the conditions put in place by the government for unblocking the Global Times account.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
