Twitter to put live news events in your timeline, notifications
San Francisco, June 14 : Twitter has announced that it will put more live news events in your timeline and notifications and might also send users customised push notification if an event is happening that they may be interested in.
"We've been working to change how you discover all the information around news, events, and stories. It'll be easier to find and follow the big events and stories you care about in your timeline, notifications and Explore," Twitter said in a blog post on Thursday.
Twitter is now experimenting with topic tabs in its "Explore" tab so that it will be easier to see what's happening in news and entertainment and what's most relevant to you.
"Starting today, at the top of search results, you'll see related news, events, or stories and be able to tap in to get a recap and see the latest discussion, videos or scores," it added.
At the top of your timeline, users will now see the news that's relevant to them along with the surrounding tweets and videos.
The new features will be available in the coming months to everyone in the US on iOS and Android.
"We're also experimenting with sending notifications to you based on your interests (like who you follow and what you Tweet about), so you won't miss a beat," Twitter noted.
You can always turn off these notifications by going to your recommendations settings and toggling to not see the news.
For its "Moments" feature that was launched in 2015 as a way to discover and learn about what's new, Twitter is introducing a new vertical timeline experience.
"Some Moments" including Moments outside of the US, Sponsored Moments, and Moments created by you "will temporarily continue to be horizontal as we roll out this change", Twitter said.
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CM Siddaramaiah labels Kumaraswamy 'Manuvadi" over Bhagavad Gita curriculum push
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday took a swipe at Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, by calling him a "Manuvadi" after his alliance with the BJP, for seeking the inclusion of Bhagavad Gita in curriculum for students.
The CM's dig came in response to Kumaraswamy's recent letter to Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, requesting the inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita in the curriculum of students.
"After Kumaraswamy joined hands with the BJP for elections, he has become a Manuvadi," Siddaramaiah told reporters here after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary here.
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Remembering Ambedkar, Siddaramaiah highlighted his contribution to the Constitution and his relentless fight to provide social justice.
The CM noted said fed up with social and caste system in Hinduism, and unable to reform it, Ambedkar accepted Buddhism.
He said, "Ambedkar, towards the end of his life, quit Hinduism and joined Buddhism. He was born in Hinduism, but cannot die in Hinduism, because he could not reform Hinduism, despite several efforts, so he accepted Buddhism."
