Headline : Facebook plans news service launch in India, Brazil, UK

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to launch its news service in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India and Brazil in the coming months, after having introduced the feature in the United States last year

The social media giant's news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original reporting from more than 200 outlets, including thousands of local news organizations.

Facebook, which has 2.7 billion monthly active users, has come under fire for its lax approach to fake news reports and disinformation campaigns, which many believe affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, won by Donald Trump.Following the criticism, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg had said the company would prioritize "trustworthy" news in its feed by identifying high-quality outlets.

Headline : Attempt to destroy gold smuggling case evidence: Opposition after fire breaks out at Kerala Secretariat

BJP and Congress MLAs staged a protest outside Kerala Secretariat on Tuesday after a minor fire was reported in the building. The opposition MLAs claimed that the fire was the ruling party's conspiracy to destroy evidence in the gold smuggling case. State BJP President K Surendran was detained by the police for staging the protest

While the fire was almost immediately put out, the opposition claimed that it was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the investigation into the gold smuggling case as the GAD handles the official communication with the consulate and other diplomatic channels."Very important files regarding the gold smuggling case have been completely destroyed. No backup file is available. This is a suspicious case. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is responsible for this," Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said.

He further said the NIA never made any statement in the court linking the chief minister’s office to the case and none of the arrested belonged to the Left party. The matter related to smuggling of gold through diplomatic baggage addressed to the UAE consulate here and the NIA has arrested several people, including four key accused.Senior IAS officer M Sivasankar, who was principal secretary to the chief minister and secretary to the
Information Technology department has been suspended over alleged links to Swapna Suresh, one of the prime accused in the case.

Headline: No change in NEET, JEE schedule: Despite postponement chorus, NTA stays firm, announces new safety measures

Despite growing protests by students demanding the cancellation or postponement of NEET and JEE exams this year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Testing Agency has maintained that the examinations will be held on the previously scheduled dates.

The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be conducted in September as scheduled, officials said on Tuesday, amid a growing chorus for postponing the crucial tests in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a bid to address the concern of students and parents, the NTA announced a slew of measures the body will be taking to ensure social distancing is maintained and the exams are conducted with full precautions.