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Facebook App: Open links in External Browser

There is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set. This appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon. The simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the Facebook app but not use the in-app browser.

This can be done through the following steps:

1. Open the settings menu by clicking the hamburger menu in the top right

2. Choose “App Settings” from the menu

3. Turn on the option “Links Open Externally” (This will use…

By John Baptist Tumusiime

The Holy Year 2025, also commonly referred to as the Jubilee year, will officially conclude on January 6th 2026, the solemnity of the Epiphany, with the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The objectives of the Holy Year have been to promote reconciliation, conversion, and a deeper relationship with God, with one another, and with creation. Some of its goals have been to foster hope and peace in our troubled world, performing acts of mercy, and encouraging social justice, such caring for the poor, the sick, and migrants and in line with biblical tradition,…

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-RERA) has issued a public advisory after 129 real estate projects belonging to 14 developers were admitted into the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) between January 2024 and now.

With insolvency proceedings underway, UP-RERA has asked affected homebuyers to file their claims exclusively with the Insolvency Resolution Professionals (IRPs) appointed for each project, as mandated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

RERA jurisdiction suspended during moratorium

UP-RERA clarified that once a project is…

New Delhi Dec 4 (KNN) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has noted that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has played a significant role in strengthening India’s business environment.

However, it also warned that persistent systemic challenges continue to hinder the Code’s overall effectiveness.

In its report titled ‘Review of Working of IBC and Emerging Issues,’ the Committee noted that 1,194 companies have been resolved under the IBC framework, with creditors recovering 170 percent of liquidation value and over 93 percent of fair value.

However, it expressed ‘profound concern’ over persistent bottlenecks, including slow admission of insolvency cases, excessive delays, mounting litigation,…

A builder who stole almost £85,000 in plant machinery and used company funds to pay for his high-performance car will go to jail if he does not repay more than £190,000 in the next three months.

Vasile Hrusca used more than £67,000 from his own failing company in 2019 to pay off the remaining balance on a hire purchase agreement for an Audi RS6, which he had bought the previous year for just under £75,000. He also sold seven diggers and other plant machinery, which were still subject to hire purchase agreements with two separate banks to fund gambling.

Vasile Hrusca Ltd was incorporated in January 2007. The company was listed as being in the business of “other construction installation”. Hrusca was the only…