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Hindustan Times
06-08-2025
- Hindustan Times
YouTube playback speed not working for these users, company confirms ongoing issue
YouTube users on Android are facing a frustrating bug this week that is preventing them from adjusting video playback speeds. The issue has affected both phones and tablets running the Android app, and users have taken to online forums to report that the playback speed settings are no longer functioning as expected. The issue has affected both phones and tablets running the Android app.(Pixabay) The platform, which typically allows viewers to speed up or slow down videos using the settings menu, now appears to be reverting to the default 1x speed even after users manually change it. This issue affects both the stable and beta versions of the YouTube app for Android. Mobile finder: iPhone 17 Air expected to launch in coming months YouTube acknowledges the bug Google has confirmed the problem via a statement quoted in a report by 9to5Google, saying: 'We're aware some of you are experiencing issues adjusting playback speed while watching videos on Android devices. Our teams are actively investigating this issue! We'll update this thread as soon as we have new information.' Our own tests also confirmed the issue, playback speed changes (for example, 1x to 2x) do not hold and the video defaults back to the standard speed within seconds. Notably, the bug does not affect the YouTube Music app, indicating that the issue is currently limited to the main YouTube Android app and may not impact all users. Spotify revises India prices In a separate development in the streaming space, Spotify has revised its pricing in India this week, the first such change since its launch in 2019. The new monthly plans are as follows: Individual Plan: ₹139 (up from Rs119) Duo Plan (2 users): ₹179 (up from Rs149) Family Plan (up to 6 users): ₹229 (up from Rs179) The new prices are effective immediately and apply to both new and existing subscribers at the end of their current billing cycle.
Time of India
03-08-2025
- Time of India
Elderly man duped of 3L in cab booking scam
1 2 Pune: A 61-year-old resident of Kothrud, who wanted to book a four-wheeler for a family trip scheduled for Dec this year, lost Rs2.90 lakh on July 21 to cyber crooks posing as travel agents. The victim lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police on Saturday. A police officer associated with the probe said that the complainant was looking for a four-wheeler for a trip planned in December this year. On July 21, he received a call from an unknown cellphone number. The caller claimed to be from a car rental company's office and asked whether he was looking for a vehicle. "The complainant wanted a multi-utility vehicle for his trip. The person promised to arrange the vehicle and told him to pay Rs149 as booking charges," the officer said. He said that when the complainant mentioned he could go to the company's office to book the vehicle, the caller insisted that the vehicle could only be booked online. The caller then sent him a link for making payments. The elderly man opened the link and filled in details like his name, cellphone number, and credit card number. The transaction was completed without an OTP. When the complainant asked about it, the caller assured him that he would do an offline booking for him. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "After some time, the complainant received a message from his bank about a transaction of Rs2.90 lakh from his credit card," the officer said. The complainant realised he was duped and approached the police, the officer added. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Express Tribune
07-07-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Six new underpasses, flyovers on cards
Six new underpass and flyover projects have been included in Rawalpindi district's development plan for the fiscal year 202526. According to sources, funds have been formally allocated for feasibility studies and PC-1 documentation. Some of these projects will be entirely signal-free and will feature modern, state-of-the-art beautification, to be overseen by the Rawalpindi and Chaklala Cantonment boards as well as the Parks and Horticulture Authority. Once completed, the projects are expected to make 90 per cent of traffic flow through cantonment areas signal-free. The Race Course Underpass is estimated to cost Rs2.6 billion, with Rs94 million earmarked for its initial phase. The Jinnah Park Flyover has a projected cost of Rs4.15 billion, and Rs149 million have been allocated for preparatory work. The Amar Chowk Flyover will cost Rs3.45 billion, with Rs124 million set aside. Chairing Cross Underpass is estimated at Rs1.5 billion, with Rs54 million allocated. The proposed cost for the Fauji Qabristan Chowk (Peshawar Road) Underpass is Rs1.9 billion, with Rs68 million reserved. The largest and most congested project, the District Kutchery Chowk Underpass and Road Widening, is projected at Rs4.45 billion, with Rs160 million allocated for its initial phase. The Iftikhar Janjua Road Underpass is estimated at Rs1.93 billion, with Rs69 million allocated. The District Bar Association has raised strong objections to the Kutchery Chowk project. Bar Secretary Malik Asad Mehmood warned of resistance if lawyers' chambers are dismantled. He urged the administration to share the project plans and consult with the bar before moving forward. The project also affects buildings belonging to the Civil Defence Department, Ministry of Local Government, and Police Department, along with boundary walls of Fatima Jinnah Women University and the Income Tax Office. Due to disputes between government departments and the District Bar, this state-of-the-art project has remained stalled for the past five years, leading to steadily rising costs. MNA Engineer Qamarul Islam, convener of the District Development Committee, stated that the new fiscal year will mark a major development phase for Rawalpindi. He added that work on all the approved projects will begin within three to five months and will be completed and functional by June 30, 2026. Daducha Dam feasibility The contract for preparing the PC-II feasibility study for the Daducha Dam project has been awarded. Once completed, the project will supply Rawalpindi with an additional 35 million gallons of water per day, significantly addressing the city's water shortage. According to the sources, consulting firm Usmani & Co. has been awarded the contract at a cost of Rs42.8 million. The firm is tasked with determining the project's total cost and land acquisition requirements within six months, said the sources, adding that Rs48 million were allocated for the feasibility study, but out of three bidding firms, Usmani & Co.'s bid of Rs42.8 million was accepted. WASA Managing Director, Muhammad Saleem Ashraf, said that the Daducha Dam is a very important project that will significantly enhance Rawalpindi's water supply.
Business Recorder
11-06-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
PTI rejects ‘IMF-dictated' federal budget
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected the federal budget for 2025-26 on Tuesday, alleging that it was dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and unfairly favours the rich. Speaking a presser, the Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, and other senior party leaders rejected the government's claim of providing relief to the salaried class, branding it a 'cruel joke', insisting that no actual relief was forthcoming. Raja called the budget an outright joke that slams the salaried class with yet another burden. He singled out the reduction in stamp duty for plot sales in Islamabad – slashed from four per cent to just one per cent – predicting this move would not spur affordability but would instead fuel further, unjustified price hikes for federal capital real estate. Ayub denounced the budget as a 'Leila' budget – a phantom, an illusion with no substance – and directly challenging the projected budget deficit's credibility. He pointed a sharp finger at the soaring petroleum development levy (PDL), noting its alarming jump under the current administration, rising to Rs100 per litre from Rs20 during the tenure of ex-prime minister Imran Khan. Dismissing the official GDP growth rate of 2.7 percent as fudged, Ayub said there was decline in all sectors, particularly agriculture and others. He argued this figure was mathematically impossible, given the recently released Economic Survey's own admission of a mere 0.6 per cent growth in agriculture. He questioned other statistical claims, including a reported increase of 360,000 in livestock numbers. Ayub contested the reported industrial growth rate of -0.5 per cent, insisting that large-scale manufacturing had, in fact, contracted. The PTI leaders further cited Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data, painting a stark picture of sharp, painful rises in the prices of essential food items. Ayub highlighted a stark disconnect between international and local fuel prices, noting while international oil prices hovered around $64 per barrel, local petrol had surged by a staggering 70 per cent – jumping from Rs149 during the Imran Khan government to Rs253 per litre when PM Sharif is in power. He warned that these inflated prices would inevitably fuel a surge in oil smuggling from Iran. Ayub alleged a massive Rs550 billion worth of oil, equivalent to 2.17 billion litres, was being smuggled from Iran, resulting in a crippling loss of Rs173 billion in PDL revenue that the government was failing to collect. He claimed the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had implicitly agreed with this assessment during a standing committee meeting, stating he 'fully agreed' when Ayub raised the issue of Iranian oil smuggling and its impact on PDL revenue loss. The opposition leader did not stop there, also charging that the then caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, now Interior Minister, had deliberately undermined local farmers by choosing to import wheat from Ukraine instead of ensuring fair prices for Punjab's own produce. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
