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New York, Jan 11 : Number of users on photo-sharing app Instagram has declined after an Internet uproar last month over policy changes to the service, a new data has revealed.

Instagram, which was acquired by Facebook last year, sparked anger with terms of use suggesting it could sell users' photos to advertisers.

Instagram called it a `misunderstanding' and reverted to its old terms of use.

AppData, which tracks users who are logged into Instagram via Facebook, showed a 25 percent drop in Instagram's active daily users, to 12.4 million, from 16.4 million from December 19 to 26, the New York Post reports.

Washington, Jan 11 : Qatar Golf Association president Hassan al Nuaimi has claimed Tiger Woods is not worth his three million dollar appearance fee on the same day the ace golfer announced he will make his U. S. PGA Tour debut in two weeks at California's Torrey Pines golf course Al Nuaimi said it didn't make sense considering the prize money for his event, the Qatar Masters, is less than Woods' asking price, the Nypost. com reports.

Tokyo, Jan 11 : China's trade with Japan fell 3.9 percent in 2012 to 329 billion dollars, the first drop in three years, the General Administration of Customs has said.

The drop reflects that Chinese consumer have boycotted Japanese goods sparked by a territorial row, which led to an 8.6 percent fall in imports from Japan last year.

According to the Japan Times, Japan fell from being China's fourth-largest trading partner to its fifth.

Washington, Jan 11 : A CEO of Tennessee company, which trains people in weapon and tactical skills, has said he's willing to go to outrageous lengths to protect his right to use a gun in the US.

In a video posted on YouTube and Facebook, James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, claimed that he would `start killing people' if President Barack Obama decided to take executive action to pass further gun control policies, Raw Story reports.

New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Election Commission of India on Friday announced dates for assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath said the polls will be conducted in two phases.

Tripura will go to polls in the first phase on February 14, while polls in Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held in the second phase on February 23.

The votes will be counted in the three states on February 28.

In Meghalaya and Nagaland, nominations will have to be filed by February 6, the commission said.

Pune (Maharashtra), Jan 11 : The 11th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), which commenced here on Thursday, felicitated veteran Bollywood actors for their valuable contribution to the film industry.

Actors Jeetendra Kapoor and Ramesh Deo were given lifetime achievement awards.

Jeetendra said: "I have spent so many years in the film industry with your love and affection."

Well-known film personalities, including actors Mohan Agashe, Mukta Barve, director and producer Subhash Ghai, sound designer Resul Pookutty and Jabbar Patel, director of PIFF attended the festival.