Sonia Gandhi calls for curbs on social media companies, says these are being abused to hack democracyMaking a Zero Hour submission in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi referred to a report published in Al Jazeera and The Reporters' Collective claiming ...
16 Mar, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
Sufficient provisions under existing laws to stop forcible conversions, says KejriwalThe BJP has been targeting the AAP over the issue. The BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh had earlier passed a bill aimed at curbing religious convers...
30 Jan, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
China shares rise on financials, defence stocks bounce backThe blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.2% to 4,894.24, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.1% to 3,485.29. Financial chips led the gains...
18 Aug, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Maharashtra government to challenge HC's order on charges against Anil DeshmukhDeshmukh resigned as Maharashtra's home minister on Monday after the HC directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a pre...
06 Apr, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Facebook's long and halting fight against misinformationIn April 2017, Facebook publicly acknowledged that governments or other malicious non-state actors are using its social network to influenc...
18 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
Science flourishes where there is freedom of thought, says Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan“I personally believe that science flourishes where there is a real freedom of thought, opinion and minimal ideological interference. Altho...
16 Jan, 2020, 03.30 PM IST
SC asks J&K to restore normalcy in Kashmir keeping in mind national interest, securityThe Centre told SC that all Kashmir-based newspapers were running and the government had been offering all kinds of assistance.
17 Sep, 2019, 07.15 AM IST
Facebook senior officials to appear before parliamentary panel on March 6The development comes amid concerns being raised over any possible misuse of social media tools to interfere in the upcoming polls.
25 Feb, 2019, 05.29 PM IST
- Taliban to advance in Afghan this year: US spy master
The Taliban is likely to gain ground in Afghanistan this year and the security situation will deteriorate in the country in 2018, a top US ...
11 May, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
West Bengal government to curb smuggling: Mamata Banerjee"This time, I have decided that we will stress on handling three things very sternly. They are cow smuggling, gold smuggling and opium smug...
04 Jul, 2016, 11.10 PM IST
Will stop odd-even scheme if people face difficulty: Arvind Kejriwal"A sort of panic was created that the pollution has increased so much that something drastic has to be done," he said.
05 Dec, 2015, 09.05 PM IST
21 states, Union Territories join Centre in fight against honour killingsThe development is also significant because states can be extremely reluctant to delegate their law making powers to the Centre.
16 Nov, 2014, 10.29 AM IST
Narendra Modi smart to reset ties, but $1 billion gift to Nepal not enough for thaw in ties: Chinese media"Modi's efforts to widen India's ties with Nepal proved partly successful, especially his speech made in the Constitution Assembly/ Parliam...
07 Aug, 2014, 09.23 PM IST
Cabinet okays plan to enhance CBI’s autonomyThe Cabinet on Thursday accepted the recommendation of a ministerial group to enhance the Central Bureau of Investigation’s autonomy by set...
28 Jun, 2013, 05.56 AM IST
Robert Vadra row: Leave issues of tranfer of IAS officials to bureaucracy, says Santosh HegdeFormer Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today asked state and Central governments to leave issue of transfers to bureaucracy without there...
18 Oct, 2012, 12.43 PM IST
- Lokayukta should be free from government interference: Anna Hazare
The institution of Lokayukta in Maharashtra should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission and free from government interference.
26 Apr, 2012, 04.16 PM IST
- Model Edu Bill has some tough courses for teachers
Concerned about the teacher absenteeism in elementary schools, the government has decided to move to a system for appointment of teachers -...
03 Jul, 2006, 12.13 AM IST