NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, for the first time since March 2024, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The remarks came after the comments from India’s Oil Secretary, Pankaj Jain, suggesting a price drop last month and media reports indicating that Maharashtra’s state elections are expected in early November. […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed the BJP over its MP Kangana Ranaut’s remarks calling for bringing back the three farm laws that were repealed in 2021, and said poll-bound states including Haryana would give a befitting reply to the ruling party. Ranaut on Wednesday withdrew her remarks and expressed regret. She […]
NEW DELHI: Mozilla has been accused of tracking user behaviour and websites without consent, reports Reuters. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection against the software company. NYOB has accused Mozilla of enabling a “privacy preserving attribution” feature that turned the browser into a tracking […]
Jammu: Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the prime minister, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said the leader of opposition will have to talk to India’s farmers, soldiers, scientists, youth and women to understand where Narendra Modi’s confidence comes from. Hitting out at the Congress leader, Reddy also said that if […]
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a ceasefire in West Asia, the release of hostages and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy as he stressed that only a two-state solution will deliver enduring peace and stability in the volatile region. Modi expressed deep concern at the humanitarian crisis unfolding […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought responses from 11 states, including Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, on a plea alleging that they are yet to set up Right to Information (RTI) portals under the transparency law in pursuance of a 2023 judgment. In the landmark judgment, the top court had on March 20 last year […]
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday lamented the fact that women and vulnerable sections of the society in many parts of the world have less access to digital technologies, fewer opportunities to develop digital skills, and are under-represented in the digital economy. ”This divide not only limits their ability to access essential services but […]
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday rejected the demand for his resignation after the Karnataka High Court dismissed his petition challenging the governor’s approval of conducting an investigation against him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam. “Why should I resign? HD Kumaraswamy is on bail. Did he resign? At an inquiry […]
BENGALURU: As pressure mounts on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following High Court’s verdict in the alleged MUDA land scam, his deputy DK Shivakumar has thrown his weight behind his boss, terming the corruption allegations a big conspiracy. The Karnataka High Court rejected Siddaramaiah’s plea against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot’s decision to allow his prosecution in the […]
HYDERABAD: In a setback to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the ED court at Nampally has summoned him to appear before it on October 16. He is an accused in the cash- for- vote case which had taken place in 2015. Reddy, as a TDP MLA ,was caught red handed offering a bribe of […]