Prez to inaugurate ‘Purple Fest’ today

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate ‘Purple Fest’ at Amrit Udyaan in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. After the success of the ‘International Purple Fest, 2024’ at Goa from 8-13 January, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is organising this fun-filled day event. More than 10,000 Divyangjans, accompanied by their escorts, will also […]

Third-party account takeover results in nearly 55% of all fraud in India: Report

New Delhi: The third-party account takeover nears around 55% of all fraud in India, representing the biggest slice of the fraud pie in India, according to a recent report. BioCatch, fraud detection solutions provider, in its report said every device found to participate in mule activity in India logged into an average of 35 accounts […]

New Criminal Justice Laws To Be Implemented From July 1

NEW DELHI: The newly enacted laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Act — to completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country will come into effect from July 1. However, the provision related to cases of hit and run by vehicle drivers will not be implemented immediately. The […]

Security of nation cannot be dependent on ‘largesse’ of others: Army chief

Security of nation cannot be dependent on ‘largesse’ of others: Army chief

New Delhi: The security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the “largesse” of others, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Saturday, asserting that becoming self reliant in critical military hardware will be essential to deal with future challenges. In an address at a defence conclave, he said weaning away […]

Zero-Tolerance Policy Towards Misuse Of Money In Elections: CEO

Zero-Tolerance Policy Towards Misuse Of Money In Elections: CEO

Chennai: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday issued a stern warning to political parties, emphasizing a “zero-tolerance policy” towards the “misuse of money” during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CEC chief accompanied by senior officials of the Election Commission of India, on Friday commenced his two-day review of Tamil Nadu’s preparedness for the Lok […]

Modernisation of agriculture systems must for ‘Viksit Bharat’: PM Modi

Modernisation of agriculture systems must for ‘Viksit Bharat’: PM Modi

New Delhi: Inaugurating the pilot project of the world’s largest grain storage plan in the cooperative sector in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACSs) of 11 states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the cooperative sector is instrumental in shaping a resilient economy and propelling the development of rural areas. “Cooperatives have the potential to […]

India’s digital ‘Nagriks’ not to be ‘experimented on’ with unreliable platforms: MoS IT

New Delhi: Explanations about unreliability of AI models do not absolve or exempt platforms from laws, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. The Minister’s comments came after Google, which is under fire over AI tool Gemini’s objectionable response and bias to a question on PM Narendra Modi, said it has worked quickly to address […]

US announces over 500 new sanctions against Russia

US announces over 500 new sanctions against Russia

2nd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict Washington: On the second anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict, US President Joe Biden announced over 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war of conquest of Ukraine and the death of Aleksey Navalny, who was Putin’s fiercest opposition leader. He further emphasised that these sanctions will target individuals connected to […]

22 killed in Israeli raid on central Gaza Strip

22 killed in Israeli raid on central Gaza Strip

Gaza: An Israeli airstrike on a house in the central Gaza Strip has reportedly killed at least 22 Palestinians and wounded others. The house in Deir el-Balah was sheltering displaced people when it was hit by the Israeli attack on Friday. The dead and injured, mostly children, were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the […]