Govt to hold separate consultation next month on PIB fact check: MoS IT

New Delhi: Amid outrage over a plan to give powers to its arm PIB to police fake news on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that the government will next month hold discussions with stakeholders before the proposal is implemented. The minister said that the rules for regulating online gaming are expected […]

Digvijaya Singh questions surgical strikes, BJP accuses Cong of insulting armed forces in ‘hate’ for Modi

Digvijaya Singh questions surgical strikes, BJP accuses Cong of insulting armed forces in ‘hate’ for Modi

Jammu/New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday questioned the surgical strikes and accused the government of peddling lies, drawing furious reaction from the BJP which said the opposition party was blinded by its “hate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has “insulted” armed forces. Addressing a public meeting during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in […]

Karnataka hijab ban: SC assures to consider listing the matter before three-judge bench

Karnataka hijab ban: SC assures to consider listing the matter before three-judge bench

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners to list the matter pertaining to the ban on Hijab in the educational institutes in Karnataka. Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora mentioned the matter related to the headscarves before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Arora said that many girls have lost […]

BBC documentary screened at Hyderabad Central University

Hyderabad: The first episode of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Gujarat riots in 2002 was screened at the campus of Hyderabad Central University yesterday in a special screening held by a students’ body. The Central government and the BJP have dismissed the documentary as “propaganda”. The Centre has not […]

‘Let them not preach us on rule of law’: BJP slams BBC

‘Let them not preach us on rule of law’: BJP slams BBC

New Delhi: Hitting back at the Oppsition leaders, who shared clips of the UK national broadcaster BBC’s controversial documentary series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on their social media handles, the BJP on Sunday said it was an attempt to politicise the 2002 Gujarat riots. They sought to remind the Opposition leaders that PM Modi […]

Centre vs Collegium: Rijiju shares former Delhi HC judge’s interview to highlight ‘sane’ view

Centre vs Collegium: Rijiju shares former Delhi HC judge’s interview to highlight ‘sane’ view

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tussle between the judiciary and the government over the appointment of judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Sunday shared an interview clip of a retired Delhi High Court judge to highlight what he considered the “sane view” of the “majority”. Retired High Court Justice RS Sodhi in a recent interview […]

PM welcomes CJI’s idea of SC judgments in regional languages

PM welcomes CJI’s idea of SC judgments in regional languages

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Chief Justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s suggestion about making SC judgments available in regional languages. “At a recent function, the Hon’ble CJI Justice DY Chandrachud spoke of the need to work towards making SC judgments available in regional languages. He also suggested the use of […]

EC to host int’l meet on use of tech, election integrity

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host a two-day international conference for election management officials from 17 countries from Monday with the focus on “use of technology and elections integrity”, it said in a statement on Sunday. The conference would be the second one the ECI is hosting under the US-led Summit […]

Every party has some factionalism, but look at bigger picture: Shashi Tharoor

Every party has some factionalism, but look at bigger picture: Shashi Tharoor

Jaipur: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said some level of factionalism exists in every political party, but leaders should look at the bigger picture and the collective goal. Tharoor’s remarks come in the backdrop of the ongoing power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot. Speaking on the […]

Big-tech companies should share revenue with digital news publishers: I&B Secy

Big-tech companies should share revenue with digital news publishers: I&B Secy

New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra made a strong pitch for big-tech aggregators to share a part of their revenue with publishers of digital news, who generate original content. In a message sent to the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) conference on Friday, Chandra said Australia, Canada, France and European Union have already […]