Mahto takes water after Sonam Wangchuk’s appeal (Photo: ANI) Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), consumed water on Wednesday, the fourth day of his fast. Mahto said he…
Parliamentary standing committee demands apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook removing PM Modi’s speech. NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has asked Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to issue an unconditional apology within three days over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s speech from Facebook, warning that the company’s safe-harbour immunity under…
SC advises restraint as it hears pleas on student protest violence NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that authorities must exercise restraint while dealing with student protesters, saying any violent response to prevent violence only escalates the situation.The court tagged the matter with other pending petitions related to violence during student protests in…
PM Modi marks 7 years of Article 370 abrogation, says J&K has seen ‘wide-ranging transformation’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(A), saying the move ushered in “a decisive new chapter” for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and had led to “wide-ranging…
‘I’m M K Stalin’s son’: Udhayanidhi shares photo with father after release NEW DELHI: Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday hit out at the ruling TVK government after being released from police custody, saying he was not intimidated by his arrest and would continue to fight for…
The Bombay High Court directed social media platforms to remove allegedly defamatory deepfakes linking Nitin Gadkari and family to E20. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, directing social media intermediaries, including Meta, to take down defamatory deepfakes, AI-generated images and other posts linking him and his family…
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said the state government was treating allegations of irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) with “utmost seriousness and sensitivity,” assuring students that justice would be delivered within the constitutional…
India has firmly denied any role in Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming media address, while Dhaka expresses skepticism, worried that the address may jeopardize diplomatic ties. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has received an invitation to the Brics summit from India, but he may encounter domestic backlash concerning the extradition of Hasina. To date, Bangladesh has…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of fuel quality issues at outlets, govt Tuesday said additional checks have been introduced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to detect fuel contamination and adulteration.In a post on X, the petroleum ministry said OMCs were regularly monitoring fuel quality, water ingress and contamination, and that only two cases of chloride contamination…
FILE PHOTO_ The logo of Meta at the Meta Lab in Los Angeles NEW DELHI: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken up the issue of alleged advertisements linked to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSAM) with Meta and has instituted an inquiry to determine the facts of the matter.Persons in…