The NCPCR has initiated a formal investigation following alarming claims from a BBC report which suggested that advertisements on Meta’s platforms like Instagram were linked to the promotion of child abuse material. In response, the child rights organization has demanded clarity from Meta Platforms Inc. Furthermore, the NHRC has instructed the Delhi Police to look…
Sunetra Pawar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Responding to the Maharashtra Congress calling her a “gungi gudiya” (mute/silent doll), deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday said she would give a “fitting reply” at an “appropriate time.““When the time comes, I will give a fitting reply,” Sunetra Pawar told reporters when asked about…
Farmers from seven states met Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and extended support to the ethanol policy NEW DELHI: A group of farmers on Tuesday voiced support for ethanol during a meeting with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Krishi Bhawan, amid general protests against the use of the E20 bio-fuel mix in…
Kangana Ranaut on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s arrest NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday backed the police action against Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, saying that although the DMK leader is now out on bail, his arrested had set a “good precedent.”“Public display of filthy abuses, double-meaning obscene and vulgar jokes…
CM Dhami also inaugurated the Chief Minister’s Health Service Camp at the Alaknanda Hotel premises HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday welcomed Kanwariyas arriving in Haridwar for the annual Kanwar Yatra, showering flower petals on Shiva devotees from a helicopter and washing the feet of five pilgrims as a mark of respect.CM…
SC directs high court CJs to nominate co-opted women members NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that State Bar Councils have increasingly become “men’s clubs” and said the monopoly over their representation and functioning must be dismantled.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made…
AI is increasingly being used to tackle some of the country’s most persistent development challenges. AI is often discussed in terms of chatbots, coding assistants, and workplace productivity. But a quieter transformation is taking shape across India, where AI is increasingly being used to tackle some of the country’s most persistent development challenges, from helping…
File photo: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addresses the House NEW DELHI: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Centre’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel policy, expressing concern that the use of E20 fuel could damage vehicles that are not compatible with the higher ethanol blend.Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema moved the resolution…
“Anyone who receives a madrassa education does not chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’,” said Keshav Prasad Maurya. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday triggered a political row after claiming that people educated in madrassas “develop a terrorist-like mindset”.His remarks drew sharp criticism from the Samajwadi Party and prompted a…
“Students are in severe pain, they don’t need PM’s forgiveness,” Rahul Gandhi said. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi Tuesday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “will forgive them” remark for students accused of abusing him and his late mother during the anti-paper leak protest at Jantar…