NEW DELHI — The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has asked News18 India, TimesNow and Zee News to remove from their online platforms videos of certain programmes aired by them after it found them to be in violation of the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards and Specific Guidelines. In an order on […]
NEW DELHI — India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022, internet advocacy watchdog Access Now said on Tuesday, as the country topped the list for the fifth successive year. Out of 187 internet shutdowns globally recorded by Access Now, 84 took place in India, including 49 in […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyender Jain – both in custody for alleged corruption – resigned from the Delhi cabinet on Tuesday. Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal accepted their resignations. The CBI arrested Sisodia on Sunday evening — after nine hours of interrogation – for the […]
NEW DELHI — According to information provided to Parliament on Wednesday, the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan increased to USD 1.35 billion from April to December 2022 from USD 516.36 million in the entire 2021–2022 year. After New Delhi revoked Jammu & Kashmir’s special status, Pakistan suspended bilateral trade with India in 2019. According […]
BENGALURU — In a shocking incident from Bengaluru, two men tried to rape two women hailing from Kashmir. Giving details of the incident, the Karnataka Police stated that the accused had invited the two young women for a party to their residence on February 5. After partying till 2:30 am, the men tried to rape […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has issued orders to block 232 apps operated by overseas entities, including Chinese for being involved in betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service. “The order to block 138 apps that were involved in betting, gambling and money laundering were issued last […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Saturday discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia violence case. Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma discharged them in a case registered at the Jamia Nagar police station in 2019. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail as he is an accused in […]
NEW DELHI — India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said the ministry has had a number of interactive sessions on Haj management […]
LUCKNOW — Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail on Thursday, a day after the sureties required for his bail was submitted in court. Two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each were submitted on Wednesday in the special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court here. Kappan was released from jail around 9.15 am, […]
NEW DELHI — The FM has announced adjustments in duties and taxes on several items, which are likely impact their market prices from tomorrow (2 February). Here are some of the key items that are likely to cost more from the next financial year due to higher tax incidence announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]