MUMBAI — Mumbai Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons for posting obscene comments and issuing death threats to journalist Rana Ayyub on her social media accounts, a police official said on Monday. The FIR was registered by the west region cyber police station on Sunday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) […]
NEW DELHI — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting suspended the telecast of Malayalam news channel MediaOne over security concerns. According to reports, the regional television channel was found backing the Jamaat-e-Islami. Thus, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry citing “security reasons. took to its suspension. Media One went off air on Monday noon. Media One […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India has written to the probe panel instituted by the Supreme Court, asking it to inquire into the claims by the recent New York Times report on Pegasus and also investigate the alleged use of the spyware against Indian citizens. The Guild, in a press statement, said that […]
LUCKNOW — After the ‘Dharm Sansad’ (religious gathering) at Haridwar in Uttarakhand last year, yet another ‘Dharm Sansad’ called for making India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ even as the seers refused to recognise Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru the first prime minister of the country. The Uttarakhand ‘Dharm […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted some more time to the Centre for filing its response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter and fixed them for further hearing on September 13. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had issued […]
NEW DELHI — India bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017 as part of a big arms deal with Israel, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Friday. In an investigation report titled “The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon”, the publication revealed that the access to the controversial spyware, classified as military-grade software and […]
CHENNAI — The Cyber Crime Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Chennai police, has booked Vinoj P Selvam, State president of the BJP’s youth wing, for allegedly spreading misinformation on social media. Police said they have registered a case based on a complaint from Elangovan of Kilpauk alleging that Selvam had posted defamatory content […]
NEW DELHI — Appreciating the steps being taken to open the doors of the defence establishments for girls and women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday said India needs their contribution. The Prime Minister said there are ample opportunities for women, highlighting that they are taking admission in Sainik Schools, and are getting major […]
GAYA (BIHAR) — An aircraft of the Indian Army’s Officers’ Training Academy here, with two trainee pilots on board, crashed on Friday shortly after take off, a senior official said. According to Bangajeet Saha, the Director of Gaya International Airport, both pilots were safe. He said the crash took place in fields adjoining a village […]
NEW DELHI — With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools […]