NEW DELHI: Meta on Wednesday told the ministry of electronics and information technology that posts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent Indian personalities will receive additional oversight, with reviews to be conducted at a senior level, PTI reported, citing sources.The assurance came a day after the government summoned Meta officials over the brief…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday rejected claims that a woman protester sustained a gunshot injury during the Cockroach Janata Party’s July 20 march, saying her medico-legal certificate (MLC) showed only a simple blunt-force injury.In a post on X, Delhi Police said claims circulating on social media were not supported by the protester’s medical records.According…
NEW DELHI: Amid repeated disruptions, sloganeering and adjournments, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to impose stricter punishment for paper leaks and examination-related offences.The debate, which resumed after days of deadlock, quickly turned into a political showdown after leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi…
. The government says no fault has been found in the Air India Boeing 787 fuel control switch, while the crash investigation continues.Parliament has cleared a Bill extending legal protection to Vande Mataram, making insults punishable on par with the national anthem.Rahul Gandhi used a Parliament debate on the anti-paper leak Bill to back student…
NEW DELHI: India has signed agreements with 24 countries to export its digital public infrastructure model, moving beyond broad cooperation pledges to begin work on DigiLocker systems in Kenya and Cuba and expand UPI-linked payments across 10 overseas markets. Discussions are also underway with Laos, Seychelles, Venezuela, Armenia, Fiji, Guyana and Colombia for possible adoption…
‘No abnormality found in fuel control switch’: Government on Air India Boeing 787 crash NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said no abnormality has been found in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 last year killing 260 people…
Rahul Gandhi lacks knowledge of parliamentary norms, how government runs, Union minister Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday rejected leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi‘s allegation that Union home minister Amit Shah had authorised police excesses against student protesters, insisting that no shots were fired during the July 20 crackdown on…
Kharge said ‘democracy is not safe’, to which Nadda replied ‘it’s a normal situation’ NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange between Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the House J.P. Nadda over the police action against students during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march, with the Congress alleging…
NEW DELHI: After nearly a week of logjam the parliament witnessed a stormy session on Wednesday, as leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi hailed the recent NEET-UG 2026 paper leak protests, saying “every Indian should be proud of what our youth did.”Participating in the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Public Examinations…
Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements NEW DELHI: Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements with large, high income and complementary economies, unlike the UPA dispensation that signed FTAs with…