Minors on social media: SC asks Centre to enforce 18-year age threshold by law NEW DELHI: Agreeing with Supreme Court, Centre on Monday said it would soon insert a provision in the Information and Technology Intermediary Rules to prevent social media intermediaries from allowing children under 18 years of age to open social media accounts,…
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah said Monday that making J&K statehood conditional on the end of militancy would effectively give Pakistan a say in its restoration, as the assembly passed a resolution for full statehood and set off a BJP walkout over its reference to a 2000 autonomy demand.Omar…
Govt deploys AI tool to cut delays in rural road project approvals NEW DELHI: In a bid to cut down delays and improve quality, the government has deployed an AI-based detailed project report (DPR) scrutiny tool that aims at strengthening and streamlining the technical appraisal of rural road projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.Rolled…
Goldy Brar enters FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list as manhunt goes global NEW DELHI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially placed notorious gangster Satinderjeet Singh aka Goldy Brar, on its famed Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest.The announcement, made early Tuesday,…
For migrant workers, moving brings better livelihoods—but little job security NEW DELHI: Nearly 72% of migrant workers surveyed in three south Indian states felt that moving for work has improved their standard of living and more than half (around 57%) intended to continue working in their destination state, as per a new report.At the same…
Tourists watch marine life, with the MT Desert Kite oil tanker carrying Russian oil in the background (Photo: Reuters). NEW DELHI: Indian refiners expect Russian oil supplies to decline further in October and November, owing to lower exports and stiff competition from China, forcing the country to buy costlier alternatives for the rest of the…
The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP of misusing the Election Commission and police in Gujarat. The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday accused the BJP government in Gujarat of misusing the Election Commission and police to force opposition candidates to withdraw their nomination papers or have their nominations rejected ahead…
Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana high court CJs recommended for SC elevation NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday recommended the elevation of three high court chief justices as judges of the country’s top court.The collegium has recommended Gujarat high court chief justice Sunita Agarwal, Delhi high court chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Telangana high court…
Rahul Gandhi’s fresh charge against EC over Bela Estate voter list NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday again targeted the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing the case of Delhi’s Bela Estate, where he claimed 727 of 728 names were…
Chidambaram said that voter deletions were wrong but not enough to establish that they caused DMK’s defeat in Tamil Nadu polls NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said that voter deletions during the electoral-roll revision were wrong but said it was not clear that they were responsible for the TVK’s victory or…
