India

New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given virtual private network (VPN) providers another three months to comply with its new rules. The new rules that were supposed to be effective from June 27 require VPN service providers along with data centres and cloud service providers, to store information such as names, […]

New Delhi: Nearly nine in 10 (87 per cent) professional workers in India believe that sharing emotions at work makes them more productive and boosts feelings of belonging, a new LinkedIn report said on Tuesday. The research revealed that more than three in four (76 per cent) professionals in India feel more comfortable expressing their […]

Mumbai: At least one person was killed and another 11 injured when one wing of a three-storied residential building crashed in Kurla suburb around midnight, BMC Disaster Control said here on Tuesday. According to the officials, the entire wing of the ground-plus-three floor Naik Nagar Building in Kurla east crashed minutes before midnight, trapping many […]

Lucknow: At seven, she was raped in a train and then dumped in an empty coach. The fact that she was mentally challenged, added to her trauma. The sexual assault left her with a ruptured urinary tract and anal canal, which led to urination and defecation through a single passage. Apart from passing urine and […]

New Delhi: Ahead of the total ban on Single Use Plastic (SUP) from July 1, about 200-odd brand owners, including several MNCs, and 26 importers of plastic have registered for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging under the amended Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016. As per the data from Central Pollution Control Board […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra on Monday raised questions over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s meeting with Pope Francis during his visit to Rome. Speaking to mediapersons in Bhubaneswar, Mishra wanted to know about the source of the money spent by Patnaik during his recent trip to Italy. “If he visited Italy on public money, what […]

New Delhi: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Monday was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in connection with a misleading tweet which hurt religious sentiments too. A senior police official said that it was a separate case lodged against Zubair under sections 153-A and 295 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in […]

New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Monday launched a report that presented comprehensive perspectives and recommendations on the gig economy in India titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, the apex public policy think tank said in a statement. Gig workers are typically those who work freelance, contractual, temporary, or on-call basis. The report was released […]

New Delhi: In a relief to rebel Shiv Sena lawmakers, the Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly till July 11 and sought responses to pleas by rebel MLAs questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification. The top court, however, refused to pass […]

Bhubaneswar: Wearing masks was made mandatory for devotees coming to see the annual Ratha yatra festival in Puri on July 1 amid rising COVID-19 cases in Odisha, a senior official said on Monday. Around 10 lakh people are expected to gather for the festival in the temple town from across the country, and some foreign […]

Mumbai: A group of activists and civil society members have moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Shiv Sena rebel group of Ministers and MLAs to “return to the state (Maharashtra) and assume their duties”, here on Monday. The petition has been filed by crusader-lawyer Asim Sarode on behalf of the activists group, […]

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay an FIR registered by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) against former Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani. The FIR was filed for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for construction work. The Tamil Nadu DVAC had conducted raids at the premises of former […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by a Muslim woman challenging the constitutional validity of Talaq-e-Hasan, under which a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing “talaq” once a month for three months. As per the petitioner Raziya Naaz, the plea has been filed to declare the notice […]

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday reached the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) headquarters here for questioning in connection with her alleged links with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Jacqueline and another Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi have already recorded their statement as witness in the case. In December last year, the ED filed the first charge sheet […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate summoned Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case for questioning on Tuesday, official sources said on Monday. Raut has been asked to appear before the ED investigators at its regional office in Mumbai at 11 am, said an official privy to the development. The summon has been […]

New Delhi: Google on Monday said it has trained 8.5 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to date across the Asia-Pacific region through its ‘Grow with Google’ programmes and partnerships. The company said that over the next year and beyond, it will be deepening existing programmes to support small businesses and launching new ones. “We’ll […]

Mumbai: Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance has lost the majority in the house as 38 of the members of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party have withdrawn their support thus bringing it below the majority in the house, said Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde in his petition filed in Supreme court. Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra […]

Kochi: The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) on Sunday said that any action against actor-producer Vijay Babu will be taken “as per the judgment of the court”. Earlier, the Kerala High Court had granted anticipatory bail to him in the case. Vijay Babu is accused in a rape case. He has also been accused […]

New Delhi: Joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday filed nomination for next month’s Presidential election. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury and other opposition leaders were present at the filing of Sinha’s nomination. Sinha also paid tributes to […]

Bhavnagar: The principal of a college here was shown the door after she asked students to become members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The trustees of the Smt. N.C. Gandhi & B.V. Gandhi Arts and Commerce College asked the in-charge principal to resign after the students complained against the circular. On June 24, college […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on the opening day of the session on Monday witnessed tumultuous scenes with the Congress-led opposition staging a walk-out amid sloganeering. Accusing the treasury benches of indulging in sloganeering, Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan told the media outside the Assembly: “We have decided not to cooperate on the floor of the Assembly […]

New Delhi: The Central government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Tripura High Court order entertaining a PIL against the security cover given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family. The high court had asked for a home ministry official to be present before it. Solicitor General mentioned the plea before a […]

Lakhimpur Kheri: A female tiger that has turned man-eater, mauled a 14-year-old boy to death in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. The victim, Suraj Singh, had gone out to graze his cattle on Sunday evening and his half-eaten body was later found in the forest area on Sunday night. Suraj […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 78.27 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness in the greenback strengthened investor sentiment. However, elevated crude prices and persistent foreign fund outflows restricted the rupee’s gain, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened […]