Govt has suggested “verifiable consent” from parents through the draft digital personal data protection rules against going out for an all-out ban on children joining social media on the lines of Australia, IT secretary S Krishnan told Pankaj Doval in an interview.“These are things which every society has to decide for itself. And so that…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court recently directed the state forest department to refund Rs 4.3 lakh deposited by a Kodagu landowner in 1982, with 6% interest per annum. The order came a year after his death in 2023.One Mahabaleshwar Bhat had deposited the amount after he was granted approval to fell 349 trees standing on the…
LUCKNOW: Terming the violence in UP’s Kasganj in 2018 a “premeditated conspiracy”, the Lucknow NIA court in its judgment on Friday expressed concern over the growing trend of NGOs providing legal aid to people accused of being involved in anti-national activities. The court sentenced 28 accused to life imprisonment for their role in the violence…
MUMBAI: A special investigation team (SIT) formed following a Bombay high court order has said it has unearthed a land scam involving large-scale tampering of property records to convert Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and No Development Zone (NDZ) lands into developable plots along the Mumbai coastline. Four people including two former govt employees were arrested…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday assured the people of Delhi that no public welfare scheme would be discontinued if BJP was voted to office in the assembly polls. BJP govt would go a step further and weed out corruption in the implementation of the schemes, he said.“Seeing their defeat in the Delhi election,…
NEW DELHI: In a first for govt office spaces, canteens in the new Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings will have two sections — the“economical section” to offer meals at a very affordable price and the “premium section” that will have a price list on par with prices of restaurants in nearby areas such as Connaught…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Health officials in Delhi on Sunday released guidelines to tackle potential health risks associated with Human MetaPneumoVirus (HMPV) and other respiratory ailments. Dr Vandana Bagga, Director General of Health Services, held discussions with chief district medical officers and the state Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) officer regarding respiratory…
NEW DELHI: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on the 41st day of a hunger strike demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and other farmer-related issues, is facing severe health complications. Doctors and leaders from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) revealed on Sunday that Dallewal is “not able to speak”…
BJP’s Bidhuri in hot soup again over remarks on Atishi, Kejriwal comes to defence of Delhi CM NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Delhi’s Kalkaji assembly constituency, Ramesh Bidhuri was slammed by AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday for his remarks on Delhi chief minister Atishi. Speaking at a BJP ‘Parivartan Rally’ in…
IC 814 Captain Devi Sharan retires NEW DELHI: “Now even as a passenger, I will always be looking at people around me to ensure that everyone is alright and nothing’s wrong. A creeping doubt will linger on.” That’s how Captain Devi Sharan — commander of the Indian Airlines aircraft IC 814 hijacked in December 1999…
