New Delhi, 29/6: The government has issued a notice to Twitter to comply with all its past orders by July 4, an official source said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set a deadline of July 4, failing which Twitter may lose intermediary status, which means it will be liable…
Guwahati, 29/6:After signs of improvement, the flood situation worsened in parts of Assam on Wednesday following heavy rains in the past 24 hours. Many new areas in North Assam districts like Sonitpur, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Majuli were inundated on Tuesday following heavy rains not only in Assam but in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh…
Udaipur, 29/6: Two men with a cleaver murdered a tailor here and posted videos online that said they are avenging an insult to Islam, triggering stray cases of violence in the Rajasthan city, a part of which was placed under curfew. Prohibitory orders banning people from assembling were clamped across the state for…
Mumbai, 29/6:Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra will face the floor test on June 30 as the BJP demanded a show of strength in the Assembly amidst ongoing crisis with the Shiv Sena. The Eknath Shinde-led rebel Shiv Sena camp has claimed majority. This comes a day after…
Mumbai, 28/6: As the Eknath Shinde-led breakaway faction of Shiv Sena seemed to inch closer to toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, party president, and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray once again appealed to the rebels to return, sit across the table and iron out the issues. “As Shiv Sena party chief and…
New Delhi, 28/6: The Centre has directed Twitter to locally censor accounts and dozens of posts, including some referencing a report that mentioned India’s declining internet freedoms, the social media platform confirmed to AFP Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has been accused of stifling criticism, with rights groups sounding the alarm over…
Udaipur, 28/6:In a gruesome incident, a tailor was hacked to death in broad daylight inside his shop on a crowded street in Udaipur for supporting now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on social media over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed. The attackers entered his shop and stabbed him multiple times with daggers and…
New Delhi, 28/6: Eoin Morgan confirmed his retirement from international cricket and stepped down as England’s white-ball captain after more than seven years on Tuesday. After England’s dismal failure at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Morgan spearheaded the team’s white-ball transformation to a bold, attacking approach and unprecedented heights. He led England…
Mumbai, 28/6: Mukesh Ambani has resigned from the board of his group’s telecom arm, Reliance Jio and handed over the reins of the company to elder son Akash, a step seen as succession planning by the 65-year old billionaire. In a stock exchange filing, Reliance Jio Infocomm said the company’s board at a…
Mumbai, 28/6: A helicopter of oil explorer and producer ONGC carrying seven passengers and two pilots crashed into the Arabian Sea, around 60 nautical miles off Mumbai on Tuesday. So far six survivors have been rescued and they are looking for survivors, according to reports reaching here. The incident took place in…
