Canada, 2/8:Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet and Meta to negotiate commercial deals and pay…
New Delhi, 1/8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that an applicant cannot have an exclusive right in seeking a grant of license of a mineral unless facilitated accordingly by a statute. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh held there is no right vested over a pending application…
New Delhi, 1/8: I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs along with floor leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to brief her about their visit to strife-torn Manipur. The delegation will meet the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11:30 am, sources said. This came after Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun…
Mumbai, 1/8: Adani Total Gas Ltd, the city gas joint venture of Adani Group and French energy giant TotalEnergies, on Tuesday reported 7 per cent rise in June quarter net profit on the back of higher CNG sales. Net profit of Rs 148 crore in April-June is compared with Rs 138 crore a…
Moscow, ,1/8: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that expanding the BRICS group of nations would be a topic high on the agenda of the group’s upcoming summit in South Africa on Aug. 22-24. BRICS’ current members are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa said last month that more than 40…
Bhubaneswar, 1/8: With an objective to strengthen criminal justice system in the State, Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik has approved today ₹150.05 Crores for modernisation of State Forensic Science Services Organization. This scheme will be known as ‘Modernisation of Forensic Science Services Organisation, Odisha’ and will be implemented in a period of 5 years starting…
Gurugram, 1/8: Authorities on Tuesday imposed a curfew in Haryana’s Nuh district where two home guards were killed and several injured following violence that erupted over an attempt to stop a Vishwa Hindu Parishad procession. Curfew has been clamped on Nuh district, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday. The situation in Nuh…
Washington DC, 1/8: The US has imposed sanctions on 20 individuals and 29 companies for providing financial support to operations of ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorist groups in the Maldives. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday that the aim of these designations is to deter and disrupt financial and other forms of…
Chennai, 1/8: Two youth, with alleged long criminal records, were gunned down after they attacked a police sub-inspector during a vehicle check on the city outskirts in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said. The two, armed with machetes, inflicted cut injuries on the police SI and made a bid on his life…
New Delhi, 31/7: Aviation regulator DGCA has given in-principle nod for Air India and IndiGo to import a total of 970 planes. As part of their expansion plans, both carriers have placed huge aircraft orders. While Air India will acquire 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, IndiGo is to buy 500 planes from Airbus….
