Biden nominates close ally Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti as envoy to India

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, his close political ally and a former Navy intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the ambassador to India.

The White House also announced…

New IT rules: SC refuses to stay proceeding before various HCs

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay proceedings in connection with petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's new IT rules before various high courts.

The Centre had moved the Supreme Court…

WhatsApp toes govt's line, tells HC won't enforce privacy policy

New Delhi (IANS) WhatsApp on Friday accepted that "the government is the administrator" in its case and informed the Delhi High Court that it will put its privacy policy update "on hold" until the Data Protection Bill came into force.

This…

Mega cabinet reshuffle gets majority Indians' support

New Delhi (IANS) A majority of people have given a thumbs up to the Union Cabinet reshuffle which they feel will improve the situation of the country.

As per the IANS-CVoter Snap Poll, 46 per cent respondents said the situation in the country…

Gunfight breaks out at Kulgam in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Redwani area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said on Friday.

"Encounter has started at Redwani area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are…

PM begins work with fresh cabinet, interacts with institutions

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started working with the new batch of ministers and initiated the move with Directors of centrally funded technical institutions like IIT Bombay, IIT Madras,…

'Important point': SC seeks Centre's stand on plea against conjugal rights restitution

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks' time to Centre to file a counter-affidavit on a plea challenging the provisions dealing with restitution of conjugal rights.

A bench comprising Justices R.F. Nariman, Justice…

SC: Not within Delhi Assembly's mandate to call FB accused in 2020 riots

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Delhi Assembly can seek information from Facebook and its officials in connection with their alleged role in the 2020 Delhi Riots, but the social media platform can't be compelled to answer…

Ahmedabad Rath Yatra to be organized on July 12

Gandhinagar (IANS) Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja on Thursday announced that the state government has decided to permit the Ahmedabad Rath Yatra with provision for curfew on the route and a ban on Prasad distribution on July 12.

"With…

Everyone has to follow law of land: New IT Min Vaishnaw

New Delhi (IANS) New Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday did not waste any time to make it crystal clear how he wants things to pan out in the ongoing Twitter-Centre face off as he assumed office as the Union Minister for…