CAIT moves SC against WhatsApp, Facebook

New Delhi (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court with the prayer to direct WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy which is encroaching upon various fundamental rights of the citizens…

Ex-minister Mahesh Sharma becomes first public representative to get Covid vax

Noida (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha MP from Gautam Buddha Nagar and former Union minister Mahesh Sharma on Saturday became the first public representative to get the Covid vaccine shot as a medical practitioner here at Kailash Hospital.

Sharma was also…

PIB slams NDTV for 'erroneous' reporting on paddy procurement

New Delhi (IANS) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Friday slammed the NDTV news channel for erroneous and malafide news reporting regarding procurement of rice and demanded it retract the news whose sole purpose seemed to be that of spreading…

If vaccine is reliable, why no govt functionary took shot: Manish Tewari

New Delhi (IANS) Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's biggest vaccination drive in the country, the Congress launched its attack on the Centre saying vaccines were being allowed to be used without the mandatory trials…

Offensive drones now part of Indian Army's autonomous weapon systems

New Delhi (IANS) From artificial intelligence to autonomous weapon systems to quantum block chains and now robotics, the Indian Army is now into offensive technology.

For the first time, the force demonstrated use of offensive drone technology…

Forget Telegram, Signal, IS terrorists in India, abroad using much more secure Threema

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the debate over privacy concerns, several people are switching to Telegram and Signal from WhatsApp, but the terrorists in India and abroad are using a much more advanced secure messaging platform to communicate with their counterparts…

If Centre is adamant, we'll come out in 15 minutes: Tikait

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the commencement of the ninth round of talks between farmer leaders and the Centre here on Friday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait warned that they would walk out of the meeting in case the government remained stuck on its earlier…

BS Mann recuses from SC-appointed panel on farm laws

New Delhi (IANS) Farmer leader Bhupinder Singh Mann, one of the four members on the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to talk with farmers on the three new central farm laws, has stepped down, the BKU said on Thursday.

The Bhartiya Kisan…

Parliament session from Jan 29, FM to present Budget on Feb 1

New Delhi (IANS) The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1.

The session will be held in two parts -- from January 29 to February…

CBI raids its own officers in Ghaziabad in graft cases

New Delhi/Ghaziabad (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday morning carried out raids at the premises of its own officers in Ghaziabad here, sources said.

However, CBI officials remained tightlipped on the developments.