Google to face lawsuit over tracking users in 'Incognito' mode

San Francisco (IANS) In a significant ruling, a judge in the US has directed Google to face a class-action lawsuit seeking $5 billion, that claimed the tech giant is tracking and collecting data even when people use the private 'Incognito'…

29.81 km a day: National Highways clocked record construction speed in 2020-21

New Delhi (IANS) With an average speed of 29.81 km per day, the construction of national highways during 2020-2021 has been the highest ever in the last five years despite the Covid-19 crisis and months of lockdown.

The total length of National…

All India tourist permit through online mode from April 1

New Delhi (IANS) Aimed to promote tourism across the states, the government has announced a new scheme under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an "All India Tourist Authorization or Permit" through online mode from April 1.

The…

Govt plans to sell residual stake in four airports

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government aims to sell its residual stake in four airports as part of the Rs 2.5 lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline.

The sale of Airport Authority of India's remaining stake in the four airports of Delhi,…

Accident, not attack that left Mamata injured, says EC

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission on Sunday ruled out any attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her campaign in Nandigram Assembly constituency on Wednesday evening, saying it was an accident that resulted in her injuries.

Ambani threat case: Vaze linked with 'powerful' people, part of deep-rooted conspiracy

Mumbai/Delhi (IANS) Interrogation of Mumbai Police "encounter specialist" Sachin Vaze in the Ambani security scare case points towards a deep-rooted conspiracy involving a few "powerful" persons.

Assistant Police Inspector (API) Sachin Vaze,…

E-commerce players cannot be partial to any sellers

New Delhi (IANS) An e-Commerce operator operating in marketplace or hybrid mode shall manage its relationship with sellers on its platform in an agnostic manner and without being partial to any of its sellers.

This is laid out in the Draft…

Surge in Covid cases in 8 states: Govt

New Delhi(IANS) Eight states in the country are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases of Covid-19 over the last three weeks, said the union health ministry on Saturday.

These states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh,…

Two SPOs injured in J&K grenade attack

Srinagar (IANS) Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured on Saturday in a militant grenade attack in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The police said militants hurled a grenade at the police post inside the bus stand in Sopore on…

Modi, Rajapaksa agree on regular bilateral contact

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to maintain regular contact between relevant officials, including in the context of the continuing Covid-19 challenges.

In a telephonic…