New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote amid continuous uproar and sloganeering by Opposition members. The Bill had already been cleared by the Lok Sabha July 31. After the passing of the Bill, Deputy Chairman Harvansh Naryan Singh adjourned the House till Wednesday. When...

New Delhi: WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age as it prepares to comply with upcoming laws in India, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the messaging platform has said. WhatsApp further said it understands that age-related information is private, and assured that it won't be shared with other WhatsApp...

New Delhi: Celebrated actress Tabu has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the alleged unauthorised use of her name, image, likeness and other identity attributes, including through artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and digital impersonation. The matter came up for hearing before a single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, who...

New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said his party's campaign against E20 fuel would continue and urged people to join the protest in large numbers if they wanted to stop its implementation. Addressing a press conference after leading a march towards the Prime Minister's residence with petitions opposing E20 fuel, Kejriwal said the party would...

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Tuesday claimed that the BJP's crushing defeat in the Bankipur assembly bypoll was the result of the negative politics of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. Talking to reporters here, Yadav, the leader of opposition in the assembly, said that since Choudhary became the CM, the BJP has lost two elections - the MLC...

Baghdad: Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the US-Iran war. Arbaeen is held 40 days after Ashoura, which commemorates the killing of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, and members...

New Delhi: An Air India flight from Phuket to the national capital experienced mid-air turbulence Tuesday and 12 people onboard suffered injuries, according to sources. Air India said its flight AI2379, operating from Phuket to Delhi, experienced a brief in-flight turbulence-related event during cruise, resulting in a momentary change in altitude. "The aircraft landed safely in Delhi,...

Los Angeles: Actor-singer Ariana Grande has addressed her decision to step away from the limelight with a career break, saying it was not an impulsive thing. The actor had announced via her representative that she was taking a break after the end of her Eternal Sunshine Tour. Addressing the announcement during her performance in Chicago, the 33-year-old...

New Delhi: The government will raise a number of issues, including lapses in tackling of CSAM as well as wrongful action on a prominent account during the upcoming meeting with Meta's global team, IT Secretary S Krishnan said Tuesday, adding that a company at the forefront of technology should have been able to make its systems work...

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday hit back at AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his move to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence against E20 petrol, accusing him of opposing the interests of Indian farmers and attempting to revive his "failed politics". Delhi Police stopped Kejriwal and others at Ferozshah road from marching towards the prime...