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...
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...
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...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was taken into police custody from his residence Tuesday for questioning over his controversial double-meaning remark in Thanjavur meeting over Cauvery issue. The development follows Udhayanidhi's controversial speech at a DMK farmers' protest August 3 concerning the Cauvery...
New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in Parliament House complex Tuesday against the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and "police excesses" against student protesters. Carrying placards against the government, MPs protested in front of...
New Delhi: Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp appears to have taken action against several accounts, with users reporting that their accounts are under review for up to 24 hours and that they are unable to access key features of the application. The notification displayed by the...
Washington: A group of 25 Democratic-ruled states has moved a US court against President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on 60 economies, including India, accounting for 99.4 per cent of American imports. Last month, the US imposed a fresh round of tariffs ranging between...
Washington: Newly planned talks with Tehran are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said Monday. Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations that will reopen the...
Dhaka: Bangladesh has sought clarification from India over its position on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's planned press conference in New Delhi Wednesday, coinciding with the second anniversary of her government's ouster, a minister here said Monday. Addressing a media briefing, State Minister for Foreign...
New Delhi: The head of the department-related standing committee on information technology, Nishikant Dubey, Monday said Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg should personally apologise for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook, while several other members demanded legal action after fixing accountability. However,...
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