New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of alleged violations of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, particularly regarding the absence of mechanisms to track children’s data transfers and inadequate grievance redressal systems across major digital platforms. A bench led...
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Tuesday took digs at each other in the legislative council as Thackeray was given a farewell upon the expiry of his term. Besides Thackeray, the council also gave farewell to Deputy...
Kolkata: Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday resigned from 23 offices and positions she held across departments and affiliated bodies, according to an official communication. In a letter from the state's home department, its counterparts in the state government...
Kyiv: A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday. Moscow's army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defence in what could be the start of an anticipated spring...
Tehran: Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani who was killed in an Israeli attack last week, the Iranian media reported on Tuesday quoting a statement issued by Mehdi Tabatabai, the Iranian President's...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke over phone Tuesday, discussing the ongoing situation in West Asia and the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. "President Donald Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. They discussed the ongoing...
Dubai: A missile slammed into a street in central Tel Aviv as Iran kept up its barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war. Trump...
New Delhi: The government has called an all-party meeting on the West Asia crisis Wednesday, sources said. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to Parliament on the West Asia situation. The prime minister Monday said the difficult global conditions caused by the West...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling holding that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra...
New Delhi: Hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's scheduled budget presentation, the Delhi Legislative Assembly received a bomb threat Tuesday morning, police said. Police said nothing suspicious has been found so far after the assembly premises were checked, while adding that searches are still underway....
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The news that a clutch of Bihar’s senior babus may soon head to Delhi on Central deputation, in the wake...
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