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Bihar minister Deepak Prakash (File photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar minister Deepak Prakash was on Tuesday nominated to the state Legislative Council, days after the Supreme Court questioned his continuance in the cabinet without being a legislator.According to a gazette notification, governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd.) nominated Prakash to the vacant seat left by … Read more

BJD leader claimed that a nuclear power plant would pose a serious threat to the health. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday opposed the proposed setting up of a nuclear power plant in Odisha, alleging that the BJP government was putting public safety at risk to benefit private companies. The party also warned of … Read more

NHRC intensifies scrutiny of Meta over CSAM on Instagram, Facebook, issues fresh notices NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued summons to the Delhi police commissioner to appear before it taking a serious view of a lack of response to its notice and later a reminder directing an investigation into allegations of paid … Read more

Union minister Kiren Rijiju announces special session of Parliament NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday announced that Parliament will convene for a three-day special session from August 16 to 18 to consider the Women’s Reservation and Delimitation Bills.Making the announcement, Union minister Kiren Rijiju also clarified that the special sitting will be separate from the … Read more

File photo: BJP MP Sambit Patra addresses a press conference in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit back at Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of police excesses during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ student protest, accusing him of spreading a “false … Read more

File photo: Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday said its volunteers, along with affiliated organisations, have been carrying out rescue and relief operations in flood-hit parts of eastern Assam, claiming to have assisted more than 40,000 affected families across three districts.1,912 volunteers have been engaged … Read more

“World not fooled by orchestrated spectacles”: India slams Pakistan for statements on 370 abrogation, violence in PoJK NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s observance of the so-called “Youm-e-Istehsal”, calling it a “political absurdity” and accusing Islamabad of spreading malicious propaganda against the country.In a statement, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Union Territories … Read more

Asaduddin Owaisi; Keshav Prasad Maurya NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday hit back at Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over his remarks on madrassas, saying that “those with stools spew venom to keep themselves politically relevant.”The reference to “stool” appeared to be a dig at the … Read more

Addressing the protesters, Rahul said he was “proud of every single young person” who had raised their voice NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday brought out five student protesters who he said were targeted during the Gen Z demonstrations that led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister.Recounting their experiences, … Read more

Mark zuckerberg, CEO, Meta apologises to India Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly sent his apologies on Wednesday for CSAM (child sexual abuse material), deepfake content, and errors in operating the platformThe IT giant admitted that they were paid a”lot of money” for boosting certain type of content, as per PTI sources.The development comes as … Read more