Government told the Supreme Court it is drafting a bill to prevent circulation of child pornography and offensive sexual videos online NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday informed Supreme Court it is in the process of drafting a bill to prevent social media circulation of child pornography, vindictive uploading of videos of consensual sexual acts after…
SC questioned the Centre over spiralling acid attacks, saying existing guidelines have failed and calling for regulation of open-market acid sales. NEW DELHI: Concerned by the spiralling incidents of acid attacks, mostly on women by jilted lovers, Supreme Court Tuesday told Centre about the urgent need for a revisit of the existing guidelines to put…
SC questioned the Centre over pharma companies pricing medicines at over 1,000% of cost, saying the industry can’t “run amok” in the name of free market. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday said the pharma industry cannot be allowed to “run amok” in the name of free market to fix the maximum retail price (MRP) of…
File photo: Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Dubbing the Election Commission’s affidavit in Supreme Court as “deceptive, deceitful and duplicitous”, Congress Tuesday said CEC Gyanesh Kumar has been taking unilateral decisions and the EC’s claims on Form 6 are contradictory.Taking to X, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh wrote, “Oh what a tangled web we weave,…
NEW DELHI: Every pothole will be accounted for, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday, warning contractors and consultants that poor-quality work is going to invite strict action, including blacklisting, banning and penalties that could hit their businesses and drive down their share prices.Speaking at a conference organised by industry body CII,…
File photo: Two people holding an umbrella brave strong winds and rain as high tide waves hit the coast ahead of the impending landfall of cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Tuesday reviewed aviation safety and operational readiness as Cyclone Arnab is expected to intensify into…
NEW DELHI: To improve last-mile connectivity in India’s broadband sector, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged govt to expeditiously notify the rule amendments enabling standard power operations in the delicensed lower 6 GHz band. An expert committee constituted by dept of telecom, that was led by IIT Madras’s Professor Radha Krishna Ganti…
NEW DELHI: The Congress’ Keralam unit has tendered an unconditional apology for a social media post targeting Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, stating that the call for his “resignation” was “inappropriate” and should not have been made on an official party platform.The post was deleted within hours, following widespread criticism on social media.Sunny…
NEW DELHI: India must embrace the future technologies, innovate boldly and lead the world in developing them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave here on Tuesday.Asserting that a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India) will be built on strong foundations of scientific research, discoveries and the spirit of innovation,…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to block or mute certain allegedly objectionable remarks he made about BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on a podcast.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that both Dubey and Garg were “persons of repute” and stressed that the former finance secretary should not…
