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The Indian government on Wednesday removed the mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App for mobile phones after it had triggered a political debate in the country.
Kolkata/IBNS: The division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday overturned a single judge bench order that had annulled the jobs of 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has courted controversy after she responded with a dog-bark — saying “Bhow, bhow. Aur kya bolu (What else should I say?)” — when asked about a possible privilege motion against her for bringing a puppy into Parliament, media reports said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nazeer Hameed, a 37-year-old Indian-origin man accused of fatally stabbing a coworker and her six-year-old son at a South Jersey apartment complex in 2017.
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has sparked strong backlash from the Opposition following his controversial remarks on Hindu gods, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata North has emerged as the constituency with the highest number of 'deceased voters' as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive is set to enter the final week in West Bengal like 11 other states, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Wednesday deliver its much-awaited verdict on alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal, according to media reports.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant correction, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday revised its earlier figure of 2,280 West Bengal polling booths—where enumeration forms indicated no voter had died or shifted in the last 20 years—to 480, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised a petitioner seeking proper deportation procedures for Rohingyas, questioning whether the Indian government had ever recognised the ethnic group as “refugees”.
Jharkhand may be headed for a dramatic political upheaval amid strong indications that Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) are considering a surprise realignment with their long-time rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Air India announced late Tuesday that its check-in systems across all airports are “functioning normally” after a technical outage disrupted operations and led to flight delays earlier in the evening.
In a twist tailor-made for election-season intrigue, a woman named Sonia Gandhi is contesting the upcoming panchayat election in Kerala’s Munnar as a BJP candidate. And yes, there’s a Congress link too.
A light-hearted remark by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reignited a controversy triggered a day earlier by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury, who had arrived at Parliament with a rescued stray dog.
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a successful high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity.
The 14th edition of the Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has commenced at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Tuesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a petition filed by an NGO seeking the inclusion of individuals from persecuted minority communities — including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains from neighbouring countries — in electoral rolls while their applications for Indian citizenship remain pending.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi application, which the government has asked mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install on devices, can be deleted by users if they do not wish to keep it.
To enhance safety and offer a seamless travel experience on National Highways, NHAI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio to introduce a telecom-based safety alert system across National Highway network.
Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health condition of ailing former Bangladesh PM Begum Khaleda Zia and extended all possible support to her.
A 20-year-old Hyderabad resident has fallen victim to a highly sophisticated “honeytrap” scam on Telegram, losing ₹1,02,093 before the fraudsters escalated the con into outright extortion, according to media reports.
A Mumbai businesswoman has levelled explosive allegations against a senior pharma executive, accusing him of stripping her naked at gunpoint and recording her to blackmail her into silence, media reports said.
In a chilling twist to the Nanded honour killing case, 21-year-old Anchal Mamidwar has accused two Maharashtra policemen of egging on her brothers to murder her boyfriend, 20-year-old Saksham Tate, over their inter-caste relationship.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed smartphone manufacturers operating in India to preinstall a government-developed cybersecurity app, ‘Sanchar Saathi’, on all devices sold in the country.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Monday found itself at the centre of an unexpected row after party MP Renuka Chowdhury arrived at Parliament accompanied by a puppy.
In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused severe flooding, loss of life and widespread disruption across Sri Lanka, India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on November 28 to provide urgent Search & Rescue and Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) support to the closest maritime neighbour, when 9.5 tons of emergency rations were handed from two Indian Navy Ships in Colombo.
Chandigarh/IBNS: The much-talked-about Haryana number plate ‘HR88B8888’ — which grabbed headlines last week after fetching a record-breaking bid of Rs 1.17 crore — will now be reauctioned after the winning bidder failed to pay the amount within the deadline.
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s uneasy relationship with the party high command appears to be reaching a critical point.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed that his partner, Shivon Zilis, is “half-Indian” and that one of their twin sons has “Shekhar” as his middle name — a tribute to renowned physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a sharp swipe at the Opposition over its defeat in the Bihar elections and urged rival MPs to refrain from "drama" as the Winter Session of Parliament commenced.
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