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UAPA Slapped On Republic Day Rioters, Special Cell Takes Over Probe
The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Thursday took over the investigation into the violence that broke out in the national capital on R-Day after the proposed tractor rally by the farmers went awry, and slapped the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on the rioters, besides invoking sections of the IPC dealing with sedition. ....
Priyanka Gandhi Slams BJP For FIR On Journalists, Politician
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has slammed the government for registering an FIR against journalists and a politician who allegedly tweeted false news on January 26 on the violence which occurred during the tractor march. ....
Pakistan Suffers Losses Worth $38bn Due To FATF Grey Listing
At a time when Pakistan's progress on countering terror-financing and money laundering is being scrutinised at the Plenary meeting of the global watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a report has highlighted that Pakistan has suffered to losses worth billions due to being placed in the FATF's grey list thrice since 2008. ....
Working Hard To Meet Indian IT Rules For Social Media: Facebook
With the deadline to comply with the new IT rules meant for big social media platforms in India ending on Tuesday, Facebook said that the company aims to comply with the provisions of the new intermediary guidelines and is working towards it. ....
WhatsApp Lawsuit: Experts Say New Rules Needed For Fine Balance Between Rights, Laws
With WhatsApp filing a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court stating that requiring messaging apps to "trace" chats undermines people's right to privacy, even as the deadline to comply with the new IT (intermediary) rules, 2021, for big social media platforms in India ended on Tuesday, legal experts say the new measures should not be seen as a "blanket web" for getting information of all originators of all messages sent by all users. ....
No Exemption To Mainstream Media From New IT Rules: Govt
All mainstream media, including print and electronic, will have to comply the provisions of IT Rules, 2021 with immediate effect without exemption as the government has refused to exempt them from the ambit of the new digital media rules. ....
Goa-Delhi Rajdhani Express Derails, Major Mishap Averted
The front wheel of the locomotive hauling the Nizamuddin-Madgaon Rajdhani Superfast Special, derailed while it zoomed through a tunnel in Ratnagiri, officials said here on Saturday. ....
Twitter Losing Immunity Due To Non-compliance Of IT Rules: Centre To Delhi HC
The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1, on four counts: Chief compliance officer not being appointed; the position of the resident grievance officer is vacant; the position of the nodal contact person (even on an interim basis) is vacant; and the physical contact address, which was shown to be there on May 29, is not available on Twitter's website. ....
Ayurveda Doyen P.K. Warrier Dies Aged 100
P.K. Warrier, the flag-bearer of Ayurveda and one of the popular exponents of Kerala's traditional medicine system, passed away at the age of 100 at his hometown in Malappuram district on Saturday. ....
Former UP CM Kalyan Singh On Life-support, Critical: Officials
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh is critical and has been put on a life support system, according to officials from the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow.....
