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Assam to bring law against cheating for marriage
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the state government will soon bring a law to check the menace of men marrying women by concealing their religious identity and other information and added that it will be “equal for Hindus and Muslims”. Stating that even a Hindu...
Second wave not yet over
The second wave of Covid, which caused an unprecedented number of infections in March-April, is not yet over, the government warned today, urging people to keep following precautions like avoiding crowds and wearing masks. “The war is not over yet,” said VK Paul, who heads the government’s Covid task...
WhatsApp tells court new privacy policy on hold
WhatsApp has informed the Delhi High Court that they have voluntarily put updated privacy policy on hold. Senior Advocate Harish Salve made the submission on behalf of WhatsApp before a Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh. “Government has asked to shut down the policy. We have said we will not enforce...
Kerala reports first Zika virus infection
Kerala, which has been reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, has officially confirmed its first case of Zika virus – a mosquito-borne viral infection. Samples of 13 persons, suspected to be positive for Zika virus, have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The symptoms of...
Exits outweigh entries in Modi’s Cabinet overhaul
The jumbo recast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet appears to have been based as much on damage control as a look to the future in states where the BJP hopes to expand. The exits have made a bigger impact than the entries and the one that has had...
Facebook not answerable to law and order issues: Supreme Court
Facebook can’t be compelled to answer on the issues of law and order, which are looked after by the central government, the Supreme Court said today as it asked the social media giant to appear before the Delhi Assembly panel in 2020 riots probe. The Delhi Assembly committee has...
Law of land supreme and Twitter must follow rule, says new IT minister
New IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shot off a warning to Twitter on Thursday afternoon, telling the social media giant “the law of the land is supreme” and warning it to follow the rules. Mr Vaishnaw also took charge as the new IT minister today, replacing Ravi Shankar Prasad, who...
Vet takes charge at health ministry at its most crucial time
Mansukh Mandaviya, India’s new Health Minister, takes over the Covid fight at a critical time when the government is working on a strategy to stave off a third wave of Covid by ramping up vaccinations. The 49-year-old, who famously rode a bicycle to parliament, is among the seven ministers...
Virbhadra Singh dead
Shimla: Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh died in Shimla in the early hours of Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 87. The veteran leader died at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) at 3.40 am, senior medical superintendent Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC)...
36 new ministers of Modi Cabinet take oath
Thirty-six new ministers were sworn-in today in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first cabinet expansion after returning to power for a second consecutive term in 2019. The new cabinet includes 36 new ministers while seven got promotions. Prominent BJP leaders like Narayan Rane, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal and Bhupendra Yadav were...
