The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Facebook and WhatsApp and sought their response on a plea challenging WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy which was introduced in January this year in India. Asking the companies to respond in four weeks, a Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde noted that people’s privacy must be protected in […]
Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry on Sunday announced that all lanes in the fee plazas on the National Highways shall be declared as ‘FASTag lane of the fee plaza’ with effect from the midnight of 15-16 February, informed an official statement. The statement added, “Any vehicle not fitted with FASTag or vehicles without valid, […]
The government on Thursday announced an increase in fares for air travel by up to ₹5,600. As per an order from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), it is a routine change. However, as per aviation experts, the reason behind the hike is the increase in fuel prices. “The upper price band on 180-210 minute […]
Another accused in the January 26 Delhi violence case, Iqbal Singh, was arrested by a Special Cell from Hoshiarpur in Punjab on Tuesday night, the Delhi Police informed. As per the police, Iqbal Singh was arrested by Northern Range of the Special Cell and a reward of ₹50,000 had been declared on his arrest. This […]
The Supreme Court directed that the vacant seats in first year BDS course for the year 2020-2021 shall be filled up from the candidates who have participated in the NEET (UG) courses for the year 2020-2021 after lowering the percentile mark by 10 percentile. Pertinently, Dental Council of India has approached apex court seeking lowering […]
Just two days after the arrest of Sukhdev Singh, Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu in Zirakpur for his alleged involvement in January 26 violence in the national capital. “Deep Sidhu, an accused in 26th January violence case arrested,” Delhi Police Special Cell said on Tuesday. The investigation into the Republic Day violence […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has said that Daleep Singh, the Head of the Markets Group at the bank is set to join US President Joe Biden’s administration as deputy national security adviser. According to a February 5 statement by the New York Fed, Singh will be leaving the bank in mid-February to […]
Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, Sukhdev Singh, from Chandigarh on Sunday. Police arrested the accused, who had ₹50,000 reward on his head, from Chandigarh after a 100 km chase. As per the reports, Delhi police was trying to trace the accused for the past […]
4G internet services were restored in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, after being suspended for nearly two years. J&K administration Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal took to Twitter to announce that 4G internet services have been reinstated in the union territory. Kansal, in a tweet, wrote, “4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K.” The […]
Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who rose to fame for his critically-acclaimed film ‘The Sound of Music’, died at the age of 91 on Friday. Christopher Plummer died at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side and longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt. His wife, Elaine Taylor, said the cause was […]