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New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Bihar on Friday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that the PM was coming to the state to tell lies. झूठ बोलने आज बिहार आ रहे है प्रधानमंत्री मोदी। क्या आप झूठ सुनना पसंद करेंगे? In a post on social media X, Yadav shared a poster of the PM and wrote, Prime Minister Modi is coming to Bihar today to tell lies. Would you like to listen to lies? The PM will ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Congress MP K C Venugopal on Thursday called for review of the functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and raised concerns over erroneous Aadhaar details, flagging that this denies people access to government benefits. "This is a common man's issue. We flagged various problems and have raised several questions," Venugopal told the press after the meeting. Venugopal said Aadhaar-related issues directly affect commo ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17: Some BJP members on Thursday flagged the issue of ineligible people, including alleged infiltrators, getting Aadhaar and then accessing other official documents like Voter ID, as they said it has allowed them to claim government benefits which should be meant for Indian citizens alone, sources said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Congress MP K C Venugopal deliberated on the "functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India" as a few members also called ...Read More >
Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the government's plan to provide free AI training to approximately 5.5 lakh village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs) under the IndiaAI Mission. This initiative aims to skill 10 lakh individuals, prioritizing VLEs who offer essential digital services in nearly 90% of Indian villages. The IndiaAI Mission, with a budget of ₹10,371. NEW DELHI: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) Railways, and Information & Broadcasting (I&B), We ...Read More >
New Delhi: Diagnosed with thalassemia at the age of two, a 23-year-old woman depended on blood transfusions every three weeks to stay alive. But when she was hospitalised with dengue in Class VIII, doctors discovered something more alarming -- she was HIV-positive. "I wasn't recovering. After several tests, they told me I was HIV-positive. I suspect it came from a transfusion. If the blood was properly tested, maybe this wouldn't have happened," she said. Now living with both thalassemia and HIV ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 17: Rose Angelina M. Kharsyntiew, a Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) from Eastern West Khasi Hills district, was honoured at the national celebration of Digital India@10 for her outstanding contribution to grassroots digital empowerment. The event, held in New Delhi on Wednesday, recognised her as one of the changemakers transforming rural India through the Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme. Hailing from Mairang, Rose Angelina has, over the past decade, emerged as a driving fo ...Read More >
Shillong: From being a job seeker in 2015, Rose Angelina M Kharsyntiew's journey into a job provider and a respected community leader stands out as a powerful testament to grassroots digital empowerment. A Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) from eastern West Khasi Hills, her decade-long association with the Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme exemplifies how digital access can uplift lives and livelihoods in rural areas.Rose Angelina's exemplary work was officially acknowledged during the celebrat ...Read More >
Shillong, July 17: An activist has complained to the police against a YouTuber and an astrologer who reportedly claimed in a post that tribals in Meghalaya still practice human sacrifice. A police officer said a case has been registered in this regard. The activist, Enlang, also petitioned the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), seeking action against the two. Enlang, in his complaint, said the video posted on June 13 with defamatory and inflammatory remarks has maligned the trib ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 17 (PTI) Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw lauded Rose Angelina M Kharsyntiew, a village-level entrepreneur (VLE) from Meghalaya, for her role in driving digital empowerment at the grassroots level, an official statement said. Rose's efforts were hailed by the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology during an event marking 10 years of 'Digital India' in Delhi on Thursday. "Amidst the scenic hills and remote villages of Eastern West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, woman ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament which met on Thursday morning to review the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), based on the CAG Report of 2021. The committee heard a briefing from the Audit team and received oral evidence from officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the UIDAI. PAC Chairman and Congress MP KC Venugopal stated that Aadhaar-related issues directly affect common pe ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly strangling his five-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in the Arabian Sea. The body was discovered floating near Sassoon Dock in Colaba on Tuesday morning, leading to the swift arrest of the accused.According to the police, the child had been reported missing from the Antop Hill area in Central Mumbai a day earlier. Her mother, Nazia, who works as a housemaid, and Imran Shaikh, the accused, had approached the Antop Hill ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Reprimanding the police department for disclosing the name of the woman advocate battling for removing her non-consensual intimate pictures and videos, uploaded on digital platforms by her ex-friend, the Madras High Court said it wants to inculcate more sensitivity in the personnel in handling cases of sexual offences. Justice N Anand Venkatesh expressed shock over seven male police personnel sitting with the victim woman to watch the intimate videos in order to identify the perpetrato ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed stand-up comedians Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, and Nishant Jagdsish Tanwar to appear personally before the court on the next date of hearing over their alleged insensitive remarks against persons with disabilities. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed comedian Sonali Thakkar, also known as Sonali Aditya Desai, to appear virtually during the next hearing. Also Read | India Ra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed stand-up comedians Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, and Nishant Jagdsish Tanwar to appear personally before the court on the next date of hearing over their alleged insensitive remarks against persons with disabilities. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed comedian Sonali Thakkar, also known as Sonali Aditya Desai, to appear virtually during the next hearing. The apex court recor ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the industry and the government need to explore ways to increase the setup rate of GCCs (global capability centres) in India and make the country more attractive for the remaining Fortune 500 companies that are yet to open their GCCs here. Speaking at the GCC Business Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the finance minister said that there was a need for institutionalizing governing mechanism for GCCs ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vandana Gurnani, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, exhorted Global Capability Centres (GCCs) on Monday to leverage existing government schemes for hiring talent in the country. She urged the GCCs to engage with government initiatives such as the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme, which holds substantial potential for job creation, and the National Career Services Portal, a comprehensive platform with partnerships across major firms offering job m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The recall of Chinese employees from the Foxconn India factory, which manufactures Apple iPhones, wont impact mobile production in India, said a senior government official. The official added that it is, in fact, an opportunity for India. I would look at it more as an opportunity. If the workers want to go back, it between the company and the workers. They will have to make arrangements to ensure the work continues -- production wont be impacted. We facilitated ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The recall of Chinese employees from the Foxconn India factory, which manufactures Apple iPhones, won't impact mobile production in India, said a senior government official. The official added that it is, in fact, an opportunity for India. "I would look at it more as an opportunity. If the workers want to go back, it's between the company and the workers. They will have to make arrangements to ensure the work continues -- production won't be impacted. We facili ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), and SISA, a forensics-driven cybersecurity solutions company, announced the launch of a pivotal white paper titled Transitioning to Quantum Cyber Readiness in New Delhi. The launch comes at a critical juncture, as quantum computing advances from theoretical promise to practical disruption. S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, while la ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10, 2025 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for greater transparency and due process in how Indian authorities handle social media restrictions, following reports of the temporary block of multiple international news organizations' X accounts over the weekend. X accused the Indian government of censoring the press. "This incident once again underscores the serious lack of transparency and accountability in how the Indian government issues and enforces orders for the r ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday set an ultimatum of 48 hours for the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology "to detect and remove" the surreptitiously recorded non-consensual intimate videos and images of a lawyer uploaded, downloaded and shared multiple times on the digital platform, social media and porn sites. Justice N Anand Venkatesh, while issuing the orders to the Union government, also directed the counsel for the government to submit "written instructions" ...Read More >
July 8 (UPI) -- The Indian government on Thursday ordered the X social media platform to ban 2,355 accounts within the country, including at least two media accounts, X officials announced on Tuesday. Officials for X called the bans "press censorship" that initially included the accounts for the Reuters and Reuters World wire services, which X blocked on Saturday. "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action -- within one hour -- without providing justifica ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8: In a landmark moment for India's digital future, NxtQuantum today launched the Ai+ Smartphone, India's first fully authored smartphone, built entirely in India, governed on Indian infrastructure, and designed to deliver world-class performance with uncompromising data privacy. The launch was led by Madhav Sheth, CEO, Ai+ Smartphone and Founder, NxtQuantum Shift Technologies, alongside Shashikumar Sreedharan, Managing Director, Google Cloud India, and Smrithi Ravichandr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday disclosed that the Indian government had ordered the blocking of 2,355 accounts, including the official X handles of international news agency Reuters, on July 3, 2025. The move was directed under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which demanded compliance within an hour, citing national security concerns. However, X proceeded with the blocking three da ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Elon Musk-owned X on Tuesday said it was directed by the Indian government to block more than 2,300 accounts, including the official handles of global news agency Reuters. According to the X's Global Government Affairs handle, on July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, including international news outlets like Reuters and ReutersWorld, under Section 69A of the IT Act. "Non-compliance risked criminal liability. The Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi: The political fallout between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk escalated sharply on Sunday, with Trump slamming Musk's newly announced "America Party" as a recipe for "total disruption and chaos." In a blistering post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Musk had "gone off the rails," accusing the Tesla and SpaceX chief of pursuing a "third political party" that would never succeed in America's entrenched two-party system. The comments come a day after Musk for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The X accounts of UK-based news agency Reuters, Turkish broadcaster TRT World, and China's English language newspaper Global Times were restored in India on Sunday evening, a day after users were unable to access them. Earlier in the day, the Centre intervened, stating that the Indian government had not sought to withhold the Reuters account on the social media platform X, and 'working with X to resolve the problem.'. An official spokesperson for the Ministry o ...Read More >
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