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India elections: Google partners with news publishers, fact-checkers to curb deepfakes
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Google on Friday announced to support ‘Shakti, India Election Fact-Checking Collective’, which is a consortium of news publishers and fact-checkers in the country, in…
- India
Veteran Congress leader and ex-UP Governor Aziz Qureshi dies
Bhopal: Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi passed away at a hospital here on Friday after a prolonged illness, a family member said. Qureshi was 83, his nephew…
- India
Ahead of PM’s visit, TMC questions ‘non-release’ of MGNREGA dues to Bengal
Kolkata: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday raised questions about “non-release” of MGNREGA dues to the state, allegedly withheld by the Centre.…
- Business
Google begins to enforce Play Store policies in India, to remove non-compliant apps
New Delhi: Google on Friday said that after giving developers in India more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, it is taking necessary “ensure our…
- Business
Infinix launches smartphone with 6,000mAh battery in India
New Delhi: Smartphone brand Infinix on Friday launched its latest device in India, the Smart 8 Plus, with a massive 6000mAh battery. Available in three colour variants — Galaxy White, Timber Black…
- Opinions
New political calculations in Kashmir raise question about its direction, goal
The political calculations are changing fast in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the Valley where three Lok Sabha seats are at stake, for which the National Conference of Abdullah has said very categorically…
- India
Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to enter Maharashtra on Mar 10
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will reach Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district from Gujarat on March 10, local functionaries of the party said on Friday. The yatra will travel from…
- News
Paytm, PPBL discontinue inter-company agreements before RBI deadline
New Delhi: One 97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, and Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on Friday announced to discontinue various inter-company agreements, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
- Business
India’s emergence as global chip manufacturing hub no distant dream: Industry
New Delhi: Top industry bodies on Friday hailed the government’s decision to clear three semiconductor fabrication (fab) manufacturing projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore, saying that the emergence of the country as…
- India
Double engine govt guarantees ‘jungle raj’ in UP: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The truth of the double engine government in Uttar Pradesh is that it is a “guarantee of jungle raj”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday while announcing a statewide…
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Indian Railways reduces ticket prices for passenger trains by half
Indian Railways has reduced ticket prices for passenger trains by around 50 percent, providing relief to daily commuters. After the reduction, prices have returned to pre-COVID levels. Passengers were paying express ticket…
- India
SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal of the Gyanvapi management committee against an Allahabad High Court order which held that lawsuits for “restoration” of a temple…
- India
Three months after losing power, Ashok Gehlot to vacate Raj CM’s bungalow
Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that he will vacate his official residence on Friday and shift to bungalow number 49 which was allotted to him after the new government…
- India
Sena vs Sena: SC to hear on March 7 plea of Thackeray faction against speaker’s order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will list on March 7 the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Shiv Sena…
- India
Akhilesh faces flak from upper castes, PDA camps
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is caught in a bind. His strategy on OBCs, Dalits and minorities, has backfired badly with both upper castes and the PDA sections of society mounting…