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Parliamentary panel asks govt to define fake news, seeks response on fact checking
New Delhi: A high-level Parliamentary panel has asked the government to broadly define the term “fake news” and has also sought its response on the need for various fact-checking units (FCUs) in…
- India
Israeli ‘Team Jorge’ meddling in Indian politics: Congress
New Delhi: Congress Thursday alleged that “Team Jorge” has been used by the Modi government, which is meddling into the Indian political system, just like the Cambridge Analytica and Pegasus. Addressing a…
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Political outreach: Owaisi to address rallies in poll-bound Rajasthan on Feb 18-19
Jaipur: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, who has been trying to strengthen his party’s base in Rajasthan, will address public rallies in Bharatpur and Tonk districts of the state on February 18 and…
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Adani row: Any committee other than JPC will be exercise in ‘exoneration’, says Congress
New Delhi,: The Congress on Thursday said a thorough investigation into the Adani issue is necessary, holding that any committee other than a JPC will be nothing but an “exercise in legitimisation…
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Income Tax ‘survey’ operations at BBC offices continues for third day
New Delhi: The Income Tax department’s ‘survey’ at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of…
- World
Nikki Haley has all credentials to be next US President: eminent Indian Americans
Charleston: Several eminent Indian-Americans believe that Republican leader Nikki Haley, who launched her White House bid, has great credentials and leadership skills to be the next president of the US. Haley, 51, formally…
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BJP leaders praise BBC when it suits them: Owaisi on IT raids
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday attacked the central government over the I-T department’s survey operation at BBC offices, saying when it suited the BJP during the Emergency period (1975-77) their…
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Crackdown on child marriage in Assam creating havoc in private life: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: Observing that arresting a large number of people in the crackdown against child marriage created “havoc in the private life of people”, the Gauhati High Court has said there is no…
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On BBC searches, US invokes freedom of press
Washington: The US has reaffirmed its conviction that “free press strengthens democracy” as a general rule without seeking to impose its views directly on the searches of BBC offices by income tax…
- World
UK government ‘closely monitoring’ as BBC tax ‘enquiries’ continue in India
London: The UK government is “closely monitoring” the situation as the BBC said some of its staff have been asked to remain at their Delhi and Mumbai offices to cooperate with the…
- India
Income tax survey at BBC office to continue till Wednesday
New Delhi: The ‘survey’ being conducted by the Income Tax (I-T) Department at BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices since Tuesday morning are expected to continue through the night till Wednesday morning, sources…
- India
Operations at BBC offices ‘affront to freedom of expression'”: Global watchdogs
New York: Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government’s income tax survey operations at the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action “smacks…
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IT officials ‘survey’ BBC Delhi, Mumbai offices; employees’ phones seized
In a sudden development, the Income Tax department is conducting a ‘survey’ operation in BBC’s Delhi office on Tuesday. According to reports, employees have been asked to leave the office and their…
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‘Nothing for BJP to be afraid of’: Amit Shah on oppn allegations over Adani row
Agartala: With the opposition targeting the BJP-led government over the Hindenburg-Adani row, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that it will not be appropriate for him to comment as the Supreme…
- World
Oil prices rise modestly as traders assess Russian output cut
New York: Oil prices eked out modest gains as market participants weighed Russia’s plan to cut its oil production. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery rose 42 cents, or 0.53…
