New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government is considering introducing uniform standards for messaging platforms operating in India following the controversy over WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, according to multiple reports.Reports suggested that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is exploring a common regulatory framework that would apply across messaging platforms, instead of taking platform-specific decisions.The move comes after the government opposed WhatsApp…
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Patna, July 10 (IANS) Following the retirement of Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai on July 11, 2026, the senior-most judge, Justice Sudhir Singh, will assume charge as the Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The appointment has been made through a notification issued by the Government of India, ensuring continuity in the functioning of the High Court until a regular Chief Justice is appointed.An emotional farewell ceremony for the retiring Chief Justice was held on Friday at the Cente…
Kampala, July 9 (IANS) The Government of India on Thursday gifted video conference equipment, laptops and books to Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF)’s premier training centres.”As part of its commitment to supporting capacity building and enhancing defence partnership with Uganda, Government of India gifted video conference equipment, laptops and books to UPDF’s premier training centres in Kimaka and Nakasongola to improve overall learning experience,” the High Commission of India in Kamp…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed AustralianSuper’s additional $500 million (Australian dollars) investment in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), saying the move reflected global confidence in India’s growth story, as Australia’s largest pension fund took its total holdings in India across all asset classes to 3.3 billion Australian dollars.Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi said the fresh investment reflected the glob…
Shillong, July 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has reiterated that the state government remains firmly opposed to uranium mining in the state, asserting that its position has been consistently conveyed to both the people of the state and the Central government. The Chief Minister’s remarks on Wednesday came amid fresh concerns raised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), which alleged that certain individuals had recently visited the uranium-rich Domiasiat area to persuade local…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The government has launched the Handloom Hackathon 2026 — “Weaving Innovation” — a national innovation challenge to harness technology, design, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions for India’s handloom sector, an official statement said on Wednesday.The hackathon — organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, as part of National Handloom Day 2026 celebrations — will culminate in a grand finale on August 1 at t…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday that the government is set to launch a Rs 8,300 crore, seven-year ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’ project to tackle air pollution with support from the World Bank and other multilateral institutions. She said the Environment Department’s ambitious Rs 8,300 crore project aims to accelerate the implementation of Delhi’s air pollution mitigation plan, advance the objectives of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and …
Amaravati, July 2 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader and former Andhra Pradesh minister Gudivada Amarnath took a potshot at HRD and IT Minister Nara Lokesh over his reaction to the state’s GST growth figures.Reacting to Lokesh’s post following the release of GST numbers on Wednesday, Amarnath said it was heartening to see that, after 40 per cent of the coalition government’s term was over, Lokesh had found reason to comment on the state’s finances.”Now, with the GST numbers for June 2026 being rel…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the state police authorities to henceforth send accurate crime records data to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). At a meeting with the top officials of both West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police at the state secretariat of Nabanna on Thursday, he directed that the old practice of understating the crime records data to the NCRB should be trashed and instead send the correct data on this count.Later, sp…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) National Narcotics Helpline MANAS (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asoochna Kendra) helpline recorded almost 1 million (over 9.94 lakh) connection attempts since launch for confidential drug reporting and support, the government said on Thursday.Nearly 2,65,673 drug‑related inputs were recorded on the portal as of June 2026 and MANAS has generated over 16,200 actionable drug‑trafficking intelligence inputs and connected over 47,500 calls to professional counselling services, a…