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JAMMU: Alert Army troops averted a mishap by detecting an improvised explosive device in J&K’s Reasi district on Thursday night. The explosive was later neutralized.Under Operation Adbes, the Rashtriya Rifles personnel found the improvised explosive device in the Angralla-Bhalla forest area of Mahore at night, as reported by the Army’s White Knight Corps in X.The…
NEW DELHI: The government has taken steps to make parental consent mandatory for children to open social media accounts. The Center in the draft Data Protection norms has mentioned that “verifiable consent of parents that the data collecting entity must obtain before processing the personal data of children”.Consent must be obtained before any data processing…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday explained the purpose of “lathi training” imparted to its cadres. He said the motive was to instil bravery in the paintings and that the skill was not meant to be displayed publicly. The RSS does not train its cadres to use the ‘lathi’ or stick…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh incident of violence, a mob attacked the office of the police superintendent in Manipur Kangpokpi District on Friday night. The attack was over the officer’s alleged failure to withdraw the central force from Saibol village, bordering Imphal East district.Several people were injured in the attack, news agency PTI reported.Kuki groups…
US President Joe Biden on Friday rejected Japan’s proposed acquisition of US Steel. Nippon Steelvalued at approximately $15 billion, keeping its previous promise to avoid the takeover.“We need the big American companies that represent the majority of the country’s steel capacity to continue leading the fight on behalf of America’s national interests,” Biden said.The decision…
MUMBAI: A Chhota Rajan gang member, who was absconding in a 16-year-old murder attempt, has been arrested from the eastern suburbs here, police said on Friday. A team from Deonar police station arrested the accused, Vilas Balaram Pawar alias Raju (62), from Chembur area on Thursday night, an official said. He said Pawar is involved…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday refuted the report alleging that the opposition sought $6 million from India to help in a plot to remove the president of Maldives. Mohamed Muizzu and said the newspaper and the reporter appear to harbor “a compulsive hostility toward India.”In response to a question about the Washington Post reporting, the…
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that the reference to sanatan and Hindu in India evokes disconcerting reactions from “wayward souls” driven by “dangerous ecosystem.’Addressing the International Vedanta Congress organized at JNU, Dhankhar said that people reacting to these terms without understanding the depth of the words and meaning is ironic and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a veiled dig at Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, saying that while he could have built a ‘Sheesh Mahal‘ For his part, his focus remained on providing homes for the disadvantaged.The BJP has been criticizing Kejriwal for allegedly spending a huge amount of money on…
On Thursday, the Supreme Court used its exclusive powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to rule that landowners are entitled to the current market value of their plots if payment of compensation for their land acquired by a government is delayed for a long time.The order, which will provide relief and adequate compensation to…