Month: February 2021

India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter

India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N), the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tighten control over Big Tech firms. The rules come after Twitter ignored orders to drop content on farmers’ protests, fuelling the government’s […]

SPECIAL REPORT In Germany’s Black Forest, Putin critic Navalny gathered strength and resolve

Just over two weeks after his poisoning with a military-grade nerve agent in Siberia, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny began to respond to the words of his wife Yulia and wake from a drug-induced coma. As he emerged from what he would later describe as days of appalling hallucinations, […]

PM to inaugurate The India Toy Fair 2021 on 27th February

DELHI, FEBRUARY 25: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate The India Toy Fair 2021 on 27th February at 11 AM via video conferencing. Toys play a significant part in the development of a child’s mind and also help improve psychomotor and cognitive skills in children. In his […]

PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various development projects in Coimbatore

India’s commitment to port-led development can be seen through the Sagarmala Scheme: PM Development works launched today will benefit Coimbatore and the entire Tamil Nadu: PM DELHI, FEBRUARY 25: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project and […]

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates the latest technology Integrated Bamboo Treatment Plant near Guwahati

MDoNER is encouraging Start-Ups and new entrepreneurs to explore business opportunities through bamboo: Dr Jitendra Singh DELHI, FEBRUARY 25: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurated the latest […]

CBI arrests two Customs officials for bribery

Mumbai, Feb 25:  Two officials of the Customs department have been arrested here for allegedly demanding bribes in order to release seized silver, the CBI said on Thursday. Assistant Commissioner A P Bandekar and Superintendent Niraj K Singh were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an […]

Chief Justice inaugurates renovated Court Complex at Pampore Pulwama

PULWAMA, FEBRUARY 24: Chief Justice of Common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories, Justice Pankaj Mithal accompanied by Judge Common High Court of J& K and Ladakh, Justice Ali Mohammed Magray today inaugurated renovated Munsif Court Complex at Pampore . Principal District and Sessions […]

Experts fear fresh wave of political prisoners in Myanmar

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Whether taken from their homes in the middle of the night or grabbed off the streets during protests, hundreds of people have been arrested in the weeks since Myanmar’s military coup, leading human rights groups and experts to fear a sizable expansion in the number […]

FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID; final decision soon

WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirmed that overall the vaccine […]

India renames world’s largest cricket stadium after PM Modi

India renamed the world’s largest cricket stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a move that drew immediate praise and criticism. The name change to the Narendra Modi Stadium was unveiled at the 132,000-seat venue formerly known as Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, in the western state […]

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