Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that Twitter failed to comply with the guidelines despite being given multiple opportunities. In a series of posts shared on Koo, Prasad said that Twitter portrays itself as the flag bearer of free speech, but “chooses the […]
Day: June 16, 2021
Terrorism and radicalisation are the “gravest threats” to peace and security in the world and a collective approach is required to combat the challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. In a virtual address at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), Singh also highlighted India’s concerns over maritime security […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said India needs quick and complete vaccination and not the BJP’s “brand of lies and rhyming slogans” to cover up the vaccine shortage caused by the government’s inaction.He also alleged that the government was trying to save the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer on Tuesday conducted an extensive tour of Suchetgarh, Gharana wetland circuit and assessed the development of facilities at these potential sites for the tourists. The Div Com was accompanied by DIG BSF, Surjit Singh; Conservator Forests East Circle, Deputy Commandant BSF, DFO wildlife, Assistant […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Union territory on Tuesday witnessed 10 deaths due to Covid-19 while as 715 fresh positive cases were also reported, taking the number of total active cases in the UT to 12,407. Out of 10 deaths reported, 02 died in GMC Doda, 02 in GMC Rajouri, 01 […]
Ten persons were killed after their car collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction near Indranaj village in Gujarat’s Anand district on Wednesday morning, police said.The accident took place on a state highway connecting Tarapur in Anand district to Vataman in Ahmedabad district, a Tarapur police station official […]
The Kolkata Police on Wednesday began virtually questioning actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty in connection with a complaint accusing him of inciting post-poll violence in West Bengal through his speeches. Officers of the Manicktala police station in north Kolkata began questioning the actor, who is currently in Pune, at 10.20 am. […]
In a first, the Indian Army has opened vacancies for Nepali women in Military Police. The announcement comes at a time when there are calls to abrogate the recruitment of Nepali youths in the Indian Army. The Army says that that it wants to continue the recruitment of Nepali youths […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload on Wednesday (June 16, 2021) increased to 2.96 crores with 62,224 new infections in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country’s coronavirus active count has now declined to 8,65,432, which is less than 9 lakh after 70 days. India’s […]
After black, white and yellow fungus cases reported across the country, now a green fungus case has been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. A 34-year-old COVID-19 survivor in Indore was found to be infected with green fungus and later shifted to Mumbai by air ambulance for treatment, PTI reported. Dr […]
