Centre open to amending DPDP Act rules or the law itself to address media concerns over its impact on press freedom, days after Supreme Court agreed to hear challenge NEW DELHI: Centre Friday said it is open to changing the rules of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and, if necessary, the law itself to…
Census 2027 population enumeration to span up to 50 days, with 40 questions including caste, Aadhaar and voter ID details NEW DELHI: The population enumeration phase of Census 2027 will last longer than in past census exercises, with its duration spanning nearly one-and-a-half months from Jan 10 to Feb 28, including the 15-day self-enumeration window,…
Rahul Gandhi and Nirmala Sitharaman trade barbs over IDBI Bank stake sale, as Congress leader backs employees’ strike NEW DELHI: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman sparred on social media over govt’s decision to sell its stake in IDBI Bank with the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha backing protesting employees.A day…
“The witch had a cat, and a hat that was black…” Kate Winslet’s voice rises and falls with the rhythm, turning each line into a visual as she reads Julia Donaldson’s ‘Room on the Broom’. She does not rush. Rather, she lets the beat carry the story. The Academy Award-winning actor reads Room on the…
Manisha Bhanwala (Image credit: WFI) The first thing Manisha Bhanwala wanted to show the world after becoming a world champion was not her medal. It was a white T-shirt carrying photographs of her parents.As the 29-year-old wrestler celebrated her historic World Championships gold, she held up the T-shirt for everyone to see. There were no…
Ahmed Maqbul Syed sentenced in US for 8 years. An Indian national has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for helping launder money collected through fraud schemes that targeted elderly people across the country.Ahmed Maqbul Syed, 60, a former Illinois resident, received a 96-month prison sentence on Tuesday. He was…
Jio Platforms Limited Q2 results Jio O2 results: Jio Platforms reported a 13.7% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,389 crore for the September quarter of FY27, while revenue from operations rose 11.4% to Rs 40,475 crore. The company also recorded growth across key operational parameters, with its customer base expanding to 542.4…
Air India announced the decision on Friday, citing the prevailing situation in the region. The two airlines had earlier cancelled services to Riyadh and Dammam until November 7, while flights to Jeddah were suspended until October 31. Air India and Air India Express have extended the suspension of flights to and from Saudi Arabia until…
Six people were on board the helicopter, including the pilot and five passengers. NEW DELHI: A helicopter carrying six people, including the pilot crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday afternoon while travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun.The helicopter, operated by Trans Bharat Aviation, departed from Badrinath for Sahastradhara Heliport at 1.14 pm and…
Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s decision to leave out 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and bring back Ishan Kishan did not go as planned in the fourth T20I against New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland. Kishan, who returned after recovering from a groin injury, was dismissed for a duck in…
