New Delhi: Terming fake news as a threat to democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said there is a need to take strict action against those who create AI-generated deep fake videos and spread false information. Vaishnaw also informed the Lok Sabha that the government is working on…
Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said the Nitish Kumar government was committed to the creation of 1 crore jobs in the next five years. He was addressing a joint session of both Houses of the state legislature, which had been convened upon the NDA’s return to power in the assembly elections. “50…
New Delhi: The BJP won seven wards and AAP three, while the Congress and the All India Forward Bloc emerged victorious in one ward each in the MCD bypolls for 12 wards. The counting of votes for the MCD bypolls to 12 wards began at 8 am, amid tight security at 10 counting centres in…
Hyderabad: Senior BJP leaders have condemned Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s alleged “anti-Hindu” comments, issuing a call for Hindu unity across the state. State BJP president N Ramchander Rao called for protests across Telangana on December 3 against Revanth Reddy’s comments, including burning his effigies. In a statement on Tuesday, Union Minister Kishan Reddy…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian naval force is set to showcase its maritime prowess and combat capabilities with a mega operational demonstration off the coast of Kerala on Wednesday, which is being held as part of the Navy Day celebrations. President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to attend the event at Shangumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram as the…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has brokered several peace deals, including the “very dangerous ones like India and Pakistan”, and deserves “tremendous credit” for reshaping America’s foreign policy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Rubio said for the first time in decades, American…
The latest manufactured outrage over the Central government’s decision to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones exposes the Opposition’s chronic habit of attacking first and understanding later. Congress, predictably leading the chorus, has rushed to label the app “intrusive” and “dictatorial,” as if the government were trying to plant surveillance tools inside every…
New Delhi: A C-17 transport aircraft of the IAF on Tuesday airlifted a para field hospital unit from Agra to Colombo, while the Indian Army deployed an integrated task force — a self-contained composite HADR contingent — under Operation Sagar Bandhu to provide critical relief, restore essential services and support families in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka….
New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli on Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning on December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the first time since…
Moscow: The Russian cabinet has cleared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation with India in civil nuclear energy during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the country on December 4-5. Russia’s Rosatom nuclear corporation, which is building several reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, has been…
