New Delhi: The Indian government on February 25 announced new rules to regulate digital content and establish what it called a “soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with level-playing field” featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news sites and OTT platforms. The rules will empowerContinue Reading
By Jacob Koshy New Delhi: The Indian government has withdrawn a controversial order that required prior clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend online international scientific seminars and conferences. “In view of the easing of restrictions on travel and assembly of people guidelines issued regarding political clearance forContinue Reading
Lucknow: Amid protests by the Opposition, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on February 24 passed by voice vote a Bill aimed at curbing religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriage. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2021 seeks to replace theContinue Reading
Chennai: On arterial Poonamallee High Road, flanked by Egmore Railway Station and the Police Commissioner’s office stands the imposing St Andrew’s church like a weightless dream in pale white. Fondly known as the Kirk (Scottish for church), the church’s steeple, the tallest in the city, soars above a sea ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: People above 60 years of age and those over 45 with comorbidities will be given Covid-19 vaccination from March 1, the federal government announced February 24. After a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, said that 100 million people wouldContinue Reading
Meppadi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has sought to reach out to Christians in Kerala ahead of the coming assembly polls, hailing their service in many sectors. He also noted “an atmosphere of fear’ in the country, but did not elaborate. “The atmosphere of the country is one of fear. ButContinue Reading
Kolkata: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced a national level film award after legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Javadekar made this announcement February 22 at a program organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) in Kolkata, according to an actor who was present at the event. At theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Protesting farmers on February 21 announced a series of events to further escalate their agitation against the three new agricultural laws as they accused the government of adopting “repressive” measures against them. They also said they will soon devise a strategy to keep the protest going for long.Continue Reading
Chandigarh: Healthcare professionals and other frontline medical workers who skip Covid-19 vaccination won’t get financial help from the authorities for treatment if they get infected later and won’t be allowed to take quarantine or isolation leave, the Punjab government has said. The northern Inidian state government has taken a seriousContinue Reading
Mumbai: A quick-thinking driver dived into an open borewell immediately on seeing an eight-year-old fall into it at a Lokhandwala complex, and rescued her. The entire rescue took place in a matter of 10 minutes on February 17. While the borewell has now been covered, residents of the Andheri societyContinue Reading