An Indian state blocked mobile internet across most of its districts on Friday, following clashes between protesting Indian farmers and groups of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans. Mobile internet in 15 of 22 districts in Haryana state bordering the capital New Delhi will be unavailable until 1700 local time on Saturday, according to a […]
India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told local news channel on Tuesday. When it first imposed the ban in June, India’s ministry of electronics […]
Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of celebrations for Republic Day. India marks its founding as a republic on Tuesday with a military parade in the historic city center, but the farmers; who are […]
Varun Dhawan, who tied the knot with Natasha Dalal in an intimate ceremony on Sunday, has shared a new picture from her wedding on social media with a heartfelt message. Varun shared the latest photo on Instagram, showing him with her wife Natasha Dalal in a happy mood. The bride and the groom were looking […]
The government has allowed another vaccine against Covid-19 under “emergency use authorization” and given a go-ahead to a local pharmaceutical company for the import and distribution of the Russian-developed Sputnik V, an official confirmed on Saturday. With the fresh decision, the official said, Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine; became the third to be approved for […]
Following the backlash against the Saif Ali Khan-Dimple Kapadia starrer Tandav by BJP leaders; who alleged the web series was insulting Hindu gods and goddesses; the makers of the show have issued an unconditional apology for hurting religious sentiments. “We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series Tandav and today during a […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said purported WhatsApp conversations of an Indian anchor published in Indian media prove that the Modi government used the Balakot incident for electoral gains; a point he had already revealed to the world in the 2019 UNGA session. The premier was referring to recently emerged transcripts of purported WhatsApp […]
South Africa has faith in the security measures put in place for their Test and Twenty20 International tour of Pakistan; coach Mark Boucher said as he revealed that he hoped to lure Jacques Kallis back as a batting consultant. South Africa starts the first of two Tests in Pakistan on January 26; as they return […]
WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with parent Facebook and other group firms, and the backlash risks thwarting its ambitions in its biggest market, India. Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India; users concerned about privacy are […]
A 45-year-old woman was grievously injured after four men allegedly raped her and inserted an iron rod into her private parts in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night following which the woman has been undergoing treatment in a hospital in neighboring Rewa district; Amiliya police station […]
