Karnataka: MoS Shobha Karandlaje seeks ECI’s intervention over ‘dilution’ of SIR process
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Referring to developments of distribution of Enumeration Forms at community centres instead of door-to-door exercise in the state, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment Shobha…
Should allocate 15 pc of IT budget to cybersecurity: MeitY Secretary
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) At least 15 per cent of the government IT budget should be earmarked for cybersecurity, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, said on Friday, saying that cybersecurity cannot be…
Maha bans sale of high energy drinks near schools; FDA chief launches statewide crackdown
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) In a serious bid to regulate the consumption of high-caffeine beverages among youth, the Maharashtra government on Friday announced a comprehensive ban on the sale of high energy drinks like Sting within a 500-metre radius of…
Geneva: Baloch activist exposes ongoing minority persecution in Pakistan
Geneva, July 3 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has alleged that Hindu and Christian girls across Pakistan are being abducted, forcibly converted, and married off, describing the ongoing practice as a violation of…
Should allocate 15 pc of IT budget to cybersecurity: MeitY Secretary
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) At least 15 per cent of the government IT budget should be earmarked for cybersecurity, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, said on Friday, saying that cybersecurity cannot be…
BJP criticises K’taka CM over appeal to farmers over drought, water-intensive crops
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday criticised Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over his appeal to farmers not to cultivate water-intensive crops due to dwindling water levels, alleging that the statement had…
Op Mule Hunt 2.0: Gujarat Police arrest four in cyber fraud, Bhavnagar bank hacking cases
Ahmedabad/Surat, July 3 (IANS) Gujarat Police’s Cyber Centre of Excellence has arrested four people from Ahmedabad and Surat in separate investigations into mule bank accounts used for cyber fraud and the Bhavnagar District Co-operative Bank…
Ram Temple donation theft: RSS flags bid to defame, divide Hindus; hopes justice will be done
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday cautioned the Hindu community to exercise restraint and not get misled by anti-national forces using the Ram Temple donation theft to defame the religion and society. RSS general…
‘Stop using plastic bag’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s call to citizens
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday called upon citizens to join environment conservation and observe International Plastic Bag Free Day by switching to green options. International Plastic Bag Free Day, observed globally…
Jharkhand Finance Minister returns entire security over denial of additional vehicle
Ranchi, July 3 (IANS) Expressing displeasure over the functioning of the police department, Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore, who represents the Congress in the state government, has returned his entire official security cover after he…