India
After TRAI Chief's Aadhaar Dare, UIDAI Says Such Public Stunts Make Sensitive Info 'Vulnerable'
After RS Sharma posted his unique ID on Saturday, the UIDAI issued a statement on Tuesday advising “people to refrain from publicly putting their Aadhaar numbers on internet and social media and posing challenges to others”.
India’s First Cow Sanctuary Says Can’t Take in More Cattle as Govt Not Releasing Enough Funds
The Kamdhenu Gau Abhayaranya, located in Agar-Malwa district, had stopped accepting cows for want of resources like fodder by February, just five months after it opened.
Karunanidhi's Health Has Declined Overall, Will Need to Stay in Hospital for an Extended Period: Doctors
Karunanidhi was admitted to the hospital in the early hours of Saturday after his blood pressure dropped and he has been receiving treatment at the intensive care unit for the past four days.
Three Students Dead After Snake Bite in Jharkhand School
Doctors at Seori hospital said that two students, Arpit Gorai and Kiran Hembram, were already dead by the time they reached the hospital on Monday night. The third student, Suraj Kumar Hembram breathed his last during treatment.
Karunanidhi Continues to be Under Intensive Care; Rahul Gandhi to Pay Visit
The Kauvery Hospital, where the nonagenarian leader is being treated, continues to teem with party cadres from various districts albeit in reduced numbers due to the appeal of the party to avoid visits and help maintain calm.
Assam NRC LIVE: There Will be Bloodbath and Civil War in the Country, Warns Mamata Banerjee
Supreme Court directs Centre to frame standard operating procedure to deal with claims and objections regarding Assam's NRC.
Delhi Metro Station Inundated Days Before Inauguration, Adjoining Footpath Caves in
The station, which falls on the Pink Line of Delhi Metro, is part of the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus-Lajpat Nagar section, which is likely to be inaugurated early August.
Idukki Dam: Orange Alert Issued as Reservoir Nears Full Level
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said an orange alert does not mean that shutter operations would be done anytime now.
Fine Up To 4% of Erring Firms' Turnover, Jail Term: New Privacy Bill Seeks to Curb Data Breach
Under the new framework, a violator can be penalised up to Rs 1 crore for significant breach and up to Rs 25 lakh penalty in all other cases where no separate penalty has been provided.
First Non-Brahmin Appointed as Priest in Tamil Nadu Temple, Fulfilling Karunanidhi's 2006 Reform
The Supreme Court in 2015 had allowed members of all castes to become priests in all public temples in the state.
13-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl Raped By 10 Over 2 Months in Meghalaya
The wife of one of the accused saw him raping the girl and informed the village elders. However, they asked the 13-year-old's family to arrive at a compromise.
Almost Hundred Countries House Lesser People than Assam Just Left Out in NRC Final Draft
The updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) list is seen by critics as a move to target Assam's Muslim population on the pretext of weeding out Bangladeshi migrants.
Data Protection Bill: How Can Individuals Exercise Their Rights
In November 2017, the committee published a detailed white paper explaining its views on what the data protection law should look like – a comprehensive law, that applies across industries, to both the private sector and the government.
Differently-Abled Gurgaon Girl Who Topped CBSE Class 10 Praised By PM
Anushka Panda, 15, a student of Sun City school in Gurgaon, is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. She had topped the CBSE Class 10 board examination in the disabled category this year with 97.8 per cent marks.
All You Need to Know About Assam NRC as 40 Lakh People Left in Lurch After Final Draft
The government has not yet announced any concrete plans about what it wishes to do with those who are not identified as indigenous citizens. The NRC updation collides with the proposed Citizenship Amendment 2016 Bill by the BJP-AGP alliance in Assam.
Two News18 Reporters Attacked in Punjab's Jalalabad for Reporting on Mining Mafia
When the two News18 reporters reached the site to investigate the mining activities, they were surrounded by a group of unidentifiable people who attacked them and damaged their video equipment.