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Congress' Venugopal hits out at DoT over mandatory 'Sanchar Saathi' app: 'Beyond unconstitutional'

India, Dec. 2 -- Congress on Monday rejected directions of the Department of Telecommunications on the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional and demande... Read More


Elon Musk says war 'inevitable' within 5 to 10 years, but gives no other detail

India, Dec. 2 -- Elon Musk's latest comment on X has sent ripples across the platform, with the tech mogul declaring that a major global conflict is no longer a distant fear but an imminent reality. K... Read More


Centre says govt ready to discuss SIR in Parliament, asks Opposition not to 'set timeline'

India, Dec. 2 -- Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday pushed back against the Opposition's demand for an immediate debate on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ... Read More


Are we back to nuclear weapon tests? Trump-Putin rivalry signals a new arms race: Here's why that matters

India, Dec. 2 -- Of the many things Donald Trump has brought about, is the world witnessing a resumption of nuclear tests too? The US President's assertions ever since he began his current term early ... Read More


'Voluntary, protects privacy': What Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Sanchar Saathi app

India, Dec. 2 -- Union minister for communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday elaborated on the Sanchar Saathi app initiative, a day after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a dire... Read More


Sanchar Saathi app: What is Centre's directive, what Opposition said and Centre's clarification

India, Dec. 2 -- Centre's directive to mobile phone manufacturers and importers to have cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi pre-installed on every handset sold in India within 90 days has drawn reactions... Read More


Bihar MLA Vibha Devi struggles to read oath, nudges fellow legislator to help, video goes viral

India, Dec. 2 -- A newly-elected legislator in Bihar had some trouble reading her own oath in the state Assembly. A video of Janata Dal (United) MLA Vibha Devi trying to read the oath has gone viral o... Read More


Delhi falls back into the 'very poor' AQI abyss, spotlight on reasons beyond farm fires

India, Dec. 2 -- Delhi's pollution peaked again - firmly in the 'very poor' bracket on the Air Quality Index (AQI), on Tuesday, December 2 - with the last two days marking a swift return to the smog s... Read More


'Can be useful if voluntary': Shashi Tharoor reacts to DoT directive on Sanchar Saathi app

India, Dec. 2 -- On Department of Telecom directions to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App on mobile handsets, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cited "common sense" to state that "these apps can be useful p... Read More


'Can be useful if voluntary': Shashi Tharoor reacts to Centre's directive on Sanchar Saathi app

India, Dec. 2 -- On Department of Telecom directions to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App on mobile handsets, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cited "common sense" to state that "these apps can be useful p... Read More