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Court orders takedown of 'defamatory' AI video featuring MLA Khaira

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- A court on Thursday directed Facebook and Instagram to remove an allegedly AI-generated objectionable video featuring Punjab legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira within 72 hours, aft... Read More


Shortfall in Green India Mission due to poor financial planning: CAG report

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Poor financial planning and weak alignment with existing state and Central schemes led to major shortfalls in implementing the Green India Mission, a new Comptroller and Auditor ... Read More


'Can't victimise women in name of witchcraft': Supreme Court upholds life sentence of murder convict, slams superstition

India, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of "witchcraft" reflects a deep-rooted social prejudice that seeks scapegoats rather than solutions, and warned ... Read More


Illegal mining: Eight of 13 penalised crushers back in operation in Rupnagar

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 14 -- Nearly three years after media reports exposed rampant illegal mining in Rupnagar's Beet area, the Punjab Pollution Control Board's (PPCB) own compliance record, filed before th... Read More


India's data centre capacity grows over four-fold to 1,575 MW since 2020

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's installed data centre capacity has more than quadrupled since 2020 to around 1,575 megawatts (MW), as the country expands its digital infrastructure to support the growin... Read More


Over 1 crore register for ST's NCMC card

India, Aug. 14 -- More than 1 crore passengers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) have registered for the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) smart card, with over 64.91 lakh... Read More


Cong, SP, TMC skips Birla's meet; DMK attends

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) boycotted the customary meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after the acrimonious monsoon session of Parliamen... Read More


HC stays selection process for 248 Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission posts

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the selection process to fill 248 positions in the Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission (PSRLM) over "anomalies" in the award of m... Read More


Forest Research Institute study flags market gaps amid Punjab's agroforestry push

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- Punjab's ambitious plan to bring two lakh hectares of farmland under agroforestry over the next five years faces a critical challenge - ensuring farmers receive a fair share of ... Read More


"Absolutely taken aback by BCI's direction...": Senior SC Advocate Nalin Kohli on now-withdrawn order on NALSAR students

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Senior Supreme Court Advocate and BJP leader Senior Supreme Court Advocate on Friday said that many practitioners were "taken aback" by a decision attempting to block the registr... Read More