Day: January 21, 2021

Jana Sena party chief Pawan Kalyan donates Rs 30 lakh for Ram temple construction

‘Water below Ram Temple site delaying finalisation of its foundation design’

11:28 pm January 21, 2021

Ayodhya: The presence of water beneath the Ram Temple construction site close to the river Saryu in Ayodhya has delayed the finalisation of the design of the foundation of the shrine, Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said on Thursday. Rai, however, expressed confidence that the foundation design for the temple will be finalised soon and […]

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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave

11:24 pm January 21, 2021

Paris: “I was 9. … It was my father. He raped me until I was 17.” The French government pledged on Thursday to toughen laws on the rape of children after a massive online movement saw hundreds of victims share accounts about sexual abuse within their families. The move comes in the wake of child […]

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Rafale jets of Indian & French air forces conduct complex maneuvers as part of mega drill

11:18 pm January 21, 2021

New Delhi: Rafale fighter jets of Indian and French air forces on Thursday carried out a plethora of complex aerial maneuvers along with other frontline combat jets as part of a five-day mega exercise in Jodhpur to further enhance their operational coordination, officials said. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat flew a sortie in a Phenix Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft of the French Air […]

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John Kerry thanks Europe for keeping climate efforts going

11:15 pm January 21, 2021

Washington: US climate envoy John Kerry thanked Europeans on Thursday for keeping up the fight to slow global warming during the Trump administration and said the US must recover lost time in the effort. Kerry spoke remotely to an Italian climate meeting, in his first international address for the Biden administration. He said the United States was returning to the Paris climate accord with humility and ambition. President Joe Biden signed […]

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WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

Parliamentary panel members flag concerns over WhatsApp’s proposed new privacy policy

11:12 pm January 21, 2021

New Delhi: Members of a parliamentary panel on Thursday flagged the issue of proposed changes in the privacy policy of WhatsApp and highlighted concerns of Indian citizens, sources said. WhatsApp representatives who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology said the proposed changes are aimed at bringing in more transparency and the chat and calls on platform still remain end-to-end encrypted, […]

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