Day: February 4, 2021

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

TRAI issues recommendations on regulatory framework for platform services offered by DTH

9:14 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI has issued its recommendations on the back reference from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the authority’s earlier guidelines on the regulatory framework for platform services offered by DTH. TRAI recommended that programmes transmitted by the direct-to-home (DTH) operators or multiple system operators (MSOs) or Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) operators as a platform service shall […]

Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

Mobile internet curbs brought down to two Haryana districts

9:10 pm February 4, 2021

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Thursday lifted mobile internet curbs from three more districts even as the services will continue to remain suspended in Sonipat and Jhajjar districts of the state till 5 pm on February 5, an official statement said. The mobile internet services were suspended in some districts of the state ”to prevent any disturbance of peace and public […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Dalit man thrashed in TN for theft; brutality caught on cam goes viral

9:06 pm February 4, 2021

Thanjavur: In a horrific incident caught on camera, a blindfolded Dalit man was thrashed by a group of people recently here, accusing him of stealing money from one of them, police said on Thursday. Four people, including three from the victim’s community,have been booked for ”attempt to murder” under IPC and SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities Act), […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel’s Arab parties split in boost for Netanyahu

9:02 pm February 4, 2021

Jerusalem: An alliance of Arab parties in Israel finalised its breakup on Thursday, setting up the possibility that a small Islamist party could hold the key to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remaining in office and avoiding prosecution on corruption charges. The Joint List, an alliance of four Arab parties that won a record 15 seats in elections held last year, finalized the split overnight in […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UK to deploy aircraft carrier as part of Indo-Pacific ‘renewed focus’

8:59 pm February 4, 2021

London : The UK government has announced plans for the deployment of a new Carrier Strike Group led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth later this year as part of its “renewed focus” on the Indo-Pacific region, following talks with Japan. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the deployment of the aircraft carrier during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts, Ministers Toshimitsu […]