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Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

11:14 am March 12, 2021

Washington: A former top American diplomat on Thursday told lawmakers that the Chinese are on a march to prove their importance and are taking up the vacuum that the United States has created. ”What has happened here, we did not pay attention to what was going on. There’s no question. And kind of dismissed the […]

Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

10:15 pm February 28, 2021

ORLANDO: Less than six weeks after leaving office, former President Donald Trump will deliver the closing speech at a conservative conference Sunday as he reasserts himself on the national stage and makes clear he intends to remain a dominant force within the Republican Party. Aides say Trump will use the speech at the Conservative Political […]

Out on bail in rape case of minor, man threatens woman online

11:17 pm February 26, 2021

Mumbai: A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly creating a fake profile of a woman on social media and demanding sexual favours by threatening to send her obscene photographs to kin, police said on Friday. Incidentally, the accused was currently out on bail in a case where he is accused of raping a minor girl […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

2:32 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate content on social media, making Facebook , WhatsApp and others more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages. The rules — part of an effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tighten the leash […]

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

10:32 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Weeks after a spat with Twitter, the government on Thursday announced the tightening of rules governing social media and streaming companies, requiring them to take down contentious content quicker, appoint grievance redressal officers and assist investigations. The ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’, that IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said […]