Indian

Accused arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari bail in UK extradition case extended to April 9

7:25 pm February 5, 2021

London : AUK court presiding over the extradition case of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused arms dealer and “proclaimed offender” wanted in India on money laundering charges, extended his bail until April 9 at a case management hearing in London on Friday. Bhandari, who was arrested on an extradition warrant in July 2020 and is contesting his extradition to India, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ […]

Delhi Police registers FIR on farmers’ protest ‘toolkit’ shared by Greta Thunberg on social media

11:48 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR against the ”pro-Khalistan” creators of a ”toolkit”, which was shared by teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and others on Twitter in connection with the farmers’ protest, alleging it aimed to wage a ”social, cultural and economic war against the Government of India”. Asked whether the […]

IMF welcomes India’s focus on growth in Union Budget

11:41 pm February 4, 2021

Washington : The IMF on Thursday welcomed India’s Union Budget for focussing on growth and said fiscal policy can and should play an important role in facilitating a strong and inclusive economic recovery. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at a press conference here said the Union Budget rightly focuses on health, education, public infrastructure and, if […]

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 […]

Woman raped in Raipur; 4 persons, including 2 minors, held

2:15 pm February 4, 2021

Raipur: A 19-year-old woman has been allegedly raped by a man, while his three friends also tried to sexually assault her in Chhattisgarh‘s Raipur district, a police official said on Thursday. The incident took place late Tuesday evening following which two of the accused men have been arrested, while the two others, who are minors, […]