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HC backs Mumbai police’s order against fake social media posts

8:05 pm April 15, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Mumbai police’s order prohibiting dissemination of fake messages on social media was issued to protect citizens from incorrect information about COVID-19. Justice R K Deshpande refused to grant interim relief in a petition filed by one Pankaj Rajmachikar, challenging the police’s April 10 order that prohibited […]

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WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack

2:23 am April 9, 2020

Geneva: World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday urged leaders to stop politicising the coronavirus pandemic following stinging criticism of the WHO from US President Donald Trump. The WHO director-general urged the US and China to join forces in fighting the disease rather than indulging in a blame game. Tedros hit back after […]

Aarogya Setu App users cross 2 cr mark in Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi urges people to download Aarogya Setu app

8:59 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to download the ‘Aarogya Setu’ mobile application, saying it is an important step in the country’s fight against COVID-19. “By leveraging technology, it provides important information. As more and more people use it, its effectiveness will increase,” he wrote on Twitter. He also shared links […]

PM pays tribute to Jagjivan Ram on birth anniversary

10:59 am April 5, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram on his 112th birth anniversary “Humble tributes to freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram, who struggled for the rights of the poor, the underprivileged, on his birth anniversary,” Modi wrote on Twitter. Popularly called Babuji, Jagjivan […]

India's smartphone segment set to script double-digit growth story in 2021

Railways helpline numbers to answer COVID-19 queries

10:30 pm March 27, 2020

New Delhi: The Railways has extended the use of its 24-hour helpline numbers — 138 and 139 — to answer queries about the novel coronavirus pandemic. The idea of using the number 138 is to use, in addition to the call-centre-based agent and interactive voice response system (IVRS) services provided through 139, the wide reach […]