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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 […]

TMC, other oppn parties question 8-phase polls in Bengal; BJP welcomes EC decision

11:14 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: Several opposition parties, including the TMC, on Friday questioned the need for an eight-phase election in West Bengal even as BJP leaders welcomed the EC’s decision and said anti-social elements need to be controlled for peaceful polls. Voting for the West Bengal Assembly polls will begin on March 27 and continue till April 29, while counting of votes will […]

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 […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Dominion Voting Systems sues ‘MyPillow Guy’ for USD 1.3 billion

11:39 pm February 22, 2021

Minneapolis : Dominion Voting Systems filed a USD 1.3 billion defamation lawsuit Monday against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit filed in federal court in the District of Columbia alleges that Lindell ignored repeated warnings from Dominion, a voting technology company that has filed similar lawsuits against […]

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

UP govt budget just an election stunt, fails to live up to aspirations of youth, farmers: Oppn

10:00 pm February 22, 2021

Lucknow: Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh on Monday termed the state budget an election stunt that fails to live up to the aspirations of the youth, farmers, women and the unemployed. The Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government presented a Rs 5.5-lakh crore budget for 2021-22 in the Assembly with a target of making Uttar Pradesh self-reliant. With the Assembly election a year away, the […]