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Govt sets 50 lakh users threshold to define ‘significant social media intermediary’ under IT rules

Govt sets 50 lakh users threshold to define ‘significant social media intermediary’ under IT rules

New Delhi: The government has fixed fifty lakh registered users as the threshold for defining ‘significant social media intermediary’, which will have to adhere to additional obligations and compliance under the new IT rules that seek to crack down on misuse of social media platforms. The new rules, announced earlier this week, require ‘significant social […]

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Health advocacy groups press for govt policy, say India’s numbers unknown

Health advocacy groups press for govt policy, say India’s numbers unknown

Rare Disease Day

New Delhi:  Only 450 of the 8,000 known rare diseases in the world are recognised in India, an anomaly that underscores a mounting health crisis in which many patients go without being diagnosed accurately or treated on time, say experts while stressing the urgent need for a comprehensive policy. Rare diseases, including genetic disorders such […]

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Toll in U’khand calamity rises to 72

Toll in U’khand calamity rises to 72

Gopeshwar: One more body was recovered from the banks of the Alaknanda at Marwadi near Joshimath taking the toll in the recent avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district to 72. The 72nd body was recovered late on Friday evening, Chamoli’s Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said on Saturday. Meanwhile, rescue operations in the avalanche hit-areas […]

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PM Modi asks toy manufacturers to use less plastic, more eco-friendly material

PM Modi asks toy manufacturers to use less plastic, more eco-friendly material

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted toy manufacturers to use less plastic and more eco-friendly and recyclable material in a bid to increase the share of the domestic industry in the global market. Inaugurating the first India Toy Fair, the Prime Minister said, “We have to become Aatmanirbhar in the toy sector […]

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India has highest stake in resolution of Rohingyas’ return from Bangladesh to Myanmar: India at UNGA

India has highest stake in resolution of Rohingyas’ return from Bangladesh to Myanmar: India at UNGA

United Nations:  India has emphasised the need for an early return of displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying that it has the highest stake in resolving the issue since it is the only nation that shares a long border with both countries. Speaking at the informal UN General Assembly meeting on Friday on the […]

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Honore Daumier

Honore Daumier

Known as the “Michelango of Caricature,” Honore Daumier was a prolific painter, printmaker, sculptor, and caricaturist. He was born on 26 February 1808 in the south of France, in Marseille, to Jean-Baptiste Louis Daumier and Cécile Catherine Philippe. His father was a glazier, a poet and a minor playwright whose literary aspirations led him to […]

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US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

Washington:  As many as 140 Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a legislation in the US Congress to prevent future Muslim bans and prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion. The Muslim travel ban, introduced by former US President Donald Trump, targeted several Muslim-majority nations and restricted the entry of people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, […]

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Govt finalises products under scheme to increase farmer income, exports

Govt finalises products under scheme to increase farmer income, exports

New Delhi:  The government on Saturday said it has finalised a list of  products from agriculture and allied sectors that will be promoted in a cluster approach in 728 districts across the country as part of its effort to boost farm exports and enhance farmers income. The agriculture ministry, in consultation with food processing industries […]

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CITY OF TWO TALES

CITY OF TWO TALES

By: Gh. Hassan Bhat India is a kaleidoscopic country having rich and splendid art and architecture. Since, Harrapans or Indus valley civilization, there had been a tremendous development in architectures along with other scientific explorations that witnessed the glorification of not only India but of whole sub continent. With the advent of Islamic rule in […]

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Rahul attacks Modi over Sino-India standoff; says Chinese know PM is ‘scared’

Rahul attacks Modi over Sino-India standoff; says Chinese know PM is ‘scared’

Tuticorin (TN):  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Sino-India border standoff, charging him with being ‘scared’ of the eastern neighbour. Before the stand-off at eastern Ladakh, where the disengagement process has been completed with the withdrawal of troops, weapons and other military hardware from […]