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Access to internet not fundamental right, can't provide 4G: J&K govt to SC

The J&K administration said that the right to access the internet is not a fundamental right and the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) and under Article 19(1)(g) through the medium of internet can be curtailed.

Apr 30, 2020

UGC report on exams 2020: Complete details on university exams and admissions

As per the latest guidelines issued by UGC, the Academic Session 2020-21 will commence from August 1 for old students and from September 1 for new students.

Apr 30, 2020

India replaces Ambassadors to Qatar, Bahrain amid Gulf's 'Islamophobia' concerns

The development has come in the backdrop of prominent Gulf personalities taking note of the hate speeches by Indians, accusing the Tablighi Jamaat of deliberately spreading the coronavirus as well as an alleged tweet by an MP from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP on sexual impulses of Arab women.

Apr 29, 2020

Coronavirus hotspots in India: Know how your state is doing

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has identified 'hotspots' on the basis of areas where large Covid-19 outbreaks have been reported or in clusters with a significant spread of the disease.

Apr 29, 2020

Aero India 2021: Spectacular air show to begin in Bengaluru on February 4

The 13th edition of the five-day mega event will begin on February 4 and continue till February 7, 2021.

Apr 29, 2020

Google employees to continue working from home till at least June 1

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has informed his employees that they will continue to work from home all through May as the novel coronavirus continues to rattle countries around the globe.

Apr 29, 2020

Indian team from DU beats MIT, John Hopkins at Global Case Competition; brings home $10,000

Delhi University's Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies competed with top universities from the world and beat them hands down at a competition organised by Harvard University. The winning team in an exclusive conversation with International Business Times, India:

Apr 29, 2020

After Pentagon's UFO video release, this former senator urges scientific investigation

The UFO in the mysterious clip released by Pentagon traveled across the skies in such a way that it defied all laws of modern physics.

Apr 29, 2020

MHA allows stranded migrant workers, students to move during lockdown

Directing states and union territories to facilitate the interstate movement of people, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular allowing these persons to move under a set of guidelines.

Apr 29, 2020

Aarogya Setu app mandatory: Central govt staff must immediately download Covid-19 tracking app

The Aarogya setu app provides all the needed details regarding the patients affected by the novel coronavirus infection in an area.

Apr 29, 2020

Domestic violence amid lockdown: Raipur police launches 'ChuppiTod Abhiyan' to save women and kids

The Raipur police has launched their new mission called ChuppiTod Abhiyan to help the women suffering domestic violence during the national lockdown.

Apr 29, 2020

White House unfollows PM Modi, Prez Kovind on Twitter, days after getting HCQ supplies from India

Just around the time when Trump issued an open threat to India over the delivery of hydroxychloroquine, it was reported widely and boasted by BJP leaders that the Indian PM was the only non-American being followed by the official Twitter handle of the White House.

Apr 29, 2020

Taliban-Iran collaboration brewing, Shia Hazara appointed local leader

The experts have argued that this is an attempt to gain more legitimacy ahead of the scheduled peace talks with government officials and representatives of civil society.

Apr 29, 2020

Telangana Bank gives away Rs 16 crore for Centre's relief measure, later finds 3 lakh accounts ineligible

Telangana Grameena Bank erroneously deposited the amount into bank accounts that were not eligible for the benefit, recovers the amount from 3 lakh accounts.

Apr 29, 2020

It's a boy: Boris Johnson's partner Carrie Symonds gives birth to baby boy

Boris Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds, has given birth to a "healthy baby boy" in a London hospital.

Apr 29, 2020