Telecom Act 2023 strengthens protections for citizen privacy: DoT

Telecom Act 2023 strengthens protections for citizen privacy: DoT

New Delhi, June 28 - The New Telecom Act 2023, which partially came into effect on June 26, strengthens protections for citizen privacy while safeguarding telecom networks, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on Friday.

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NCC cadets reach Kolkata after 410 km voyage down Bhagirathi, Hooghly

NCC cadets reach Kolkata after 410 km voyage down Bhagirathi, Hooghly

Kolkata, June 28 - A contingent of 60 cadets from the National Cadet Corps (NCC), including 30 girls, sailed into Kolkata on Friday after completing a gruelling 410 km voyage down the Bhagirathi and Hooghly Rivers in just over a fortnight.

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Sudhanshu Trivedi lists 3 key points to explain why PM Modi edges ahead of India’s first PM Nehru

Sudhanshu Trivedi lists 3 key points to explain why PM Modi edges ahead of India’s first PM Nehru

New Delhi, June 28 - BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Friday made sharp comparisons between three-time Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was the first PM of the country to have three-consecutive terms.

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Maharashtra Budget: Ajit Pawar proposes cut in taxes on diesel & petrol in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai limits

Maharashtra Budget: Ajit Pawar proposes cut in taxes on diesel & petrol in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai limits

Mumbai, June 28 - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the Finance portfolio, proposed a reduction in taxes on petrol and diesel in the areas of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane and Navi Mumbai as he presented the full budget for 2024-25

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First batch of Amarnath Yatris reach Valley to begin Yatra tomorrow

First batch of Amarnath Yatris reach Valley to begin Yatra tomorrow

Srinagar, June 28 - The first batch of Amarnath Yatris reached the Valley on Friday where senior district and divisional officers received them.

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Maha Budget: Ahead of Assembly polls, govt announces freebies & sops worth over Rs 1 lakh cr

Maha Budget: Ahead of Assembly polls, govt announces freebies & sops worth over Rs 1 lakh cr

Mumbai, June 28 - Months before the Assembly elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance and planning portfolios, presented a full budget for 2024-25 in the state Assembly on Friday with freebies and sops worth over Rs 1

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FATF recognises India’s efforts in combating terror funding, money laundering

FATF recognises India’s efforts in combating terror funding, money laundering

New Delhi, June 28 - India has achieved a commendable level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements, and its efforts in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering Terrorist Financing (CFT), and Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CPF) have

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Bengal MLAs’ oath: Speaker dials Guv Bose’s predecessor VP Dhankhar for solution

Bengal MLAs’ oath: Speaker dials Guv Bose’s predecessor VP Dhankhar for solution

Kolkata, June 28 - The Speaker of West Bengal Assembly, Biman Bandopadhyay, on Friday spoke over phone to Vice President and former state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the issue surrounding the swearing-in of two new MLAs and sought his intervention in breaking the

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MPs & ministers have assured to fight unitedly for K’taka: Siddaramaiah

MPs & ministers have assured to fight unitedly for K’taka: Siddaramaiah

New Delhi, June 28 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that all MPs and Union Ministers from the state have assured him to fight unitedly for the good of the state.

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Another BRS MLA joins Congress, sixth in four months

Another BRS MLA joins Congress, sixth in four months

Hyderabad, June 28 - In yet another jolt to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), its MLA Kale Yadaiah joined the ruling Congress on Friday.

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‘Ousted’ youth CPI-M leader gets police protection in Kerala

‘Ousted’ youth CPI-M leader gets police protection in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 - A day after a former youth CPI-M leader in Kannur slammed veteran party leader P. Jayarajan, the Kerala Police on Friday announced to give protection to his house and business establishments.

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Bangladeshi citizen with expired visa runs biz in Kolkata, HC orders ED probe

Bangladeshi citizen with expired visa runs biz in Kolkata, HC orders ED probe

Kolkata, June 28 - A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate a case involving a Bangladeshi resident with an expired Indian visa running his business from here.

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SC allows withdrawal of plea filed by NRI accused in imported coal scam case

SC allows withdrawal of plea filed by NRI accused in imported coal scam case

New Delhi, June 28 - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed withdrawal of a plea filed by an NRI accused in a money laundering case linked to an alleged imported coal scam.

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Centre unveils new draft rules for breath analysers used by cops, workplace testers

Centre unveils new draft rules for breath analysers used by cops, workplace testers

New Delhi, June 28 - The Legal Metrology Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs, has unveiled new draft rules for Evidential Breath Analysers which aim to ensure the accuracy and reliability of breath analysers used by law enforcement agencies and workplaces so

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CM Siddaramaiah, state ministers meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

CM Siddaramaiah, state ministers meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi, June 28 - A delegation of Karnataka ministers led by Chief Minister Siddramaiah and Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar on Friday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at his office in the national capital and submitted a

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CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes bail to Hemant Soren

CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes bail to Hemant Soren

Kolkata, June 28 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, expressed pleasure over former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren getting bail in the land scam case.

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Ticketless travel: Samastipur division imposed fines on 2.09 lakh erring train passengers

Ticketless travel: Samastipur division imposed fines on 2.09 lakh erring train passengers

Patna, June 28 - The Samastipur division of Indian Railways, which is carrying out a drive against ticketless travel by passengers, imposed fines on 2.09 lakh passengers.

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Nothing wrong with demand for more Dy CM posts: K’taka Min

Nothing wrong with demand for more Dy CM posts: K’taka Min

Tumakuru, (Karnataka) June 28 - Karnataka Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna on Friday said that there is nothing wrong with the demand to create more Deputy Chief Minister posts in Karnataka.

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Cong claims Rahul’s microphone turned off over NEET issue, Speaker rejects charge

Cong claims Rahul’s microphone turned off over NEET issue, Speaker rejects charge

New Delhi, June 28 - The Lok Sabha proceedings started on a stormy note on Friday with the Opposition creating a ruckus in the House over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) issue and also demanding a quick discussion on the same.

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Punjab Police seize 66 kg opium, arrest two from Jharkhand

Punjab Police seize 66 kg opium, arrest two from Jharkhand

Chandigarh, June 28 - Punjab Police on Friday said they have busted one of the biggest interstate drug smuggling syndicates operating from Jharkhand and arrested two men besides seizing 66 kg of opium.

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