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The Congress on Saturday slammed the action taken against an Indian Youth Congress leader and her family who allegedly thrashed a BJP worker here over “rape threats” issued by him on social media. “What kind of justice is this, where the victim is being harassed?” Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said in a post in Hindi on X. Framing the actions of Varanasi-based Indian Youth Congress (IYC) leader Roshni Kushal Jaiswal as necessary retaliation against threats to her safety, Ms Srinate questioned the decision to jail her husband and brother, and attach her property. Following Ms Jaiswal and her family’s altercation with BJP worker Rajesh Singh on September 15, the latter’s wife filed a police complaint… Read More »‘Slapped BJP Worker Over Rape Threats’: Congress On Case Against UP Leader

<p>Following a series of fake bomb threats targeting Indian airlines in recent weeks, primarily communicated through anonymous social media accounts, the IT ministry has urged platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and X to swiftly remove access to such misinforming content. The ministry emphasised that neglecting this responsibility could jeopardise these companies’ legal protections against hosting third-party material.</p> <p>The Ministry in an advisory issued to social media companies noted, &ldquo;Social media intermediaries must make reasonable efforts to disallow such malicious acts including hoax bomb threats from being disseminated on their platforms.&rdquo;</p> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”> <p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Hoax bomb threats to airlines: Govt issues advisory to social media platforms to remove misinformation</p> &mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News)… Read More »Airlines Bomb Threat: Govt Asks Social Media Platforms To Remove Misinformation, Seeks Details Of Users Who Made These Posts

What was almost unthinkable till a few days, looks like a possibility now. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team are only one loss away from being clean-sweeped at home by New Zealand. For the fist time in 18 series (the duration of which spanned 12 years) India have lost a Test series at home. India’s record of 18 consecutive bilateral home series wins has come to an end – the longest such sequence for any team. New Zealand now lead the three-match Test series India by 2-0 and the final game will be played in Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium on November 1 “For any visiting team, to win a Test series in India is a… Read More »“For Any Visiting Team…”: Sachin’s Phenomenal Reaction As NZ Beats India

Following a nearly eight-month deployment on the International Space Station, a NASA astronaut was transported to a hospital, the agency disclosed Friday. The impact of Hurricane Milton and technical issues with Boeing’s capsule had caused a delay in the astronaut’s homecoming. According to the NASA blogs, astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida. After medical evaluation at the hospital, three of the crew members departed Pensacola and have arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston. The one astronaut who remains at Ascension is in stable condition under observation as a precautionary measure. To protect the crew member’s medical… Read More »NASA Crew Member Under Medical Supervision After 8-Month Space Station Mission

<p><strong>Delhi Pollution:</strong> Delhi’s Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, has stressed the urgent need to address air pollution in northern India, declaring the next 15 days as crucial for implementing effective measures. Following a significant meeting with the Union government on Friday attended by Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Bhupender Yadav, as well as environment ministers from neighbouring states, Rai addressed a press conference on Saturday.</p> <p>According to news agency PTI, Rai expressed concern over the delayed timing of this year’s meeting, stating, “Last year, a similar meeting was held in August, allowing us more time to strategise. This year’s meeting took place in the last week of October. Had it been conducted three months earlier,… Read More »‘Post-Diwali Period To Be Critical’: Rai On Delhi Pollution, Slams BJP ‘Theatrics’ After Sachdeva’s Yamuna Dip