Reformist Sonam Wangchuk supports Tibet’s freedom from China

Reformist Sonam Wangchuk supports Tibet’s freedom from China

One of India’s most iconic educationists, Sonam Wangchuk, has come out in support of Tibet’s freedom from China, which he believes is yet another reason to use �wallet power’ against Chinese products. In an interview to IANS in Leh, 53-year-old Wangchuk, whose campaign �boycott Chinese products’ received overwhelming support from Indian citizens following the violent […]

‘OTT unique animal, need dedicated rules for sector’

‘OTT unique animal, need dedicated rules for sector’

With the content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms being published without any effective central regulation, there is an urgent need for dedicated rules for the video streaming players, one of the nation’s top cyber law experts said on Thursday. His views come against the backdrop of reports this week that the Union Ministry of Information & […]

80 unpaid AIR RJs serve notice to Prasar Bharati

80 unpaid AIR RJs serve notice to Prasar Bharati

Facing acute survival issue, 80 radio jockeys (RJs) of public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) or Akashvani’s flagship frequency 100.1 FM Gold have served a legal notice to Prasar Bharati seeking approval to get them back to work, pay their pending salaries and bring back the radio programme to its original format. These 80-odd employees […]

Adopt slums to make Mumbai disease free

Adopt slums to make Mumbai disease free

After the success in taming coronavirus in Dharavi, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, here on Thursday, called upon the 838 non-government organisations (NGOs) to ‘adopt slums’ to make Mumbai Covid-19-free. Addressing the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and administrators, Thackeray said the NGOs could act as a link between the civic administration and the citizens at […]

I have no role in gold smuggling

I have no role in gold smuggling

The prime suspect in the recent gold smuggling case in Kerala, Swapna Suresh, who is on the run, has finally broken her silence in an audio message, saying she had no role to play in the matter. The seizure of 30 kg gold from a diplomatic consignment at the Trivandrum International Airport on Sunday has […]

BJP top leadership backs ‘tough administrator’ Yogi

BJP top leadership backs ‘tough administrator’ Yogi

The Congress may be upset with the UP government after the Kanpur shootout in which 8 police personnel were killed, with party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi alleging that the state government was indulging in “jugglery” of figures on crime, but Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seems to have the backing of the top Bharatiya Janata Party […]

Tata group sole contender for Air India

Tata group sole contender for Air India

The Tata group is the only bidder in the fray for national carrier Air India with just a month left for the final bidding date. The Tata group, which already has a footprint in the airlines business, has shown interest in acquiring Air India, which at one point of time was under the Tata umbrella. […]

Covid-sceptic Brazilian President tests positive for disease

Covid-sceptic Brazilian President tests positive for disease

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who made light of the coronavirus pandemic and routinely ignored all precautions, has tested positive for the disease, reports said on Tuesday. Bolsonaro, who repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus which he termed “a little flu” and asserting that he would not be seriously affected by it, came […]

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