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BJP’s Malviya Files Police Complaint Against The Wire For Defamation

BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya on Saturday filed a police complaint in Delhi against The Wire and its senior editors on charges of defamation and cheating for its reportage alleging his role in the removal of Instagram posts critical of the party. In a letter to the Delhi special commissioner of police (crime), Malviya […]

Crowd Funding Platforms Could Be Misused, Says Delhi Declaration On Countering Terrorism

The UNSC’s Counter Terrorism Committee unanimously adopted the Delhi Declaration today. Among the many concerns that’s aiding terrorism in a technologically advanced world, the Committee recognised that innovations in financial technologies such as crowd funding platforms present a risk of being misused for terrorist-financing. With the growing prevalence of technology and the rapid rise in digitization, […]

After Decade, J&K HC Orders Resumption Of Nadimarg Massacre Trial

The trial in the killing of 24 Kashmiri Pandits in Pulwama, infamously known as the Nadimarg massacre, will be resumed around a decade after it was abruptly halted, ordered the High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Saturday. In March 2003, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, dressed in military camouflage, lined up 11 men, 11 women, and […]

J&K Govt’s ‘Back To Village’ Programme Enters 4th Edition

The Jammu and Kashmir government launched the fourth edition of ‘Back to Village programme – B2V4’ on October 27, 2022. It is an initiative aiming to bridge the communication gap between the administration and citizens. The principal objective of this programme is to strengthen the newly constituted Panchayats. Led by the District Commissioners, over 25,000 […]

New IT Rules To Ensure Grievance Against Twitter, FB, YT Is Addressed, Citizens Feel Safe: MoS Chandrasekhar

The primary goal of the new IT policies is to protect Indian citizens from fake misleading information, online intimidation and predatory behaviour from cyber criminals, MoS for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told The New Indian.