Citing the social media giant’s latest transparency report, The Indian Express reported that India has the highest legal claim to block content posted on Twitter by verified journalists and news outlets in the past six months of 2021. The country also topped
According to the Ministry of Women and Children, a total of Rs 401 crore was allocated for media promotion of the Prime Minister’s flagship program ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ between 2014 and 2022, which was about 54% of the total expenditure. The
The government informed Parliament on Friday, July 22 that there is no data available on the number of Anganwadi workers who have died due to COVID-19. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani while answering a question in the Lok Sabha said
At least 347 sanitation workers have died in India over the past five years due to unsafe cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, with Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest number, the Center told the Lok Sabha Tuesday July 20. In response to
The Ministry of Home Affairs told parliament on July 19 that there were 674,021 cyber security incidents in the year to June 2022. Minister of State in Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in response to a question from the Lok Sabha
India Inc, as part of its CSR, has spent up to Rs 24,865 as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure for 2020-202, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question. Rs 6,947 crore
A law which Parliament approved in early April to replace a 102-year-old piece of legislation and give legal backing to the collection of measurements of convicts and other persons is so wide in its ambit regarding both personal data points that can
The recent electric two-wheeler fire has prompted the central government to review the quality of electric two-wheeler batteries. The electric mobility sector has come under intense scrutiny after several electric vehicles caught fire in recent days, raising concerns about consumer protection and
The Parliament has passed the Criminal Procedure Code (Identity) Bill 2022, which allows investigating officers to collect biometric details of detainees and criminals. Opposition parties called the bill a “violation of human rights”. The bill seeks to replace the Prisoners Identification Act,
Will the central government give effect to the four labour codes by notifying the rules, now that the ruling BJP has been endorsed by voters in four out of five states in the recent elections? Hope among employers of this happening had
