Move Seen As Part Of Govt’s Outreach To Oppn For Delimit Bill Support NEW DELHI: A day after a parliamentary committee abruptly deferred the adoption of its report on a contentious anti-graft bill, another parliamentary panel, which is examining govt’s proposed law to replace multiple higher education regulators with one umbrella body, has called off…
In a conversation with TOI ’s Manash Gohain , BJP MP and chairperson of parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, Nishikant Dubey , speaks on digital addiction, AI risks, fake news, cyber fraud, exam stress, online gaming, deepfakes and why India may need stronger digital guardrails for children and the youth. Excerpts:Your committee…
In 2003, scientists began closely examining how an old hunting technique called fladry could be transformed into a modern, non-lethal tool for reducing conflicts between wolves and livestock. Originally used in parts of Eastern Europe and Russia to guide wolves toward traps, lines of hanging flags were later tested as a way to keep wolves…
Jaunpur’s Ashish Soni interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday Varanasi: Jaunpur’s Ashish Soni, who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, hailed the PM’s vision of Digital India and said it has created greater opportunities for…
Cellphone curbs in schools Kolkata: The Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Friday issued a notice to the heads of affiliated schools, asking them to restrict students from bringing mobile phones to classrooms.The notice, signed by council president Mosiur Rahaman Sardar, stated, “Students may be advised not to bring or use mobile phones during…
Railway station hawker eviction Kolkata: No new hawker will be given vending rights in stations with high footfall, Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division has decided. Stations with relatively lower footfall may be allowed to accommodate a drinking water stall or two, but vendors will not be issued selling licences for platforms of congested stations any more,…
Just when director Aditya Dhar had Indian fans counting down the days to the OTT release of his film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, the official Netflix India handle on Thursday, shared a ‘Dhurandhar Raw and Undekha’ poster and announced its OTT release for May 22. Dhurandhar Raw and Undekha gets May 22 release ‘Aandhi aa rahi…
Ahmedabad: The city and most parts of Gujarat are likely to witness limited rainfall over the next few days, with little possibility of heavy showers, according to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast issued on Saturday. However, parts of Saurashtra and South Gujarat may receive light to moderate rain.According to data from the State Emergency…
Accused Dheeraj Kumar in police custody Jaipur: Jaipur police Saturday arrested a Delhi-based man for allegedly assisting a woman accused in a sextortion case in which an IT company owner was allegedly blackmailed using objectionable photographs and videos, officials said.Police have identified the accused as Dheeraj Kumar (35), a resident of Dwarka in Delhi.According to…
Priest detained at RGIA in cheating case Hyderabad: Immigration authorities at RGI Airport detained a 45-year-old priest from Pragati Nagar after he returned from the US on June 25, based on the look-out circular (LOC) issued by Bachupally police in a cheating case.The priest was handed over to Bachupally police, who served him a notice…
