Setting up a social media hub will be like creating a surveillance state, says SC
The Supreme Court on Friday took a strong note of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be “like creating a surveillance state.” The court said the government wanted to tap citizens’ WhatsApp messages and sought its response within two weeks.
Hima Das brings home India’s first ever track gold at the Worlds
India’s long wait for a track gold at an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships is over. Hima Das, who virtually went into the final as the top seed, lived up to that billing taking the women’s 400m gold at the world under-20 athletics championships at Tampere (Finland) on Thursday.
‘Trainer’ arrested for death of Coimbatore college student during unauthorised drill
A man claiming to be trainer with the National Disaster Management Authority has been arrested for allegedly prodding a 19-year-old student to jump off the second floor of a college building in Coimbatore during a disaster management drill, police said on July 13.
Trump renews war of words with London’s Muslim mayor
Mayor Sadiq Khan has “done a very bad job on terrorism”, Mr. Trump declared, linking immigration to a deadly wave of knife crime in London, as he began a contentious four-day trip to Britain this week.
Former A.P. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy returns to Congress
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, who had resigned from the Congress in protest against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, rejoined the party on Friday after meeting its president, Rahul Gandhi, at the latter's residence.
Mehbooba warns of dangerous consequences if Centre tries to split PDP and install a CM
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned of dangerous consequences “if New Delhi tries to break her party” and “install a chief minister in the State.”
Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages to 22 women in case linking cancer with Talc products
A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged that the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
Bengaluru Ola driver arrested for trying to hurl slipper at woman
In yet another incident of a driver of a private cab aggregator company misbehaving with a woman passenger, an Ola driver has been arrested for attempting to hurl his footwear at a passenger.