HC notice to Centre on WhatsApp users’ privacy issue
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition that said privacy of WhatsApp users has been threatened by a new policy announced by Facebook…
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Scorpene leak: Court orders newspaper to stop publishing, hand over documents
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a Australian court order restricting newspaper ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project, and hand over all company material. A…
China’s media watchdog campaigns against entertainment news
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) China’s media watchdog has announced a campaign against social and entertainment news that lacks “positive energy”, correct values or high aesthetic value. According to a circular by the State Administration of…
Scorpene: Court restrains newspaper from publishing data
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. A report in The Australian said orders handed by…
Scorpene: Court restrains newspaper from publishing data
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting ‘The Australian’ newspaper from further publishing the leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. The restriction will be in place till…
Islamic State turns to Telegram app after Twitter crackdown
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) With the micro-blogging site Twitter coming down heavily on Islamic State-sponsored accounts, the terrorist organisation and its followers are fast joining the heavily-encrypted messaging app Telegram built by a Russian…
Scorpene: DCNS seeks injunction to prevent further publication of data
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) French company DCNS has approached the Australian Supreme Court seeking an injunction against ‘The Australian’ from further publishing the leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. In response to an…
Scorpene leak: Data includes details on missile likely to be used
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Leaked documents on the Scopene submarine include details of the capabilities of the SM39 anti-ship missile expected to be used on the submarine, The Australian has said in its latest…
Pilot dies while broadcasting his jump on Facebook
London, Aug 28 (IANS) A 28-year-old Italian wingsuit pilot died in the Alps while broadcasting his daring jump live on social networking site Facebook. The incident took place near Kandersteg in Switzerland where the deceased,…
Radio Kashmir goes off air due to technical snag
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) Radio Kashmir suddenly went off air on Saturday evening, fuelling strong speculations in the Valley till authorities clarified it was a technical snag in the station’s transmitter situated in city outskirts….
Whistleblower to hand over Scorpene data to Australian government
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The leaked data on Scorpene submarine has changed a few hands, after being taken from DCNS by a subcontractor, before reaching the whistleblower who gave it to The Australian newspaper,…
Scorpene papers: Parrikar shoots down concerns, journalist claims India downplaying leak
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India on Friday reiterated the leaked Scorpene documents will not hurt the…
Villagers carry body through pond, MP officer says ‘scene created’
Jabalpur, Aug 26 (IANS) Some people in a village here on Friday carried a woman’s body for cremation through chest-deep water in a pond. They said they were forced to do so as upper caste…
Social Networking sites ‘failing’ to tackle extremism
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were accused by the members of British Parliament of “consciously failing” to combat the use of social networking sites to promote terrorism and extremism. A House of…
After violence, more MQM offices sealed in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 25 (IANS) More offices of the MQM party were sealed by police in Karachi city after its chief Altaf Hussain’s anti-Pakistan remarks led to violence in the Pakistani business capital. The offices of…
Nothing to get alarmed over Scorpene leak: Navy
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Wednesday said the leaked documents on the Scorpene submarine had “nothing to get alarmed” about, as the specifications in them will not be same as in…
On ARY News attack, US says critical opinion should be encouraged
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has said that critical opinion should be “encouraged, not silenced” with regard to freedom of the press in a democracy. The comment came in the wake of an attack…
Gorilla killing: Cincinnati zoo deactivates Twitter account
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) A zoo in the US where a gorilla was killed earlier this year has deleted its Twitter account after constant online trolls about the animal’s death, the media reported. The move…
Extinct kitten-sized lion named after David Attenborough
Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) A newly-discovered extinct species of kitten-sized lions that roamed the jungles of Australia 18 million years ago has been named after British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough. “The UNSW discovery team…
Gujarat journalist murdered in office
Junagadh, Aug 23 (IANS) Unidentified assailants barged into the Junagadh office of leading Gujarati daily Jai Hind on Monday night and stabbed to death its bureau chief Kishore Dave, police said. Dave, 53, was alone…