NEW DELHI: Cracking down on deepfakes, the Centre has tightened India’s digital rules by mandating compulsory labelling, traceability and user declarations for AI-generated content. It has also sharply cut timelines to take down unlawful content to as little as three hours from 36 hours and placed direct compliance responsibility on social media platforms and their…
New Delhi: Accusing Speaker Om Birla of “blatant partisanship” in the running of the Lok Sabha, a joint opposition barring Trinamool Congress Tuesday submitted a notice for his removal from office, escalating the simmering tensions between the govt and the opposition to a point that raises questions about the future of their working relationship. Birla…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for military nursing service (MNS) personnel, the Union govt has amended rules and placed them under the ambit of re-employment provisions, providing them the same benefits as other veterans of the armed forces.The notification of Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services & Posts) Amendment Rules 2026 under Article 309…
NEW DELHI: World-renowned astrophysicist Prof Duncan Lorimer, who led the discovery of the first Fast Radio Burst (FRB) as among the brightest and most mysterious radio pulses in the universe, said here on Monday that the “universe is expanding” and that with “new and improved telescopes coming up in the US and Canada, we can…
JAMMU: To enhance the travel experience for tourists visiting Kashmir Valley, Northern Railway has extended a special train — which earlier operated between Budgam and Banihal — up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Katra, from Wednesday.The train (04688/04687) features a panoramic Vistadome coach and was launched on the Budgam-Banihal route by Union railway minister Ashwini…
JAMMU: A 26-year-old Central Reserve Police Force trooper was found dead in Hiranagar in J&K’s Kathua district on Tuesday. Authorities launched a probe into the cause and circumstances of the mysterious death.The deceased jawan was identified as Prabhu Nath from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district. He was posted at Londi Morh Group Centre in Hiranagar. Officials…
JAMMU: Nearly 10 months after Operation Sindoor, there has been no progress on constructing bunkers in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir that witnessed heavy Pakistani shelling, including Poonch, where at least 18 people were killed.“No stone has been moved in Uri after the operation,” Sajjad Shafi, MLA from the Uri constituency in Baramulla…
JAMMU: J&K legislators voiced concern on Tuesday over the US trade deal’s potential impact on Kashmiri apples, with many describing it as a “death blow”.“They (Centre) have told America it can send as much fruits and apples as it wants at zero duty and we will buy it here. Where has their sympathy for Jammu…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday asked people not to fall prey to “misleading and malicious” propaganda being spread by “anti-state forces” regarding the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna, the flagship healthcare programme of the state government.In a video message addressed to people, Mann said, “The Punjab government launched this ambitious scheme to ensure…
File photo (for representative purpose only) NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over the diversion of subsidised fertilisers, a parliamentary panel has recommended that the govt expedite the integration of Aadhaar authentication with a comprehensive “farmer’s registry” to ensure better targeting of fertiliser subsidies and prevent unauthorised buyers from exploiting the system.The Standing Committee on Chemicals and…