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Data localisation only for specific purposes

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules will take a targeted approach to data localisation, affecting only specific categories of personal data and for specific purposes, information technology (IT) secretary S Krishnan said, adding that there are no easy solutions to verifying children's age online.

Lapses in security under lens after strike by insurgents

A number of security lapses, ranging from inadequate combing operations to breach of norms, may have led to the killing of nine people in an IED blast by Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

Parl Panel On Simultaneous Polls Holds Its First Meeting

The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday.

Tech solutions can help verify kids' age: Minister

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the country has technological solutions to verify children's age online, leveraging its digital infrastructure to implement the new draft data protection rules' parental consent requirements even as he conceded that verifiable parental consent is a global problem.

Formula E Race Case: Senior IAS Officer Appears Before ACB

Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, one of the accused in the first information report (FIR) registered in Formula E race case, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Will reclaim land taken under pretext of Waqf

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the state government will reclaim every inch of land that has been taken under the pretext of waqf.

AMU Announces Admission Test Schedule

The Cash Was In Rs 500 Denomination Notes

Agra Man Dies After Scooter Falls Into Open Culvert

A 45-year-old man from Prakash Nagar locality in Agra lost his life on Tuesday night when his scooter fell into a broken part of an on-road culvert.

Adityanath flags off team for Yuva Utsav, encourages youth to be envoys of progress

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted Uttar Pradesh's remarkable transformation from a state plagued by insecurity and anarchy to one leading the nation in development.

RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh's Jama Masjid built on site of ancient temples

Civil Judge ordered that the case would be taken up for hearing on Feb 15

'Explain why aren't you liable': Allahabad HC summons DM, SP in Hathras stampede case

The Allahabad High Court has directed the then district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Hathras to personally appear on January 15 and explain why they should not be held liable for the stampede in 2024 that claimed 121 lives.

Elgar Parishad Case: Bail to Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, both arrested in 2018 in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Army divers retrieve body of one miner from flooded 300-foot-deep coal mine in Assam

Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday.

JEE Aspirant, 19, Dies by Suicide in Kota, First Such Case This Year

A 19-year-old student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission in undergraduate engineering courses, died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota district on Wednesday, police said.

Tough questions for India after two debacles in a row

A second series loss raises more questions than answers as head coach's performance comes under the lens

Govt Forecasts FY25 GDP Growth at 6.4%

India's economy is expected to grow 6.4% in the current fiscal year ending March, the National Statistics Office said on Tuesday, below the initial government projection of 6.5-7%.

Car sales unexpectedly drop by 2% in December, says Fada

Dealers have struggled with tepid demand in the latter half of 2024

Nippon says there's no plan B to blocked US Steel deal

NIPPON'S PLANNED PURCHASE OF ITS US RIVAL WAS BLOCKED LAST WEEK BY THE US PRESIDENT BIDEN

MKT Benchmarks Rebound After Two-Day Decline As Reliance, ICICI Bank Rally

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Tuesday after a sharp decline in the previous two sessions, driven by intense buying in blue-chip stocks like Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and L&T amid a firm trend in global markets.

Duty Cut on Smartphone Parts to Hit Electronics Ecosystem, Jobs

Any reduction in the customs duty on smartphone parts in the forthcoming budget will harm India's developing component ecosystem, discourage investment, increase imports, and make local firms uncompetitive, potentially resulting in job losses, think tank GTRI said on Tuesday.

Wagh Bakri Tea To Invest ₹100 Cr For New Mfg Unit

Ahmedabad-headquartered Wagh Bakri Tea Group will set up a new plant in Gujarat with an investment of over ₹100 crore to increase its raw material storage capacity and instant tea output, CEO Sanjay Singal said on Tuesday.

Infosys taps staff to build ideas factory

In a first, Infosys Ltd has asked employees to think out of the box and come up with new ideas that can be scaled up and offered to clients as part of a business incubator programme.

Banks' profits to moderate in FY26 as bad assets rise

Increase in bad assets will impact banks' profitability in FY26, a domestic rating agency said on Tuesday.

Microsoft to Invest $3 Billion in AI, Cloud Expansion in India

CEO Satya Nadella, however, did not give a time frame for the spending

Ukraine president sees ratings drop

President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday.

New hypersonic missile will deter 'rivals', says Kim

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un said it tested a new hypersonic missile this week aimed at deterring the country's Pacific \"rivals\", state media reported on Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region.

New Hypersonic Missile Will Deter 'Rivals', Says Kim

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un said it tested a new hypersonic missile this week aimed at deterring the country's Pacific \"rivals\", state media reported on Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region.

Kamala Harris gracious in defeat as Congress certifies Trump's win

It is not a job that she would have had on her bucket list, but a gracious Kamala Harris put on a brave face and even a broad grin on Monday as she presided over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump in November's presidential election.

Investigators Get New Warrant to Arrest Prez Yoon

South Korean anti-graft investigators secured a new court-ordered arrest warrant Tuesday for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.

901 People Executed in Iran in 2024, Says UN

More than 900 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday.