Twitter on Friday temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for alleged violation of the US Copyright Act, a move that the minister slammed as being arbitrary and gross violation of IT rules.
Sidhu took to Twitter on Sunday, making public his resignation letter dated June 10 addressed to Congress 'president' Rahul Gandhi.
The government further defended its move to introduce fixed-term employment, insisting that the present system of hiring workers through contractors is exploitative.
The high court conducted the hearing in-camera after the counsel for the Centre requested for it on the ground that it was a very sensitive decision taken by the Army and the inputs cannot be made public.
It will bring in more transparency and reduce mis-selling
The SC agreed to hear next week a review plea filed by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further increase in random matching of VVPAT
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'The BJP wants to communalise the anti-CAA protests.'
In the wake of discontent among party leaders over the newly-formed Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, the All India Congress Committee on Tuesday set up a four-member panel to look into grievances and quell the rebellion within the state unit.
'...the CBI, just to force people to implicate me and the CM, has beaten up dozens of people,' Kumar alleged.
The Income Tax department is set to overhaul its official website for better taxpayer interface and has invited suggestions from public in order to make the portal more user friendly.
The rebel members of Legislative Assembly of the ruling Congress in Assam on Saturday apparently failed to cause much discomfort for veteran Tarun Gogoi, the chief minister, in the special sitting of the legislature party. At the end Gogoi came out victorious with all the MLAs promising to try winning all the 14 Lok Sabha seats for the party in Assam in the next general election.
No one in Bihar will deny Nitish Kumar's contribution to governance, notes Aditi Phadnis.
In its latest report, the IRS survey shows a decline in readership for all newspapers, magazines and periodicals, a fact that has not gone down well with INS.
Telcos in line of fire over call drops, inflated bills
The move is aimed at protecting investors from parking their money in dubious schemes.
The court also said that it is to be ensured that no life was lost there and posted the matter after two weeks, saying it will wait for normalcy to return.
Will the M (Muslims) in the RJD's M+Y move fast swiftly towards the MIM and away from the RJD, asks Mohammad Sajjad.
Veteran BJP leader Eknath Khadse says he will expose Devendra Fadnavis in a forthcoming book.
Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.
"We have urged Indian authorities to respect human rights and restore full access to services, including internet and mobile networks," she said.
The face-off within the Karnataka judiciary just got murkier with the registrar moving the Supreme Court of India seeking a gag order on one of its judges, who had allegedly passed remarks on assignment of judicial matters.
The sessions court will continue hearing the revision application on Tuesday, special public prosecutor Pradip Gharat said. Goswami's lawyer Parkar said after the revision plea is heard, the court will take up the bail plea for hearing.
FA to adopt Rooney Rule in appointing future England managers
Calling the demat scandal in Yes Bank IPO allocation as "the tip of the iceberg", Investors' Grievances Forum on Wednesday demanded an inquiry into allocation of retail portion of almost 25 public issues that hit the market after June 1, this year.
The micro-blogging platform hopes its new emphasis on governance would help differentiate it from Facebook and Instagram.
Despite repeated appeals from the police and the varsity authorities, the protesters refused to end their agitation. Police said the protesters did not have permission to march towards Parliament.
Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab has complained to the 26/11 terror trial court that food given to him in jail is laced with tranquilisers but medical experts have said there is no truth in his allegations, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The home ministry conveyed to the PMO that there was no shortage of rations at any post in paramilitary forces and quality check is being conducted regularly.
'Mamata will beat the living daylights out of BJP workers with the result that people who are not totally committed, they will promptly leave the party and go back to Trinamool.' 'Or when they find they cannot get what they came to the BJP for they will go back to Trinamool.'
The advisory follows several such 'trading leagues' coming to light, including one by a film star and her husband, wherein the general public is asked to guess returns for some particular stocks and get prizes for right bets, among others.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal conducts his first Janata Darbar.
Nirmal Singh said talks could be held with the separatists and they should come forward with their grievances with an open mind.
A roster of the work for fresh cases notified under the order of the chief justice of India will come into effect from February 5 till further orders.
Investors' money will remain in accounts till allotment.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
The recommendations of the Rajindar Sachar committee report.
Why did Pakistan sign a cease-fire without acquiring Kashmir, which was the sole purpose of the 1965 War, asks Ahmad Faruqui.
'This is a public institution, run on public money and our fees,' the students say. 'Yet, decisions that affect us crucially are being taken without consulting us.'
Many argue there's a mismatch between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on international exposure and his government's diktat to officials on limiting travel.
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