The minister also cautioned the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg of repercussions under the IT Act in case of any data breach came to light.
An under-construction church in Kaimri village near Hisar was vandalised by a group and the cross replaced with an idol of Hanuman, triggering tension in the area in Haryana.
Gangs from across the country targeted visitors at three-day World Culture Festival in the New Delhi amid high security and made away with valuable articles like laptops, jewellery and cash, leading to at least 70 FIRs and the police apprehending about 30 persons.
A court has taken cognisance of the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against 13 accused arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leak case.
Delhi police on Saturday filed chargesheet against 13 persons arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leak case.
The Centre on Wednesday told Delhi high court that while the city police have taken steps to ensure safety of churches and institutes run by missionaries, it was "silent" on the issue of protecting other religious places like temples, mosques and gurudwaras.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal may not have succeeded in getting the two policemen shifted for allegedly patronising a drug racket. But in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, theft of seven buffaloes belonging to state's powerful minister Azam Khan led the authorities to promptly punish three cops.
A charge-sheet against Chandra and 12 others was filed.
'Under Modi Ji's 'Jan Dhan Loot Yojana', another scam!' he tweeted.
Don't panic if your car is stolen because your insurer is liable to pay the full amount as compensation, but you need to keep in mind that your claim should be genuine because most of the insurers try to avoid such claims, says Harjot Singh Narula
'What does the nation get out of the CBI's fabulous infrastructure? Very little that is useful.'
There must be no discrimination on basis of religion, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
As per a recent decision, passengers can lodge a 'zero FIR' in any railway station and seek swift action.
More arrests are likely in this case, being probed by the elite crime branch, in the next couple of days.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned by the Special Investigation Team on Thursday for the second time in the last four weeks on the Indian Premier League controversy as also various aspects leading to the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city government not to implement the 50 per cent subsidy announced by it to people who did not pay their power bills from October 2012 to December 2013.
6 locations in New Delhi and 2 in Mumbai were raided.
The Congress president had on April 10 claimed that the apex court has made it "clear" that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "committed a theft".
Most juvenile remand homes are in appalling condition and need a massive overhaul. But whether redrafting the law will bring down juvenile crime is the moot question. What is required better remand homes, more specialised care rather than to expose young people to the trauma and stigma of adult jails, says Rashme Sehgal.
There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.
Naik's detractors -- those with 'a mob mentality' -- should debate him rather than asking him to be deported to India, PPBM strategist Rais Hussin said.
'People, whose sensitive information has been leaked by State agencies or companies having license from UIDAI to access the Aadhaar database, can file suits, collectively or individually.'
'The government must consider that Modiji's vision of India turning into a $5 trillion economy will happen only when there is rule of law in the country.' 'Investors will not invest if these lynchings keep happening.'
Execs of RIL, Essar, Cairn India, Jubilant Energy, ADAG detained.
'Underestimating its potential implications, in the event of an 'adverse' verdict, could turn out to be a huge political blunder,' says Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir.
'Modi is a master of convergence. By his ability to converge and add new features to a non-star idea, he is able to sell it. Like how he has turned Kutch into a tourist destination by selling the salt desert of the Rann as a flat snow desert of the night and roping in Amitabh Bachchan to sell it. In one stroke this has ensured economic returns to the people and on the other hand it has taken care of the national security angle in the sense that the border population in the Rann, which is almost entirely Muslim, is feeling better as now they are much more connected with the mainstream.' Ahead of the launch of his book on the much-debated Modi model of governance, journalist Uday Mahurkar speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night arrested a Mumbai-based chartered accountant and two government officials for allegedly selling confidential documents related to foreign investment policy to corporate groups after it carried out searches in offices of Finance and Commerce Ministries in New Delhi and in Mumbai.
Chief Minister Adityanath has total assets worth over Rs 71 lakh, while Deputy CM Keshav Prasad has total assets of over Rs 9 crore.
The mystery over incidents of chopping of braids in Delhi and other states continued as more such cases were reported.
As Christians took to streets of Delhi over recent attacks on churches, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday promised to step up security at their religious places amid his assertion that any discrimination on the basis of religion will not be tolerated.
'The COVID-19 pandemic must push the military into a long-term reconsideration of its primary challenges.' 'There must be greater emphasis on humanitarian aid and disaster relief including the management of contagious illnesses and impending crises caused by climate change,' notes Ajai Shukla.
Amid a raging row, two police officers were on Friday booked on charges of murder of a 15-year-old Dalit youth in Sonipat even as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed that he had committed suicide and had not died in police custody as alleged by his family.
'My only interest is that the law is upheld for each and every citizen.' 'Whenever this case is decided, it will be protection for you and every Indian.' 'I just want the rule of law of to be followed.'
'Imagine how secure are our seaports and airports that 10,000 objects can leave every decade and our custodians are not even aware?' 'This kind of targeted looting when thieves pick and choose the best of Indian art and steal on an industrial basis will eventually impoverish our great land.'
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
'In restaurants, the waiter takes your card and then comes back with the machine. Don't allow that.' 'Let him come to you with the machine and then enter the card and the PIN yourself.'
'We are doing away with human interface in metering, billing, and collection.' 'That in itself will bring down losses by 50 to 60 per cent.'
Modi also accused the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist of covering each other's corruption.
Communalising law and order situations is fraught with danger; we need to tread cautiously. Interjecting a communal angle into what is purely a law and order issue does nobody good; it muddies the picture, fuels unrequited passion and distracts us from the core issue, says Vivek Gumaste.
