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Apple Inc. assembled $22 billion worth of iPhones in India in the 12 months ended March, increasing production by nearly 60% over the previous year in a sign of continued diversification away from China.

In a groundbreaking move to tackle climate change, 63 countries, including India, have voted in favour of the world’s first global carbon tax for the shipping industry.

Former leaders of Overseas Friends of BJP Canada donated thousands to the Conservative leader and his party.

An Indian-made component was identified in a Russian weapon system for the first time, while nearly all American-made parts have been phased out, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on April 7.

The section also gives tax authorities the power to “gain access by overriding the access code to any said computer system, or virtual digital space, where the access code thereof is not available.” That text appears in the same paragraph describing powers to break down doors or crack safes.

I honestly am speechless about this

Fictional movie "Santosh" by Sadhya Suri blocked for release in India because its portrayal of misogyny, Islamophobia and violence in the Indian police force is too close to reality.

Weeks after it made headlines for being the venue of podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s remarks, the Habitat Comedy Club in Mumbai now stands shut following vandalism, two FIRs and a political controversy surrounding Kunal Kamra’s performance at the venue.

Why exactly were they investigating suicide to begin with? Because his post mortem report says cause of death was hanging till death... and his body was also found hanging in his own bedroom.

Her husband had spent the day helping his family prepare an elaborate sadhya (feast) for Onam, smugly pointing out at the dining table that the mango curry was “all him”. Those at the table soon broke into a mock argument over who made what, but his son let out a snort of derision.

Learning GIMP. Made a wallpaper from ISRO logo.

While the IT Ministry hasn’t sent an official notice to X Corp, a source told the news agency, “We are in touch, we are talking to them (X) to find out why it is happening and what are the issues. They are engaging with us.”

For the first time, the govt revealed that Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s blocking/grievance redressal inter-departmental committee has members from Press Council of India, FICCI and CII. Rule 14 of IT Rules 2021 allows for this.

10x is much stricter then what most people would expect.

The timing is significant as opposition parties have intensified allegations of voter fraud and manipulation involving duplicate voter IDs.

The Centre appeals against HC's ruling on unconstitutional fact check amendment, asserting it targets intentional misinformation without violating free speech.

Pursuing fossil fuel expansion alongside an ambitious 600 GW renewables target renders India's energy policy a paradox of competing priorities

New: IT parliamentary committee on wants MIB to introduce Broadcasting Bill in parliament at the earliest. In Jan submission to the committee, for the first time, MIB acknowledged the existence of the 2024 draft.

Honestly, instead of bringing starling to India, Jio should start making their cell service better for indoor coverage. Also, with how much pollution Starlink causes, I would never use it.

The Climate March 2025, organised by COHAS and led by the Public Transport Forum saw hundreds rallying from Chatth Ghat, ITO, calling for urgent policy reforms to ensure better, more accessible urban mobility.

Reliance Jio chairperson Akash Ambani had earlier asked the government to update the draft of the National Data Centre Policy so that Indian data remains within Indian data centres.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has now authorised ‘head of police department’ of Union Territories to intercept calls and messages under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.

As part of its unwavering commitment to regulating personal choices, trampling on liberty and invading privacy, the Department of Moral Surveillance, Kingdom of Uttarakhand, is inviting applications from eligible candidates for the post of Registrar (Live-In Relationships). This role will bring cohabiting couples into full compliance with the newly introduced Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Shishodia, both lost their seats though ex-CM Atishi Marlena/Singh has won on her seat.

Basmati rice — the region’s “scented pearl” — was probably once exported to the Roman Empire, historians say, and is today in growing demand in the United States and Europe. Yet its origins have never been more divisive or its future more uncertain.

Google Maps has been blamed for fatal accidents in India.An Indian politician recently suggested to the Parliament that the country should develop homegrown mapping solutions.Digital mapping experts believe these incidents are not specific to Google Maps and instead reveal systemic challenges to mapping Indian roads.

On January 24, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a groundbreaking verdict affirming the Bombay High Court’s ruling on intellectual property loss compensation under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and its 1995 Rules. The order underscores the need for legal interpretations to evolve with a dynamic and changing society.

A US military plane is deporting migrants to India, marking President Donald Trump's first crackdown on Indian immigrants after assuming office, Reuters reported quoting an official on Monday.

“Data privacy issues regarding DeepSeek can be addressed by hosting open source models on Indian servers,” Vaishnaw said at an industry conference.

Tax authorities have cancelled the non-profit status of Reporters Collective, claiming

The first case against ChatGPT in India was filed by news agency ANI, according to the news agency’s counsel. In its response to the ANI lawsuit, OpenAI had argued that Indian courts lack jurisdiction over copyright claims as the company’s servers are located abroad. It further stated that deleting training data, as requested, would breach its obligations under US law.

Deploying NVS-02 via GSLV-F15 with a fully indegenous cryogenic stage, on 29th JAN.

The Reserve Bank of India's planned cloud platform will use local IT firms, pitting it against the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and IBM Cloud, in a first-of-its-kind initiative from a major global central bank.

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As the affluent or the relatively upper strata starts to directly see issues, would the govt be forced to have better quality infra development?

Bjp had broken the norm of the most senior parliamentarian being the pro-tem speaker. Kodikunnil Suresh, Congress' MP from the Mavelikkara assembly of Kerala, was the seniormost MP(8 terms, 25+ years of experience as an MP), but he was not made the pro-tem speaker.

Looks to me like more people just being freighted of Modi.

So happy with these result, finally our democracy can breathe! kudos to the opposition that they performed against all odds.