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'Grateful to parliamentary committee for opportunity to share preparation
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India], March 6 (ANI): Facebook Vice-President Joel Kaplan said the company is "very grateful to the honourable parliamentary committee for giving an opportunity to share how they are preparing for the Indian election."
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Ensure, your platforms are not used to create division in society: Parliam
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology, Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that social media giants like Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram have accepted that there is a need for corrective measures to keep a check on posts that lead
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Under fire for comments by employees on terror and Pulwama, Facebook apolo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Facebook on Wednesday apologised to a Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur over insensitive comments made by some of its employees in the wake of Pulwama attack, according to exclusive information available with AN
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Twitter global policy head appears before parliamentary committee
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology head Anurag Thakur on Monday allowed Colin Crowell, Vice President and Global Policy Head of Twitter to appear before the committee today and directed the micro-blogging site to ensure no interference of forei
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Parliamentary Committee calls officials of govt, Twitter to discuss citize
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has called officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Twitter to a meeting on February 11 which will discuss about issues concerning use of social media.
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Meritorious students from Himachal visit Hyderabad as part of Bharat Darsh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): A group of meritorious students from Himachal Pradesh visited the city on Monday as part of Bharat Darshan Program and interacted with the former captain of Indian cricket team Mohammad Azharuddin.
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PM Modi interview: Anurag Thakur tears into Rahul for calling ANI editor "
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for calling ANI Editor Smita Prakash a "pliable" journalist and terming her interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "staged".
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Triple Talaq Bill delayed for vote bank: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 28, (ANI): Some political parties delayed the Triple Talaq Bill for their vote bank of caste and communalism, said BJP leader Anurag Thakur.
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BJP moves privilege motion against Rahul over Rafale deal issue
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday moved a privilege motion against Congress party president Rahul Gandhi over the Rafale deal issue.
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Dharamshala land irregularities: SC quashes FIR against Anurag Thakur, Dhu
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur, his father and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and others for alleged irregularities in grant
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Undue importance being given to ICC case: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur opined that undue importance is being given to the case filed against the BCCI by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not playing any bilateral cricket with Pakist
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President Kovind, PM Modi condole Wadekar's demise
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed their condolences to former Indian Test captain Ajit Wadekar, who recently passed away in Mumbai after a prolonged illness.
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