The Ministry of Communications on Thursday removed mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets imported or manufactured in India, days after proposing to mandate it.
The rising misuse of Artificial Intelligence to morph and generate fake and explicit images of film personalities has sparked growing concerns across the Indian entertainment industry.
As a furore erupted over Centre's decision to mandate pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday urged everyone not to go on rumours.
It has been a fantastic, busy year for Indian women's rugby to all intents and purposes. The Indian women's team finished overall 6th among 10 teams in the Asia Rugby Emirates Seven Series (a top tier competition), held in September-October, by virtue of which they have now qualified for the
India has expanded social security coverage from 19 per cent in 2014 to 64 per cent at present and now stands as the world's second-largest provider of social protection, Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.
BJP won 5 of the wards reserved for women. Manisha Devi won ward 120 Dwarka - B, Veena Asija won ward 65 Ashok Vihar, Anjum Mandal won ward 173 Greater Kailash, Rekha Rani won ward 128 Dichaon Kalan, Anita Jain won ward 56 Shalimar Bagh-B.
Congress MP Amar Singh on Wednesday criticised the government over the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones, calling it "snooping" and an infringement on the privacy of ordinary citizens.
The Centre's move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones triggered a major political row on Tuesday, with Opposition leaders alleging a threat to privacy, while the government clarified that using or activating the app remains completely voluntary.<
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned a PIL (public interest litigation) plea that sought directions with regard to the alleged custodial disappearance of five Rohingya refugees to December 16, on which other matters in relation to the Rohingya, are listed.
Apple does not plan to comply with the mandate to preload mobile handsets with the 'Sanchar Saathi' app and will convey its concerns before the Indian government, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three unnamed sources.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday hit back at Union Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia over the directive mandating the Sanchar Saathi app, claiming that the app's functionality can neither be disabled nor restricted.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, on the activation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile headsets, said on Tuesday that mandating such an app by the government is completely illegal and unconstitutional.