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Notice sent to ECI to frame guidelines for social media sites
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An NGO has sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding it frame guidelines to regulate the functioning of online social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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UN: Ethnic strife killed nearly 900 people in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Nations has said that nearly 900 people lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month due to ethnic strife. It said that 15 communal burial sites and 43 single graves have been found near the town of Yumbi.
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6 places you must visit if you are honeymooning in Hawaii
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): Every year, thousands of people head to the islands of Hawaii for their honeymoon. Just thinking about the vast beaches and luxury resorts is enough to melt away wedding stress. But those who travel all the way to Hawaii just to sprawl on the sands of Wai
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Anti-fuel price hike protests continue in Zimbabwe, social media sites blo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], Jan 16 (ANI): Protests against the Zimbabwe government's decision to raise fuel prices continued for the second day, even as hundreds of people complained that they were unable to access popular social networking platforms in the country.
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US, Israel officially quit UNESCO
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Jan 2 (ANI): The United States and Israel have formally quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka initiates action against violations of local language laws at Ch
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka has initiated action against Chinese projects that are flouting local language laws in the country.
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Unregulated tourism activities at tourist spots adversely affecting ecolog
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI) Unregulated tourism activities at several tourist spots, including some heritage sites in the country, are adversely affecting the ecological balance in those places, a Parliamentary Committee has said.
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Facebook, Twitter remove fake sites, accounts ahead of B'desh elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 22 (ANI): Social networking giants Facebook and Twitter have removed dozens of fake news sites and accounts pertaining to information praising the government and criticising the opposition parties ahead of the Bangladesh general elections.
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China using Buddhism to increase its influence in South Asia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): In a bid to increase its influence in South Asia, China is slowly using Buddhism as a soft power. From rewriting sacred texts by introducing Chinese narrative to developing Buddhist pilgrim sites and controlling monasteries in its own way, China is working
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BJP's Vision Document for MP promises safety for women, jobs, transparency
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised higher transparency, better governance, improved women safety and empowerment, better education facilities, infrastructure development, higher income and better facilities to farmers, modernised healt
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Home Secretary holds meeting on efforts to curb misuse of social media
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 25 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, along with senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs, security agencies and Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) held a meeting with representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitt
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Nepal closes over 21,000 porn websites
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Oct 11 (ANI/RSS): More than 21,000 websites offering pornographic contents have been shut down in Nepal so far following the government banning porn sites, according to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
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