EAM Jaishankar meets Rajapaksa brothers; discuss challenges faced by Sri Lanka

EAM Jaishankar meets Rajapaksa brothers; discuss challenges faced by Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday held discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on a range of issues of mutual interest and thanked the Indian government for its steadfast commitment to assisting Colombo during its troubled times. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives…

Big tech must share revenue with digital news publishers: I&B secretary

Big tech must share revenue with digital news publishers: I&B secretary

It is important that digital news platforms, which create original content, get a fair share of revenue from the big tech platforms which aggregate this content for the growth of the news industry, said Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, at the inaugural session of the DNPA conclave. “There have been issues regarding…

Consumer affairs ministry brings framework for social media influencers, heavy penalty for violation

Consumer affairs ministry brings framework for social media influencers, heavy penalty for violation

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has brought guidelines and frameworks for social media influencers and celebrities endorsing brands on social media platforms. From today, all social media influencers and celebrities will have to disclose their endorsements of any brands on social media. Non-disclosure may invite a heavy penalty. This falls under the category of advertisements because…

Day after inauguration, two Mumbai metro lines open for commuters

Day after inauguration, two Mumbai metro lines open for commuters

Two Mumbai Metro lines – 2A and 7- opened for commercial and revenue-generating operations at 4 pm on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly-constructed two lines on Thursday. The two metro lines 2A and 7 were granted safety clearances by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS). Line 2A connects Dahanukarwadi in Kandivali…

Wrestling federation to file FIR against protesting athletes for spreading ‘disinformation’: Sources

Wrestling federation to file FIR against protesting athletes for spreading ‘disinformation’: Sources

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is likely to file an FIR against athletes protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar seeking removal of panel chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, sources told India Today. According to sources, the federation believes that the protesting athletes disseminated disinformation to the wrestlers who were to participate at an event in…

Manish Sisodia resends proposal for Delhi teachers’ training in Finland to L-G

Manish Sisodia resends proposal for Delhi teachers’ training in Finland to L-G

Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has resend the proposal for Finland-based training for school teachers of the state government to the Lieutenant Governor. Previously, the L-G stalled the Finland-based teachers’ training twice by objecting to the file, despite the elected government’s approval, Sisodia said. In the proposal moved this time, the deputy chief minister…

Gas cylinder explodes in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta, 3 injured

Gas cylinder explodes in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta, 3 injured

At least two firemen and another person were injured in a cylinder blast in business establishments near the civil station in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district on Friday. The blast occurred after a fire breakout in one of the business establishments in the area. The fire gradually engulfed nearby shops. While efforts were being made to douse…

Sonmarg witnessing  tourists after 2 Avalanches hit by Sarbal baltal

Sonmarg witnessing tourists after 2 Avalanches hit by Sarbal baltal

Sonamarg, with a literal meaning ‘the meadow of gold’ and with snow clad mountains sharing a spectacular blue sky, situated at an altitude of 2730 m, is a mesmerizing hill station in district Ganderbal. “The flow of tourists is much better than what it was earlier. Welcoming the tourists, people from the tourism sector said…

Principal Secretary visits Samba, reviews development of New Industrial Estates

Principal Secretary visits Samba, reviews development of New Industrial Estates

Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Prashant Goyal, on Friday toured industrial area of Samba and reviewed development of new Industrial Estates besides assessing status of land availability. Secretary in Industries and Commerce Department, Samita Sethi, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta, MD, SIDCO, Raman Kumar Kesar, SDM Vijaypur, ACR Samba besides officials of Revenue, Industries and…

Agri Dept Kashmir sends consignment of Kashmir Vegetables to UAE

Agri Dept Kashmir sends consignment of Kashmir Vegetables to UAE

Sending Vegetables to UAE opens global window to Kashmir specific agri produce: Director Agri. Pursuing the vision of introducing/ promoting Kashmir based vegetables, spices and other agricultural commodities on global platform and increasing the participation of farmers, agri-preneurs of Kashmir in the global agriculture trade, the Department of Agriculture Kashmir in collaboration with an international…