KERALA AIRPORT CLOSES ITS RUNWAY AND SUSPENDS ALL FLIGHTS FOR FIVE HOURS TO ALLOW PASSAGE TO LORD PADMANABHASWAMY’S PROCESSION
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport once again closed its runway and suspend flight operations for five hours on Tuesday, to allow the ceremonial procession of the famous Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass through the runway. According to reports, because one of the temple’s “Arattu” processions, which mark the… Read More
MARRYING MINOR GIRL GOES AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE ACT EVEN IF MUSLIM LAW PERMITS: KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
The Karnataka High Court has rejected the argument that marrying a Muslim girl who has attained 15 years of age, does not go against the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. It also held that, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which mandates… Read More
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ELON MUSK ROPES IN INDIAN-AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE SRIRAM KRISHNAN TO REVAMP TWITTER
New York, Nov 1 (PTI) Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American technology executive, is “helping out” Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a general partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen… Read More
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KERALA : NIA DETAINS HUSBAND ACCUSED OF WIFE’S FORCIBLE CONVERSION AND ATTEMPTING TO SELL HER AS SEX SLAVE TO ISIS
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained Muhammad Riyaz Rasheed, who is accused of forcibly converting his wife’s religion and then attempting to sell her as sex slave to the ISIS at Chennai airport yesterday. Two others accused, Fawas Jamal and Siyad, were arrested earlier.… Read More
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USUAL SUSPECTS PEDDLE MISINFORMATION TO INSINUATE VICTIMS WERE PLANTED AHEAD OF PM MODI’S VISIT TO MORBI: HERE’S THE TRUTH
Social media is awash with two juxtaposed images of a man—one with a gauze rolled around his right knee—and another with a plaster on his right leg—to insinuate that victims of the Morbi bridge collapse were planted ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the town… Read More
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PUNEETH RAJKUMAR CONFERRED WITH KARNATAKA’S HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD ‘KARNATAKA RATNA’ POSTHUMOUSLY
Karnataka's highest civilian award the 'Karnataka Ratna' was conferred posthumously on late actor Puneeth Rajkumar on Tuesday, on the occasion of the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava (the state formation day). He is the 9th recipient of this prestigious honour. Read more at: https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/puneeth-rajkumar-conferred-karnataka-ratna-posthumously-articleshow.html Read More
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INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS NOW POTENT TOOLKIT OF TERRORISTS: S JAISHANKAR
“In recent years, terrorist groups, their ideological fellow-travellers, particularly in open and liberal societies and ‘lone wolf’ attackers have significantly enhanced their capabilities by gaining access to these technologies. They use technology and money, and most importantly, the ethos of open societies, to attack freedom,… Read More
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OTT PLAYERS SAY NO TO DIRECT RELEASE TO BOLLYWOOD MOVIES ON THEIR PLATFORMS
Cinema can be a powerful tool for not just entertainment but also to further one’s soft power. Take, for example, the recently released Kannada movie, Kantara. It proudly depicts the rich heritage and deep-rooted culture of Dakshina Kannada. The culturally rich movie is garnering wide… Read More
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PM MODI’S NEW PLAN IS A NIGHTMARE FOR THE WIRE, CARAVAN AND SIMILAR PROPAGANDA OUTLETS
While attending the Chintan Shivir, organised at Surajkund, Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the harm of fake news and the need for fact-checking. PM Modi accepted the increasing role of technology and said that people must be made aware of mechanisms to verify messages… Read More
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AHEAD OF POLL, GUJARAT TO FORM PANEL FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE IMPLEMENTATION
Taking cues from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the BJP-led Gujarat Government today decided to form a committee to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, possibly the last one under the current Bhupendra Patel government,… Read More
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