SEBI chief Buch skips PAC summons; BJP miffed at panel chair

SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch skipped a Parliament's Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday, prompting panel head K C Venugopal to postpone the sitting, with NDA members accusing him of......

Explain why minister, MP's accounts were locked: Parl panel to Twitter

A parliamentary panel has sought Twitter's response on the recent locking of the accounts of Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, sources said on Tuesday. The......

Twitter deliberately chose path of non-compliance: Prasad

Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite......

New IT rules to stop misuse of social media: IT minister

Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of......

TikTok could lose $6 bn following India's ban: Report

TikTok's mother company, China-based ByteDance, could face a loss of USD 6 billion following the Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps including the wildly popular TikTok. ......

India Post Payments Bank launch by PM Modi on Aug 21 to be a grand affair

According to sources, the postal bank will tie up with other banks and financial companies to offer products like loans, mutual funds, and insurance policies to its customers. The launch of the......

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015 At a time when the US’ Federal Communications Commission has......

WannaCry spurs govt into boosting cybersecurity

Sectoral cyber security teams to be set up to curb attacks, cyber coordination centre likely be set up in New Delhi by June. The government is planning to set up separate cyber security teams for......

'Some justification in demand for boycott of Indo-Pak cricket ties'

IMAGE: Mortal remains of CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terrorist attack, at the CRPF camp in Budgam. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on......