Assam is on high alert after fresh unrest in Bangladesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma flags security concern

Assam is on high alert after fresh unrest in Bangladesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma flags security concern

The State Government is closely monitoring the developments in Bangladesh, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. File | Photo Credit: PTI Assam is on a ‘high alert’ in the wake of the fresh wave of unrest in neighbouring Bangladesh, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday (December 22, 2025). Mr. Sarma, speaking to … Read more

SP flags off marathon against drugs in Vellore

SP flags off marathon against drugs in Vellore

Around 1,500 volunteers participated in the event and winners were honoured with prizes and certificates | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Superintendent of Police A. Mayilvaganan flagged off a free marathon at the old bus terminus, opposite the Fort complex in Vellore, on Sunday as part of the ‘Run Against Drugs’ campaign. According to a press … Read more

Kerala Governor flags judicial overreach in university V-C selection

Kerala Governor flags judicial overreach in university V-C selection

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday (December 14, 2025) openly criticised the Supreme Court over its intervention in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) in Digital University Kerala (DUK) and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). The Governor deplored the tendency of one institution usurping the role … Read more

Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts

Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts

An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn … Read more

Shivamogga MP flags off physical tests for Agnipath recruitment rally

Shivamogga MP flags off physical tests for Agnipath recruitment rally

Youths from 11 districts of Karnataka participated in the Agnipath recruitment rally at Nehru stadium in Shivamogga on August 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shivamogga Member of Parliament B.Y. Raghavendra flagged off the physical tests as part of the recruitment for the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme at Nehru stadium in Shivamogga … Read more

Ramesh Chennithala flags foreign job rackets preying on unemployed and IT-skilled youths from Kerala

Ramesh Chennithala flags foreign job rackets preying on unemployed and IT-skilled youths from Kerala

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Congress legislator and Kerala’s former Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has said criminal gangs in Thailand and Myanmar confined IT-skilled youths from Kerala and coerced them to commit online financial and banking frauds. Moving a submission in the Kerala Assembly on July 9 on … Read more

Medanta flags Trehan AI deepfake on obesity drug – ET HealthWorld

Medanta flags Trehan AI deepfake on obesity drug – ET HealthWorld

Gurgaon: Medanta Hospital on Tuesday filed a complaint alleging that a “deepfake” video that features its chairperson and managing director Dr Naresh Trehan endorsing a weight loss drug is circulating on social media. DCP (cybercrime) Siddhant Jain said an FIR was registered at the Cyber East police station against unidentified accused under sections 419 (impersonation … Read more

Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video

Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify … Read more

PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa

PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa

Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express began its inaugural run after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off six VB trains across India from Ayodhya, on December 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry The Vande Bharat (VB) Express to Madgaon left Mangaluru Central railway station at 12.10 p.m. after being flagged off by Prime Minister … Read more