Ethereum founder is skeptical of Dorsey’s and Zuckerberg’s plans

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Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg may be making big plans in the cryptocurrency space, but Vitalik Buterin doesn’t see them as likely to gain much traction. The engineer widely recognized as the inventor of Ethereum, the world’s most-used blockchain, cast doubt on Square Inc. chief executive officer Dorsey’s plan for the company to create a … Read more

Congress counters ‘oil bonds burden’ argument of Nirmala Sitharaman on fuel prices

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The Congress on Monday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “falsely” citing the oil bonds issued by the previous UPA government as the reason for not reducing fuel prices. The finance minister ruled out a cut in the excise duty on petrol and diesel for now, saying the government has to pay for the oil … Read more

Curfew in Shillong, mobile internet banned in 4 Meghalaya districts amid violence

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Curfew was imposed in Shillong and mobile internet stopped in at least four districts of Meghalaya on Sunday amid vandalism and arson over the police encounter of a top militant leader, who had surrendered, officials said. The curfew was imposed in Shillong from 8 pm on Sunday till 5 am on Tuesday, they said. Mobile … Read more

Congress says party’s official account blocked by Twitter

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The Congress on Thursday alleged that the party’s official Twitter account as well as that of a large number of its leaders and workers have been blocked by the microblogging site. This comes close on the heels of the blocking of party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account after he shared pictures of the family of … Read more

Mehbooba Mufti slams Centre for NIA raids against Jamaat-e-Islami, says it has scored ‘self-goal’

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday described the NIA raids against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Jammu and Kashmir as a “self-goal” for the Centre, saying instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea, the government was crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist. “NIA raids on Jamaat is emblematic of GOI (Government of India) waging … Read more

I-T department issues 3 email IDs for registering grievances under faceless assessment scheme

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The Income Tax (I-T) department on Saturday notified three official email IDs for taxpayers to register grievances under the faceless or e-assessment scheme. The department issued a message on its official Twitter handle saying: “In a move aimed to further improve taxpayer services in alignment with the Taxpayers’ Charter, the Income Tax Department creates dedicated … Read more

Let’s respect democracy, sir: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal slams L-G for holding Covid review meet

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today slammed Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for holding a Covid-19 review meeting with officials “behind the back of elected government”. “It is against the Constitution and Supreme Court judgement to hold such parallel meetings behind the back of an elected government. We are democracy,” the Delhi chief minister said on … Read more

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denies post-poll violence allegations

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More than a week after NHRC final report was submitted in Calcutta High Court, which slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress party for post-poll violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied all allegations about post-poll violence in the state. She reiterated that no post-poll violence happened in Bengal and whatever cases happened in … Read more

Govt likely to issue clarifications on India IT rules, officials say

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Social media platforms have been vocal in their concern over stringent takedown timelines as well as what they term as the opacity in the revised India IT rules. Synopsis Clarifications on the new India IT rules are currently being discussed and are “aimed at law enforcement agencies that give orders for information and notice for … Read more

50 lakh Indians died due to Centre’s wrong decisions, alleges Rahul Gandhi

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that around 50 lakh Indians died during the second wave of COVID-19 infection due to “wrong decisions” of the Union government. India has officially reported around 4.18 lakh Covid deaths in the country so far. Gandhi shared on his Twitter handle a new study by the Centre for … Read more