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A month after a serving Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official from Chennai wrote to President Draupadi Murmu seeking dismissal of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he was placed under suspension on Tuesday. He is scheduled to retire a day later, on Wednesday.B Balamurugan wrote to the President after the Enforcement Directorate issued summons to two elderly farmers on charges of money-laundering. from Times of India https://ift.tt/82pftBv via IFTTT

The lawsuit was filed by a shareholder who argued that it was an inappropriate overpayment. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/HgoXcsr via IFTTT

Senators say Meta, X, TikTok, Discord and Snap are not doing enough to protect children online. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/nSc8XZi via IFTTT

The Canadian government said that its global affairs department suffered a data breach and that there was unauthorized access to personal information of users including employees.Global Affairs Canada (GAC), in a statement, said it activated an unplanned IT outage on Jan. 24 to "address the discovery of malicious cyber activity." from Times of India https://ift.tt/PeHT6VL via IFTTT

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An 18-year-old JEE aspirant in Kota hanged herself on the eve of the exam, becoming the second such suicide in a week. The purported suicide note mentioned the pressure of exam preparation. The girl, planning to improve her Class XII scores, was under severe stress. Her father works as an armed guard, and the family had been in Kota for three years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sIFR3e5 via IFTTT

Three foreign-born residents in Japan have filed a lawsuit against the national and local governments for alleged racial profiling during police questioning. This lawsuit, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers, is the first of its kind in Japan.The timing of the lawsuit is significant, as the country is experiencing a surge in the number of foreign workers due to labor shortages and an aging population. The number of non-Japanese residents in Japan reached a record high of nearly 3 million last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VvQt3M8 via IFTTT

Their appointment shows that BJP, while accepting Nitish as CM yet again despite having a huge numerical superiority, is not going to play second fiddle as it did in the three previous coalitions with JD(U) - 2005-2010, 2010-2013 and 2017-2020. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VtZlqvk via IFTTT

Twitter says the move is to prioritise safety, after fake explicit images of the singer went viral. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/HEfCGSR via IFTTT

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If there is one word to describe the Budget team, it's stability. Not only has finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stayed her full term and will present her sixth straight Budget, but there are at least two secretaries who would be there for their fifth Budget - a rarity in bureaucracy.Finance secretary T V Somanathan and department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey have been part of the Budget team since they took over top positions and could well have two full Budgets to deal with in July and Feb 2025. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VM3lkuf via IFTTT

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Republic Day was celebrated with the unfurling of the Tricolour for the first time in nine Chhattisgarh tribal villages in the Bastar region, which were previously under Maoist influence. Similar celebrations occurred in a remote hamlet in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. In Gadchiroli, an elderly couple, defying Maoist reprisals, proudly raised the flag as a message to the insurgents. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nvn2dED via IFTTT

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A former security guard shot and killed his son outside their Kamakshipalya residence after his son refused to give him money for liquor. The father locked himself in his bedroom, while the son pleaded for him to come out. The father shot through the door, hitting the son below the heart. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ud4AEsQ via IFTTT

As India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on Friday, Delhi noted that the number of freedom fighters in the city had dropped from 592 in the 1980s to just four. R Madhavan of the Azad Hind Fauz, Om Prakash, who dropped out from college to take part in the freedom movement, and sisters Subhadra and Nirmal Kanta, whose entire family fought for independence, are the only surviving freedom fighters among those registered by Delhi government’s Freedom Fighter Cell. from Times of India https://ift.tt/P46eIfw via IFTTT

Two BSF personnel killed during a UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. UP Police DG Prashant Kumar, known as the "encounter specialist", honored for gallantry on Republic Day eve along with 1,132 other personnel. Medals announced include 2 President's Medal for Gallantry, 275 medals for gallantry, 102 President's Medal for Distinguished Service, and 753 Medal for Meritorious Service. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tbUdr3j via IFTTT

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The State Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 32-year-old engineer Hussaif Abdul Aziz Shaikh from Nashik for his alleged links with ISIS. Shaikh, who supported ISIS by transferring funds, was arrested from his residence and produced before a Nashik court. Electronic devices, including mobile phones, SIM cards, laptop, and a pen drive, were seized during the arrest. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YNnX5lp via IFTTT

Five villagers detained by the army after a terror ambush in J&K's Poonch last month, which resulted in the deaths of four soldiers, have reported severe torture during their detention. The disclosures were made during a police investigation into the deaths of three civilians in custody. The army authorities have not yet commented on the allegations. from Times of India https://ift.tt/P8S63BX via IFTTT

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The company is planning price increases, even as many new users opt for its cheaper plan with adverts. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/dUhcEZ1 via IFTTT

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed the gathering at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple premises in Ayodhya, celebrating the homecoming of Ram Lalla and the opening of the temple. He described it as a symbol of a new India, led by PM Narendra Modi, that can save the world. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RJg1MUY via IFTTT

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley turned a spotlight on Donald Trump's mental fitness Saturday, after the former president falsely accused her of failing to stop the violent assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The comments from Haley, who turned 52 on Saturday, were among the most direct challenges from a fellow Republican to the mental fitness of Trump, who is 77. from Times of India https://ift.tt/czqEb5W via IFTTT

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PM Narendra Modi emphasizes the need to build an aircraft manufacturing ecosystem in India, leveraging the country's MSMEs, talent pool, and stable government. He inaugurates Boeing's new global engineering and technology innovation campus in Bengaluru, highlighting Karnataka's rise as an aviation hub. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9oXqJ4z via IFTTT

The Chandigarh mayoral polls, originally scheduled for Thursday, were postponed to February 6 due to the illness of the presiding officer, Anil Masih. The postponement triggered protests from Congress and AAP councillors. The election was supposed to take place at the assembly hall of MC at 11am. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sOVk3wJ via IFTTT

The Centre has formed a committee to extend welfare benefits exclusively targeting the Dalit sub-group in the upcoming Lok Sabha contest in Telangana. The committee will focus on providing targeted welfare benefits to the SC sub-group, different from the consolidated benefits given to the Dalit monolith, and may later extend it to other backward Dalits. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kAM1GLa via IFTTT

Mohammed Asif Iqbal's viewpoint is clear. The blind man, who is set to run 21km at Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) this Sunday, is thankful God gave him the courage to run. "I could've wasted away at home, but the Almighty has been kind... I had never imagined I would be able to run, but here I am..." he says. The Kolkata resident will be flanked by a pair of buddy runners as he hits the ground running blindfolded on Sunday. His running buddies-Mumbai resident Jay Mali and Prakash Singh from Kolkata-will guide Iqbal along the route as they sprint along. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gyCZ2hi via IFTTT

Foxconn teams up with HCL Group to start a chip packaging and testing venture in India. Foxconn will invest $37.2 million for a 40% ownership in the joint venture. HCL Group is moving ahead with a partnership with Foxconn for an OSAT facility. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tuVUkQn via IFTTT

Congress on Wednesday slammed government's decision to cancel Centre for Policy Research's FCRA licence and said such action will serve as a "death blow to India's rich tradition of scholarship and rigorous thought". The chairman of All India Professionals' Congress, Praveen Chakravarty said it was a "shame" that the government of India should be "so timid to feel bullied by a group of scholars and their research", referring to the cancellation of CPR's FCRA licence as an extraordinarily petty act of cowardice. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vASO249 via IFTTT

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A student from Telangana and another from Andhra Pradesh died under suspicious circumstances in Connecticut on Sunday, barely 16 days after having reached the US for higher studies. Connecticut police informed the parents of Gattu Dinesh (22) and Nikesh - also in his early twenties - that the roommates "died in sleep". Dinesh was from Telangana's Wanaparthy and Nikesh from AP's Srikakulam. In the absence of any official word about the exact cause of the deaths, Dinesh's father Gattu Venkanna suspected "carbon monoxide poisoning". from Times of India https://ift.tt/flWxP3q via IFTTT

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday finally got an invitation for the January 22 consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. Responding to the invite, he wrote a letter to Chanmpat Rai, general secretary of the Temple Trust for inviting him. He also stated that he would visit the Ram temple along with his family after the consecration ceremony. Over the past few days, there has been a war of words raging between VHP leaders and SP national president over invitation to the consecration ceremony. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CJMhybp via IFTTT

A day after stating in Nagpur that the Navi Mumbai airport would be operational by end of December this year, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said commercial operationalization of Navi Mumbai airport is expected by March 31, 2025. On Saturday, Scindia visited the airport construction site and said though efforts are on to launch airline flight operations by December, end of March 2025 would be a "realistic projection with a surprise in its cache if it (airport) is completed before time." from Times of India https://ift.tt/fZ0MgQ4 via IFTTT

India has strongly protested the visit of the British high commissioner in Islamabad to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), calling it highly objectionable and asserting that such infringement of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity is unacceptable. Government had in the past lodged similar protests with envoys of other countries, including twice with the US in recent times, for allowing their envoys to visit POK which, as India maintains, is under illegal occupation of Pakistan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2u0QToa via IFTTT

Foreign minister S Jaishankar will travel to Iran on Monday amid fears of an escalation in the West Asia conflict as the US and UK launched air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have threatened to respond leading to speculation that the Gaza war could lead to a wider regional conflict. India's diplomatic balancing in the aftermath of the eruption of the Israel-Hamas war in October has seen the government maintain regular contacts with Tehran over the conflict and also bilateral issues. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nebvOPN via IFTTT

The Army is shifting out the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion involved in the alleged custodial torture and death of three civilians in J&K's Poonch last month, while three parallel inquiries are underway into the entire episode that has rocked the 12-lakh strong force. The 48 RR unit is being replaced by another RR battalion following the incident, which has led to a major uproar in the region, as well as setbacks in counter-terrorism operations & continuing command and control issues, sources told TOI on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mpzTFAV via IFTTT

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The numbers are in, and scientists can now confirm what month after month of extraordinary heat worldwide began signalling long ago. Last year was Earth's warmest by far in a century and a half. Global temperatures started blowing past records midyear and didn't stop. First, June was the planet's warmest June on record. Then, July was the warmest July. And so on, all the way through December. Averaged across last year, temperatures worldwide were 1.48C, higher than they were in the second half of the 19th century, the European Union climate monitor announced Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Z1qgFhn via IFTTT

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BJP Lok Sabha MP from Jaipur City Ramcharan Bohra stirred a controversy on Monday as he said the day was not far when Sanskrit mantras would again be recited at the Adhai Din ka Jhonpra, a functional mosque in Ajmer. Addressing the 78th foundation day programme at the University of Rajasthan, presided over by Governor Kalraj Mishra, the BJP MP claimed the 12th century mosque was built over a Sanskrit university, whose remains can still be seen there. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gxeYDAi via IFTTT

Gujarat is set to host the 10th edition of its Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) from January 10 to 12. Initiated in 2003 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was then the state's chief minister, this summit has transcended its initial mission of making Gujarat a "preferred investment destination" and emerged as the driving force for a new India. The summit has also catalysed socio-economic development and evolved into a model for other states to emulate. from Times of India https://ift.tt/st0eSTK via IFTTT

Bhutan holds general elections amid economic challenges and concerns over chronic youth unemployment and brain drain. The country's policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth is being questioned. Both parties in the elections are committed to the well-being of the people. The struggles of the younger generation, including migration abroad and empty villages, are key issues. The pandemic has disrupted tourism, and the parties have plans to ramp up investment in hydropower and other industries. The elections are being closely watched by China and India due to strategic border zones. from Times of India https://ift.tt/E6MIgYp via IFTTT

Up to 60,000 could be converted to tackle a shortfall in electric car charging points, the group says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/O4mEDUT via IFTTT

A recent study by Kearney and Meesho reveals that Northeast and parts of the Hindi heartland, including cities like Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Noida, Jamshedpur, and Ranchi, are emerging as new e-commerce hotspots. Rising disposable incomes and consumer demand for varied options and styles are driving the trend. Additionally, the restricted presence of offline retail in certain regions, such as the northeast, is pushing consumers to shop online. Imphal, Agartala, Silchar, and Shillong in the northeast are home to digitally savvy consumers who are comfortable shopping online. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MlfTG2d via IFTTT

Congress suspended former Barmer MLA Mewaram Jain, accused in gang rape case, after obscene video clips featuring him went viral. Case involves Jain and his close aide Ramswaroop Acharya, against whom a woman lodged a complaint alleging rape, sexual assault, and harassment. The woman also accused Jain, Ramswaroop, and six others, including a Rajasthan Police Service officer, of ensnaring her in a false case. BJP criticized the previous Congress government for the rise in atrocities against women. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cvlm5wH via IFTTT

The Auto Expo, India's premier motor show, is set to lose some sheen as the government introduces the Bharat Mobility Expo. This three-day event will bring together 11 agencies representing various segments of the automotive industry. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has suggested expanding the Mobility Show to include other venues such as Yashobhoomi and the Noida Expo Centre. While the Auto Expo has been held every alternate year, Goyal's suggestion has sparked discussions about the possibility of continuing the mobility show next year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9j1ZflF via IFTTT

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According to a survey, the top three factors that a CXO hunting for a job in 2024 will look for are company culture, potential for growth and empowerment (see graphic). Compensation comes fourth, finds the survey conducted by global search firm Executive Access among 225 CXOs/CEOs across industries and geographies. On the other hand, top traits that organisations want to see in talent are adaptability, growth mindset and resilience. The demand for top talent - which is adaptable and can deliver in any environment - is tied-in with India's standing globally. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7YhHVtz via IFTTT

Several families had a narrow escape as the panicked animal rushed into at least four houses. Locals said they spotted the leopard at 6.30am. The animal slipped into a ground floor house, from where it jumped into a two-bedroom house, whose occupants managed to rush to their terrace just in time. The leopard that strayed into a densely populated Gurgaon village on Wednesday had been often spotted in the vicinity over the past month. Wildlife department officials said they had set up traps set up in narrow lanes of the village had not yielded any results. from Times of India https://ift.tt/N37mrk9 via IFTTT

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped his appearance before the agency for the third time on Wednesday in connection with the investigation into the excise policy case. He cited his preoccupation with the Rajya Sabha elections in the national capital and his busy schedule overseeing preparations for Republic Day. "Similar notices without any specific details have been held illegal and quashed by courts," he said while asking the agency to send him a questionnaire if it required any information/documents. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DNKTCeG via IFTTT

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UK's Border Force plans to introduce advanced facial technology at UK airports to enable 'frictionless travel' without the need for passports. The facial recognition technology will determine if passengers can enter the country, aiming to create an 'intelligent border'. Legacy passport desks will be replaced by next-generation e-gates, which use advanced facial recognition for enhanced security and faster processing. Trials of the new technology will begin in 2024, coinciding with the roll-out of electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to replace visas for certain purposes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xzch4BA via IFTTT

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