February 03, 2021 13:07 IST
Around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers' protests went off the microblogging platform on Monday morning as the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove these accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021February 03, 2021 02:00 IST
Aim to build planned cities to take care of population in peripheral towns, says Housing Ministry secretary.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021February 02, 2021 04:38 IST
On Monday, around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers’ protests went off the microblogging platform as the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove these accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
Tue, Feb 02, 2021February 02, 2021 01:15 IST
Along with the MUDRA scheme in the finance sector, the health and wellbeing sector saw a significant push, growing from a total outlay of Rs 20,000 crore last year to Rs 58,500 crore this year.
Tue, Feb 02, 2021February 01, 2021 15:23 IST
The mission allocation this year (2021-2022) is again Rs 8,000 crore, leading experts to deduce that the mission will again have to resort to extra-budgetary resources to finance the bulk of the mission.
Mon, Feb 01, 2021January 24, 2021 04:30 IST
Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban: Cabinet to consider Rs 2,79,500-cr, 5-year plan.
Sun, Jan 24, 2021January 18, 2021 05:26 IST
India is the second-largest revenue market for dating apps, after the US, with $323 million in revenue in 2020, according to Statisa.com.
Mon, Jan 18, 2021January 16, 2021 03:41 IST
Himachal submitted its action plan this month to the Central Monitoring Committee (CMC), which is overseeing compliance to a set of National Green Tribunal orders to make sewage 100 per cent treated by March 2021.
Tue, Jan 19, 2021January 13, 2021 13:28 IST
In each of the 100 Smart Cities across the country, the appointed City Data Officer (CDO) is currently undergoing a six-week training by the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission and Tata Trusts to reimagine how data and information can solve local issues.
Fri, Jan 15, 2021January 10, 2021 03:44 IST
Deplatforming sitting US President sets dangerous precedent; tech firms are now the new oligarchs, says BJP IT cell head.
Sun, Jan 10, 2021January 08, 2021 02:09 IST
The day’s violence made Biden’s major upcoming challenge even more clear: to quell a persistent belief amongst a section of the population that his victory is illegitimate.
Fri, Jan 08, 2021December 24, 2020 00:33 IST
As US President-elect Joe Biden continues to fill his government structure in a way that will “look like the country”, at least 25 Indian Americans are set to hold roles in the new administration, with at least 15 in key policy positions.
Thu, Dec 24, 2020November 14, 2020 15:15 IST
Even though votes are still being counted and the data is still being sifted, American analysts have begun reflecting on the entire election forecasting industry, which predicted a much larger win for President-elect Joe Biden than what we saw last week.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020November 09, 2020 02:27 IST
At the state assembly level, several wins have bolstered representation, especially for Indian American women.
Mon, Nov 09, 2020November 08, 2020 04:15 IST
Victory in native Pennsylvania takes Biden above 270, Trump first to lose re-election in 25 years
Sun, Nov 08, 2020November 07, 2020 04:00 IST
Since Wednesday, the Electoral count for the candidates has stood at 264 for Biden and 214 for Trump, according to the Associated Press.
Sat, Nov 07, 2020November 06, 2020 04:15 IST
President Donald Trump, 56 votes short and on an increasingly narrow path to re-election, called for vote recounts and for stopping counts, and filed lawsuits alleging election fraud.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020November 05, 2020 04:15 IST
With lawyers on both sides of the political aisle on standby, on Tuesday, millions of Americans voted in schools, police stations and churches.
Thu, Nov 05, 2020November 04, 2020 04:00 IST
On Monday, the two campaigns held rallies in the same county, Luzerne, which was one of the three counties in Pennsylvania that switched from blue to red in 2016.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020November 03, 2020 04:08 IST
Intermixed with Halloween decorations, Biden’s neighbourhood now carries mostly signs for his name but a couple of yards showcased prominent Trump paraphernalia, too.
Tue, Nov 03, 2020November 02, 2020 04:38 IST
FBI numbers till September 2020 show that background checks, which are required to buy guns, peaked in March (3.7 million) and then in June (3.9 million total).
Mon, Nov 02, 2020November 01, 2020 04:55 IST
Northampton County is one of the 206 counties in the nation that voted former President Barack Obama into office twice, but flipped to Donald Trump in 2016. It took Pennsylvania with it, which hadn’t voted Red since 1988.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020October 31, 2020 02:58 IST
Alongside Indian Americans for Biden and the campaign’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Outreach, Hindu Americans for Biden comes in a long line of ever-shifting campaign categorisations, reflecting ongoing identity contestations in the community.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020October 30, 2020 01:31 IST
Campaigns are looking at turning out new voters in their strongholds. More than 3.5 million eligible voters in Pennsylvania didn’t send in a 2016 ballot, and Trump won the state by 44,292 votes.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020October 29, 2020 05:12 IST
Six straight Democratic presidential wins in the state have kept it more Democratic-leaning than the national popular vote since the 1950s.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020