October 26, 2020 04:01 IST
Other than choosing between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in what is being called the contest for “America’s soul”, these are some of the questions Californians will be voting on come November 3.
Mon, Oct 26, 2020October 25, 2020 06:00 IST
After a summer of massive protests and standing at the cusp of a significant Presidential election, Indian-American households are grappling with the American racial system like never before.
Sun, Oct 25, 2020October 20, 2020 04:45 IST
With Biden's leads in national polls, all conventional political understanding says he should win. But, the landscape feels like deja vu for pundits who remember former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's poll-lead in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020October 17, 2020 13:30 IST
Yet the most concerning aspect of this election is how President Trump and others have repeatedly claimed that if more voters use mail-in ballots or if the election results do not go in their favor, then the system cannot be trusted.
Sat, Oct 17, 2020October 16, 2020 04:32 IST
Of the 78 million mail-in votes requested this year, 9.3 million had been submitted by the beginning of this week, according to the University of Florida’s US Elections Project.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020October 15, 2020 04:34 IST
The survey comes even as the 41.61 lakh-strong community finds its voting choices in the spotlight given one, their view on politics back in India and two, the Democrats' choice of Indian-origin Kamala Harris as vice-presidential candidate.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020October 11, 2020 05:00 IST
Though Indian Americans make up only one per cent of the US population, they make up at least two per cent of the roughly 600 officials on the campaign roster of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Harris.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020September 27, 2020 04:45 IST
Republicans have the advantage of Trump and Modi’s public courtship; Democrats the onus of their Kashmir stance.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020September 04, 2020 04:50 IST
Sources said such a ban involves removing pages, groups, and accounts set up to represent the individual when the company knows that s/he is participating in that content.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020September 03, 2020 05:38 IST
The tweets, which have since been taken down, asked the followers to donate to the PM National Relief Fund through cryptocurrency.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020September 03, 2020 01:00 IST
A Facebook company spokesperson said: “We thank the Honorable Parliamentary Committee for their time. We remain committed to be an open and transparent platform, and to giving people voice and allowing them to express themselves freely.”
Thu, Sep 03, 2020September 01, 2020 18:45 IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that 'a group of Facebook employees with international media is giving a free run to malevolent vested interests to cast aspersions on the democratic process of our great democracy.'
Wed, Sep 02, 2020September 01, 2020 09:28 IST
How does content moderation work on social media sites? Some technology policy experts have called for a thick line between public policy and content moderation, while others have criticised the processes as “informal and opaque”.
Wed, Sep 02, 2020September 01, 2020 05:23 IST
Pages flagged by the BJP that are on the platform include the official account of the Bhim Army, satire site “We Hate BJP”, unofficial Congress-supporting pages, and a page called “The Truth of Gujarat” sharing mostly Alt News fact checks.
Tue, Sep 01, 2020August 17, 2020 05:31 IST
Sources said the committee Secretariat will write to Facebook Monday demanding its explanation and is also likely to summon the social media company.
Mon, Aug 17, 2020August 16, 2020 04:15 IST
Facebook's top public policy executive in India “opposed applying hate-speech rules” to at least four individuals and groups linked with the BJP despite the fact that they were “flagged internally for promoting or participating in violence.”
Sun, Aug 16, 2020August 16, 2020 04:00 IST
“I am pleased to share with you that the mission will be launched on pilot mode in the six Union Territories of Chandigarh, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep,” PM Modi said.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020August 16, 2020 01:48 IST
Enhanced digital connectivity has proved to be of big help, especially in including villages in India's development journey, PM Modi said.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020August 15, 2020 11:10 IST
PM Modi's Independence Day announcements on Digital India projects mark the culmination of projects that have been in the offing for a few years, or are a reaction to the present situation, as in the context of the tensions with China.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020August 13, 2020 01:27 IST
Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s ‘do no harm’ pick. She is not seen as being as far left as other former Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, but is also not as centrist as Biden.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020August 12, 2020 01:02 IST
The committee, it is learnt, also discussed the Supreme Court order in January that mandated that Internet shutdown orders must be made public and observed that the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression using the Internet was constitutionally protected.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020August 11, 2020 02:29 IST
Representatives from Luthra and Luthra, it is learnt, recommended narrowing down the definitions of harm and sensitive personal data.
Tue, Aug 11, 2020August 11, 2020 01:32 IST
This distributed collection of the information has led some to claim that this system can overcome issues of over-centralisation.
Tue, Aug 11, 2020July 31, 2020 05:32 IST
Dr Fauci was speaking at an online symposium organised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which was also attended by several other internationally acclaimed epidemiologists and vaccinologists.
Fri, Jul 31, 2020July 28, 2020 06:06 IST
The representatives cited the "sensitive" nature of their functions and duties, as well as gave the Covid-19 pandemic as a reason why the government needed access to personal data.
Tue, Jul 28, 2020