Saturday, April 27, 2024

Topic: BJP government

Doctors not ready to forgive Baba Ramdev for insulting remarks

After backlash and lawsuits, India's infamous yoga guru turned businessman Baba Ramdev on Friday said he is ready to take the COVID-19 vaccine, days...

“Right to privacy not absolute”: Centre after WhatsApp challenges social media rules

The Centre on Wednesday said that no fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions.

WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy: Reuters

The social media giant WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook (FB.O) unit to break privacy protections, reported Reuters.

“Need more engagement with govt,” Facebook on social media guidelines

As new guidelines notified in February this year by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for social media platforms except Koo will come into force on Wednesday, Facebook expressed reluctance to comply with its implementation in absolute terms.

COVID vaccine policy: Modi govt is callous and cruel, says P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government over "shortage of vaccines" and said its directive to states to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers abroad was a "cynical move".

Indian Medical Association says Modi govt not listening to health experts

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic's second wave in the country saying that they are astonished to see "extreme lethargy and inappropriate actions" from the Union Health Ministry in combatting the pandemic.