For retest, why curtail rights of 150m Telegram users: High court; attorney general says app a ‘Frankenstein’ | India News

Telegram open to mass misuse, says SG, justifies curbs NEW DELHI: Delhi high court will pronounce its judgment on Friday at 10.30am on Telegram’s plea challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily block the messaging platform in India in view of the June 21 NEET retest.On Thursday, HC extensively questioned both sides. It wondered how the…

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Sanchar Saathi App row: Can you delete it? Centre’s big clarification after opposition’s ‘snooping’ charge | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App could be deleted by the user from their mobile phones, adding that the government’s job was only to “introduce this app to everyone”. The clarification came after a massive political row erupted over the government’s dictum to makers to pre-install the app in…

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Zohran Mamdani to assume office: NYC to get new mayor; attorney general Letitia James to administer midnight oath

As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, Zohran Mamdani will officially assume office as the mayor of New York City, marking the start of his term with two separate swearing-in ceremonies.The Democrat’s team has planned a private oath-taking with family at midnight, followed by a public ceremony in the afternoon outside City Hall….

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‘No limits, no transparency, no controls’: US accuses China of covert nuclear tests as New START expires

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The United States on Friday accused China of secretly carrying out nuclear explosive tests, even as Washington and Moscow acknowledged the need to urgently begin fresh arms control talks following the expiry of the last remaining US–Russia nuclear treaty.The accusation came as US officials renewed pressure on Beijing to be…

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