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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says he will not accept random labelling as ‘communal element’

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said branding him as a communal element is akin to terming Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a humanist. He called for right education & training to save youth from radicalisation and other social ills. Fr. Thomas Tharayil raised concerns over attacks on Christian minorities and urged…

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Kerala blast comments: Kerala High Court directs police not to take coercive action against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

kerala high court directs police not to take coercive steps against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in two cases till December 14, 2023. The cases were registered for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups by making statements on Kochi blasts. Counsel argued no statement or imputations were made against any community,…

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Govt to enable citizens to file FIR against social media firms for IT rule violation

Govt to assist citizens in filing FIRs against social media platforms for IT rule violation. Meity to develop platform for users to notify violations. Zero tolerance for violation of IT rules. Social media platforms given 7 days to align terms of use as per IT rules.

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Aadhaar authentication downtime very low, says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar responded to The Hindu's story on Nov 10, stating Aadhaar authentication downtime was only 0.85% of the year till Sep. UIDAI reported 54 hrs 33 mins of downtime spread over 266 days, which Mr. Chandrasekhar said was planned for system upgrades. Aadhaar authentications have taken…

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Mahadev App: Centre didn't receive any letter seeking ban, says Union Minister Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar rejects Congress' claim that Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel had first raised demand to ban Mahadev App. Alleges Baghel govt. deliberately stretched investigation to take out ₹508 crore. ED claims ₹508 crore paid to Baghel, he denies.

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Congress gains power by fake guarantees to turn States into 'ATM of one family': Union Minister Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar claims Congress uses fake guarantees to gain power, turning States into "ATM of one family". Alleges Congress misleads people, citing examples in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. Claims Congress changed criteria for beneficiaries of guarantees in Karnataka

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Centre bans 22 betting apps, including Mahadev Book Online

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Sunday said that it had issued blocking orders

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Elon Musk's son is named after this famous Indian scientist

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s family has an important link with India. In a meeting with the Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Elon Musk has made an interesting revelation about his son's Indian connection. The meeting happened in Britain, a glimpse of which Chandrasekhar has…

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Kerala Police register second case against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for remarks on Kalamassery blasts

Kerala Police file FIR against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and BJP's Anil K. Antony for making communally instigative social media posts in connection with Kalamassery blasts. Charges include Section 153 & 153A of IPC and Section 120(o) of Kerala Police Act. Case registered on petition by KPCC's Sarin P. Chandrasekhar…

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State has legalised terrorism: P.K. Krishnadas

Acts of terrorism and extremism have become legal in the State and the State government is trying to suppress all voices against it, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive member P.K. Krishnadas at a press meet here on Wednesday.

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Hate messaging case against Union Minister triggers a testy political debate in Kerala

In a Tuesday post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Chandrasekhar alleged the criminal case was an act of political retaliation by INDIA bloc partners Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for exposing Hamas’s (a militant organisation that controls Gaza in Palestine) link with violent radical outfits in Kerala.

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Kerala Police book Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for his remarks on blasts

Ernakulam Central Police file FIR against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for allegedly provoking communal enmity & disrupting harmony in Kerala via social media posts about the Kalamassery blasts. CM Vijayan slams Minister for targeting segment of society.

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Kerala blasts | Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says Kerala CM trying to ‘cover up corruption, ineptness’ by calling others communal

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan of trying to cover up his "corruption, ineptness and inefficiency" by calling him "communal". Alleges Kerala govt. allowed Hamas leader to radicalise youth, and CM trying to wriggle out of situation. Says CM's appeasement politics stands exposed, and radicalisation a big…

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Government mulls partnerships to make semiconductor chips

Six working groups have submitted a report on India's AI roadmap, incl. PPP model for semiconductors & GPU clusters for start-ups & researchers. AI use cases span agriculture, healthcare, education, fintech, security & governance. Draft National Strategy on Robotics also proposed, incl. fiscal interventions & capacity building. Benefits of robotics…

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Operation Ajay: Flight carrying 212 Indians from Israel lands in Delhi

A flight carrying the first batch of Indians, who were stranded in Israel amid the ongoing war, landed in New Delhi under 'Operation Ajay' on Friday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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WhatsApp Channels | Indian leaders wield new digital megaphone

WhatsApp Channels may emerge as one of the most direct mass media to reach voters, with India projected to have over a billion smartphone users by 2026

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Micron plant groundbreaking on September 23: MoS Chandrasekhar

Micron Technology, Inc. to build $2.75 billion semiconductor plant in Gujarat, with Union & State govt subsidies, says Ashwini Vaishnaw, He expects output by December 2024

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Data protection rules to come out over next thirty days, say MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Entities may be given about a year to tune their systems to comply with norms of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

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Centre launches Skill India Digital app to find jobs, training opportunities

Skill India Digital app launched to bring together upskilling courses and job listings. Linked to DigiLocker, Aadhaar, Udyam portal, eShram portal, National Career Service & ASEEM job directory.

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Northeast faced connectivity issues but that has completely changed: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Northeast has undergone a "dramatic transformation" to become a competitive investment destination. Connectivity has improved, allowing for economic expansion and job creation. To boost growth, 2.5 lakh students in the region will be skilled at an expenditure of ₹400 crore, funded by the Centre.…

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BJP leaders tear into Congress over report on NewsClick

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday came down heavily on the Congress not just inside Parliament but also outside it over an article published in the New York Times about news portal NewsClick alleging that it receives funds from China. The BJP lashed out at the Congress for defending the…

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Centre in the process of creating regulatory framework to tackle cybercrimes: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Central government is creating a regulatory framework to address the misuse of internet and social media platforms, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Friday, August 4, 2023.

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China, Cong, NewsClick part of ‘umbilical cord’: Union ministers slam ‘Ghamandia’ over NYT report

Claiming that Congress, China, NewsClick are part of an “umbilical cord”, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has hit out at the opposition and the “left-liberal ecosystem” for supporting media portal NewsClick.

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Centre’s DIR-V program will be driven by Indian youth and start-ups: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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IIT-M to hold meet on India’s future in electronics and computers

IIT Madras to host symposium on future of India's electronics and computers. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti to address students. Free registration and participation. Open standard collaboration to enable processor design innovation.

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