Author: Siddhant Samantaray

The long-awaited Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, which was drafted in 2019, was withdrawn by the Center yesterday. It was done so in favor of a new bill that would be introduced with a “comprehensive framework” and “current digital security legislation.” A data protection law has long been discussed, but the Bill, that was introduced in 2019, has worried major digital businesses. The unlimited exclusions provided to the government in the Bill, enabling monitoring, had also drawn criticism from civil society organizations. Manish Tewari, a congressman, and JPC member declared that he had opposed the PDP Bill from the…

Every effort is being made by Alia Bhatt, who made her pregnancy announcement in late June, to promote her next movie, Darlings. Alia yesterday talked about how she managed her first pregnancy while continuing his work. She feels that because she is well and fit, she doesn’t need to relax for now.  Delhi: Tuesday Aug 2, Alia was questioned about the challenges of marketing the movie while being pregnant even during song launch for the movie. To which she replied aptly, if you’re in good physical shape and have a safe pregnancy, you are not required to take any time…

A chemical gas leak yesterday took place at an industrial location in Andhra Pradesh’s Atchuthapuram district. It resulted in up to 50 people being unwell and being rushed to the hospital, according to news agency ANI. According to early accounts, women workers may have been unconscious owing to nausea and vomiting.  According to reports, Brandix’s property is where the gas leak occurred at approximately 8.30 pm. After the incidence took place 50 individuals were sent to hospitals, and the area was evacuated soon. According to police sources, some of the employees received first aid assistance at the SEZ’s medical facility.…

The ED has accused Mr. Sanjay Raut and his family to have profited Rs 1.06 crore from the land scam. He has also been charged by the ED for tampering with the evidence and threatening a witness of rape and murder. New Delhi: A special PMLA court in Mumbai ordered ED yesterday to hold Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut till August 4. According to reports, the ED has detained Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in connection with a money laundering case. The case involves suspected violations in the reconstruction of a Mumbai “chawl.” After more than six hours of interrogation…

In the spectrum auction of this year, the highest bidder was Reliance Jio. It offered a total of Rs 880 billion for 24,740 MHz of airwaves in five bands. These airwaves will provide speeds that are around ten X speedier than 4G connectivity. A whopping Rs 1.5 trillion worth of bids were received for India’s largest-ever telecom spectrum auction process yesterday. Of the total 72,098 MHz of spectrum bandwidth that was allocated across 10 bands, nearly 51,236 MHz which is 71% got sold, according to Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. He declared that a total of bids of Rs 1,502 billion…

Smriti Irani Got into a controversy yesterday when some opposition Party leaders brought allegations against her daughter. Later Smriti Irani called a press interview to steer clear about running an illegal bar in Goa.  New Delhi: Yesterday (24 July), Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani responded to the Congress’ claims against her daughter. Calling a news conference, she clarified that these accusations are “baseless.” She said that her 18-year-old daughter is not operating any illegal restaurant in Goa. Further, she mentioned that Zoish Irani is a first-year college student and incapable of operating an “illegal bar.”   Speaking to…

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena advised Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal not to attend the Singapore conference of Mayors. However, Kejriwal has declared to attend the meet any way that has been scheduled for after two weeks. As per the official website of the Summit, it will bring together cities, corporate entities, and professionals at the top levels. The Summit will describe and analyze how cities can come out stronger from persistent and unforeseen instabilities. Essentially, it is a forum for global mayors, corporate leaders, and knowledge experts. They will share and co-create urban city solutions to make them inhabitable as…

Jio Institute is set to begin its first academic session today. Yesterday an inauguration ceremony was conducted to welcome the center’s earliest batch of students. Mumbai: The Jio institution is established as a humanitarian endeavor by Corporation Limited and Reliance Foundation. This multifaceted higher education institution began collecting entries for academic and research positions for its first session in April 2022. In its debut year, the institution offers two courses: Postgraduate Programs in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Digital Media and Marketing Communications. the admitted candidates had to appear in Jio Institute Entrance Test (JIET). The final entries were made…

Priyanka Chaturvedi, a Rajya Sabha representative for Shiv Sena rejected the rumors spread by Rahul Shewale. The former chief minister of Maharashtra had never discussed the possibility of returning to the BJP. In a recent tweet, Priyanka Chaturvedi rejected any claims that the former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thakarey ever discussed rejoining the BJP. She is the Rajya Sabha MP of the Shiv Sena political party since 2020 and Deputy Leader of the party since 2019. She was replying to Rahul Shewale, who said that Thackeray informed Sena MPs about his plans to rebuild connections with the BJP. …

Nupur Sharma approached the Supreme Court again yesterday to ask for immunity from any detention in future. She argued for clubbing the FIRs in Delhi in her petition. New Delhi: Nupur Sharma moved again to Supreme Court on Monday, 17 July, in relation to proceedings against her for a statement she made about the Prophet Mohammed last month. For her remarks, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) suspended her who earlier hold the post of party spokesperson.   In her fresh petition, she claims that following the criticism of July 1, certain individuals have continued rape and murder threats against her. Such…