With fake news spread on social media platforms coming under increased scrutiny ahead of the general election, a top government official on Friday said technology firms cannot escape responsibility for harmful content on their platforms.


'Tech firms must take responsibility for its content'


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Using music, dance and arts, members of India's classical artistes fraternity will pay their respects and homage to the 40 CRPF troopers who were killed in the February 14 suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.


Indian artistes to pay homage to Pulwama victims


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved a Delhi court seeking permission to question Altaf Ahmad Shah and another person in judicial custody in connection with the terror funding case.


ED seeks approval to question terror funding accused


The third Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Christchurch was called off on Friday after gunmen opened fire at two mosques in the city, with the police saying that there were "multiple fatalities".


Christchurch Test called off after shootings


Facebook on Friday said it removed both the shooters' accounts and a live streaming video after they opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city, causing "multiple fatalities".


Facebook removes New Zealand shooters' accounts


At least two gunmen opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city on Friday, with the police saying that there were "multiple fatalities".


Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques


The UN has instructed its personnel not to fly on Boeing 737 Max 8 after an Ethiopian Airlines flight of the same model crashed, killing all 157 people on board earlier this week, a UN spokesperson said.


UN personnel stop flying on Boeing 737 Max 8


Details emerging from Pulwama mastermind Maulana Masood Azhar's interrogation report -- when he was in Indian captivity for five years -- reveal that like 26/11 perpetrator David Coleman Headley, he too roamed around India without any fear. On exiting IGI, like Headley, he too was driven to the Ashok Hotel slapbang in the middle of LBZ and the heart of India's diplomatic community (Headley had stayed at the Mumbai Taj and got GPS coordinates for all the locations for 26/11).


Jaish chief stayed in Ashok & Janpath hotels in Delhi in 1994 (IANS Special)


A former British soldier will be prosecuted over the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland in 1972, prosecutors said on Thursday.


Bloody Sunday killings: Ex-UK soldier to be charged


The slow-moving US plans to set up six nuclear power plants in India have received a boost as the two nations reiterated their commitment to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation during the 9th India-US Strategic Security Dialogue.


US affirms plan for 6 nuclear plants in India


Following a global trend of grounding Boeing 737-MAX aircraft, India finally suspended the plane's operations and over-flight permissions on Wednesday evening, even as hundreds of passengers were affected at airports.


India stops 737-MAX operations, warns airlines on prices (Intro Roundup)


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted more time to the government in the national capital to respond on a plea seeking immediate action against illegal hotels and guest houses running here that are violating fire safety norms.


Delhi government gets more time to reply on fire safety


An Australian man has been arrested for selling stolen subscription details from services like Netflix and Spotify, from which he made a profit of around 300,000 Australian dollars.


Man arrested for selling Netflix, Spotify passwords


Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is under investigation for sabotage following a massive blackout, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said.


Venezuela investigates Guaido over blackout


US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it saw "no basis" to ground Boeing 737 MAX planes, despite two recent similar crashes involving aircraft in the series.


US says 'no basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX planes


The Telangana High Court on Monday directed IT Grids CEO D. Ashok to respond to the notices issued by Telangana Police in the data theft case.


Court asks IT Grids CEO to respond to notice in data theft case


US President Donald Trump is expected to request $8.6 billion for border wall construction in his upcoming budget proposal, multiple US media reported on Sunday.


Trump to ask for $8.6 bn for border wall in new budget


The IL&FS contagion continues to spread aggressively, the latest casualty being the Indian armed forces. Several lakhs of salaried workers across public sector undertakings and Postal Life Insurance have already been infected with these bonds. Now, it is learnt, the virus has also spread to the armed forces.


Toxic IL&FS bonds seem to have now infected the armed forces (IANS Exclusive)


Two Ukrainian men used online quizzes to lure more than 60,000 Facebook users into installing malicious browser extensions that leaked their profile data and friends lists to offshore servers, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the company.


Ukrainian hackers used quizzes to leak over 60K Facebook users' data


Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi fled India in January 2018 only days before the epic Punjab National Bank (PNB) Swift scam broke. Even as investigators swooped down on PNB, it was clear that Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi have ingeniously defrauded the PNB of Rs 13,000 crore using Letters of Undertaking for the malady exercise.


Nirav Modi IANS Investigation - Tracks down Nirav Modi ops in London


After 17 days of search, rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of fourth trooper, rifleman Nitin Rana, officials said. He hailed from Himachal Pradesh, a defence spokesperson told IANS.

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