Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar highlighted concerns about misinformation and manipulation via social media during elections. He urged the creation of a plan where algorithms clarify rather than distort information. Kumar also called for big tech companies to implement measures to prevent fake content and emphasized judicial oversight and robust cyber defense mechanisms to protect the electoral process.
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A youth-led study tour by I.I.M.U.N. brought 60 future leaders together in the UK, emphasizing India-UK relations and glocal citizenship. Highlights included discussions in the British Parliament, visits to prestigious universities, and participation in Indian Republic Day celebrations at the Indian High Commission in London.
Asaduddin Owaisi criticized Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi, claiming they share the same ideology. He urged voters to support AIMIM candidates in the upcoming Delhi polls. He questioned the judicial process and accused Kejriwal of neglecting the Okhla constituency. Owaisi asserted that BJP would not win in Okhla.
Captains Devi Sharan and S.P.S. Suri, involved in the IC-814 hijacking, faced another peril in 2011 during the Libyan civil war, getting held at gunpoint before escaping. Their subsequent flights faced hurdles, including denied airspace entry, but they managed to return to Delhi safely.
Indore and Udaipur have become the first Indian cities to gain international recognition as accredited wetland cities under the Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty focused on wetland conservation. Although Bhopal was also nominated, it missed out due to ecological concerns. Currently, 85 Indian wetlands are protected under this treaty, which includes 172 member countries globally.
Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat suggested that symbols of colonial heritage or past invaders that insult India's heritage and culture may be reviewed and removed from the protected monuments list. He refused to comment specifically on Aurangzeb’s tomb, citing adherence to the law protecting all notified monuments.
Three days after two-year-old male tiger ST-2402 strayed from Sariska Tiger Reserve, forest authorities tranquillised and rescued it. The young tiger was hiding in a kitchen in Chilki Ka Bas village while villagers stayed indoors. It had injured three people earlier and damaged a forest team's vehicle before being captured.
Five Maoists, including two women, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Bijapur, Bastar. This operation came days after an IED blast killed eight policemen and a civilian driver. Security forces seized weapons and explosives, and further search operations are ongoing in the region.
The RSS has voiced concern over the continuous violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh by radical Islamist groups, citing it as a severe violation of human rights. It also condemned the Bangladeshi interim government for its alleged support for this violence and urged the Indian government to protect Bangladeshi Hindus and engage in dialogue with Dhaka.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of Art of Living, unveiled rare relics of the original Somnath Jyotirlingam in Delhi during a Maha Satsang titled Anandam. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, who attended the event, praised the organization’s Yamuna cleanup efforts and announced plans for a riverfront project.