Tag: Mission
US Authorities Confirm Investigation Of Facebook For Data Leaks
The US Federal Trade commission confirmed on Monday that it is investigating Facebook after the leak of personal and other data on some 50 million users to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.....
Karnataka To Vote On May 12 To Elect New Assembly
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that voting to elect a new Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 12 and results will be declared on May 15, setting the ball rolling for one of the most prestigious battles between the Congress and the BJP.....
DCW Chief Maliwal To End Fast On Sunday
Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal, whose indefinite hunger strike to demand death for rapists of children continued for the ninth day on Saturday, said she would end her fast at 2 p.m. on Sunday.....
NASA's InSight Spacecraft Blasts Off To Mars
NASA's InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars blasted off to the Red Planet on Saturday aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.....
32 Killed As Pakistan Votes To Elect New Government
At least 32 people were killed and several injured mostly in a suicide bombing in Balochistan on Wednesday as millions of voters queued up across Pakistan to elect a new government.....
Direct Centre To Notify Appointments Recommended By SC Collegium, Seeks PIL
A petition was filed on Monday seeking a direction to the Centre to immediately notify all recommendations for appointment of judges that have been sent it by the Supreme Court Collegium.....
LS Passes Amendment Bill To Accord OBC Commission Constitutional Status
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed an amendment bill to give constitutional status to the OBC Commission by approving alternate amendments to those adopted by the Rajya Sabha.....
SC Seeks EC's Response To PIL On Access To EVMs, VVPATs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission's response to a PIL for restricting the access to EVMs and VVPATs to security-cleared engineers of PSUs ECL and BEL.....
Dilbagh Singh Is J&K DGP, Vaid Posted Transport Commissioner
IPS officer Dilbagh Singh was on Thursday given additional charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) in Jammu and Kashmir in place of S.P. Vaid.....
Beijing Hits Back As Trump Slaps Tariffs On Chinese Goods
The trade war between the US and China got uglier on Tuesday as Beijing slapped tariffs on American goods worth $60 billion in retaliation to the additional taxes of $200 billion on Chinese goods by Washington.....
