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NEW DELHI: Fair trade watchdog CCI is examining whether the country's largest airline, IndiGo, violated competition norms, a senior official said on Friday amid the carrier facing regulatory scrutiny over significant flight disruptions. IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of over 65 per cent, cancelled hundreds of flights starting from December 2, causing hardships to thousands of passengers, and the situation is stabilising now. While aviation safety regulator DGCA is probing the flight d

NEW DELHI: A Private Member's Bill seeking a clear legal framework for regulation of deepfakes has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Regulation of Deepfake Bill, introduced by Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde in the House on Friday, aims to protect citizens by mandating prior consent from individuals depicted in deepfake content. Misuse of deepfakes for harassment, deception and misinformation has escalated, creating an urgent need for regulatory safeguards, Shinde said. The Bill also lists

NEW DELHI: India on Monday pitched for a global mechanism to check any possible misuse of biological weapons in view of the uncertain international security environment. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said misuse of biological weapons by non-state actors is no longer a distant possibility and international cooperation is needed to combat such a challenge. He was speaking at a conference on 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Bioterrorism is a serious concern that the int

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at eight locations in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir in connection with a white-collar terror module that was behind a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort, officials said here. The NIA teams conducted searches at the residence of Moulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay in Shopian, officials said. Wagay has emerged as the mastermind of the radicalisation and recruitment of the 'white-collar' terror module busted early la

NEW DELHI: An all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of the Winter session of Parliament is underway here on Sunday where the opposition is likely to rake up various issues, including Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the Delhi blast and foreign policy matters that it wants to raise in both Houses. While Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and his deputy Arjun Ram Meghwal are representing the government, the opposition is being rep

CHANDIGARH: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday examined a Maruti Brezza car parked inside Al-Falah University in Faridabad. A suspicious (Maruti) Brezza car at Al Falah University in Dhauj is being inspected by Jammu and Kashmir Police, Faridabad police said in an official statement. A Haryana police officer on condition of anonymity said, The Haryana-registered vehicle was found in the university parking lot, as part of the ongoing investigations as many cars parked in the medical college

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is further strengthening its ime-tested partnership with Russia and highlighted defence collaboration with Moscow for manufacturing of AK-203 rifles and BrahMos missiles. The remarks come weeks after the US imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, and 25 per cent penalty for New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil. He was speaking at the 3rd edition of Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2025 at Greater Noida. Russia is the count