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Changes to News Media Bargaining Code cleared CANBERRA Australia’s laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals . The Parliament on Thursday passed amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. In return for the changes, Facebook agreed to lift a ban on Australians accessing and sharing news. Rod Sims, the competition regulator who drafted the code, said he was happy that the amended legislation would address the market imbalance between Australian news publishers and the two gateways to the internet. Google has already struck deals with major Australian news businesses in recent weeks including News Corp and Seven West Media. Frydenberg said he was pleased to see progress by Google and more recently Facebook in reaching commercial ... » Learn More about Aus passes law: Google, Fb must pay for news

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Jaipur Literature Fest: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lauds Professor Michael Sandel on his new book View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #S Jaishankar Broader de-escalation of troops once disengagement is completed at all friction points: Jaishankar tells Wang #S Jaishankar Border disputes a reality, should be given sufficient attention: China tells India #S Jaishankar EAM inaugurates new chancery building of Indian High Commission in Mauritius #S Jaishankar Bodies dealing with human rights should realise, terror can’t be justified: Jaishankar #S Jaishankar India's time-tested relationship with Maldives poised to take quantum jump: Jaishankar #S Jaishankar Jaishankar holds 'productive' talks with Ethiopian Deputy PM Mekonnen Just In 3 min ago Delhi: 55-year-old man killed by speeding Mercedes in ... » Learn More about We were resolute, strong about protecting our interests: S Jaishankar on border issue

Hollywood actress Emma Watson , best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ' Harry Potter ’ series has reportedly retired from acting. Social media has been abuzz with rumours about the actress allegedly taking a step back from her film career. According to a report in the Daily Mail, Emma has gone 'dormant', stated her agent who went on to claim that she's 'given up acting'. The report further states that Emma, who has been an actress since she was 9, has decided to a step back from the limelight. She is reportedly looking forward to spending time with her rumoured fiancé, Leo Robinton, with who she has been romancing for about 18 months. The actress is also not taking on any new projects. With these swirling rumours, came a wave of reactions from fans on social media. Those following Emma’s work from her ‘Harry Potter’ days, right up to her 2019 film ‘Little Women’, expressed their shock over the news. While some wished her the best and respected her decision ... » Learn More about Emma Watson reportedly retires from acting; ‘Harry Potter’ fans go into a meltdown

The family of a high-profile British diplomat who was assassinated in Mumbai 37 years ago has said it will “welcome” a reinvestigation of the case by British and Indian authorities. Madeleine and Martin Norris, children of slain Deputy High Commissioner Percy Norris, insist that the case has not been investigated thoroughly. “We would very much welcome a proper investigation into the assassination,” Madeleine Norris told The Hindu in response to a question. She had accompanied her parents Angela and Percy to Mumbai, where her father was appointed Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom in October 1984. The assignment in Mumbai was crucial, as the Margaret Thatcher Government wanted to reach out to the new generation of Indian entrepreneurs and increase bilateral trade. Born to a carpenter father and seamstress mother, Percy Norris was a self-made professional. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Ribeiro remembers him for his enthusiasm. “He did not fit the usually ... » Learn More about 37 years after British diplomat Percy Norris was shot dead in Mumbai, family still seeking answers

Social media giant Facebook on Thursday said it has always been supportive of regulations that set guidelines for addressing "toughest challenges on the Internet", and pledged its support to ensuring safety and security of users on the platform. Calling itself an ally for India, Facebook said it will continue to work towards fuelling the digital transformation of India. "The details of rules like these matter and we will carefully study the new rules that were just published. We acknowledge and appreciate the recognition from the Minister on the positive contributions of social media to the country," a Facebook spokesperson said commenting on the new intermediary rules announced by the government earlier in the day. The spokesperson added that the company welcomes regulations that set guidelines for addressing today's toughest challenges on the Internet. "Facebook is committed to people's ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platforms. Facebook is an ally ... » Learn More about Will carefully study India’s new rules: Facebook

Delhi high court restrained the media from revealing the identity of the victim by any means. IMAGE: Traders and local residents hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the rape and murder of 8-year-old girl of Kathua, in Srinagar on Friday. Photograph: S Irfan/PTI Photo As the outrage over the Kathua rape case continued, the Supreme Court on Friday stepped in to warn the lawyers in Jammu that they cannot obstruct the process of law while the Delhi high court restrained the media from revealing the identity of the victim by any means. The top court took umbrage against the lawyers body of Kathua and Jammu for obstructing the way of the counsel of the victim's family in the trial court, saying that advocates' bodies have a solemn duty to not obstruct members of legal fraternity representing the parties. The Delhi high court had also taken up on its own taken up the reports in the media disclosing the identity of the victim and asked them why action should ... » Learn More about Kathua rape: SC warns Jammu lawyers for ‘obstructing process of law’

Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, with West Bengal conducting the maximum eight phases continuing till April 29, and votes for the polls in the four states and one Union territory will be counted on May 2, the Election Commission said on Friday. IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, centre, with Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra, left, and Rajiv Kumar addresses a press conference in New Delhi, February 26, 2021. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo. As many as 18.68 crore voters will be eligible to cast their votes at 2.7 lakh polling stations for 824 assembly seats across Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The elections for the five assemblies are expected to witness a determined attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party to put up a strong show, including in Assam where it is already in power, as well as in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry where the saffron party has been pushing hard in recent years. ... » Learn More about One phase poll in TN, Kerala, Puducherry; 3 in Assam; 8 in Bengal; Counting on May 2

Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya was allegedly manhandled by some Congress members in the assembly complex on Friday, following which five MLAs were suspended for the remainder of the Budget session. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur addresses the Budget session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly, February 26, 2021. Photograph: ANI Photo. Speaker Vipin Parmar said the Congress MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, were suspended on a motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj. The Opposition members tried to stop the governor in front of the speaker's chamber when he was going towards his cavalcade, accompanied by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Parmar, after addressing the assembly on the opening day of the Budget Session. The speaker said the Congress members' action was against the rules. No Congress MLA was present in the House at the time of suspension of the five MLAs. The ... » Learn More about Congress MLAs assault HP governor Bandaru Dattatraya, 5 suspended

'Investigating agencies are not acting as independent authorities; they have stopped being neutral.' IMAGE: Protesters at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in Maharashtra. Photograph: PTI Photo Senior counsel and advocate of the Bombay high court and Supreme Court of India, Mihir Desai is advising lawyers representing the 13 accused in a case that has charged them with hatching a conspiracy to kill Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi The charge of hatching this conspiracy -- known infamously as the Bhima Koregaon case -- has been pressed by the National Investigation Agency, and the Pune police before the NIA in 2018, against Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut, Sudha Bharadwaj, Professor Shoma Sen, Surendra Gadling, Rona Jacob Wilson, Professor Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sagar Tatyaram Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor, Jyoti Raghoba Jagtap, Anand Teltumbde and Professor Hanybabu Tarayil is based on a piece of electronic evidence, a typed letter, ... » Learn More about ‘Democracy in India is being killed very fast’

'When you talk badly of the country and project a bad image of the country to the rest of the world, is it not sedition?' IMAGE: E Sreedharan. Photograph: Vijay Mathur/Reuters E Sreedharan , is the architect behind the Konkan Railway, the Delhi and Kochi Metros. On February 19, the 88 year old announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. He even spoke about becoming the next chief minister of Kerala if the BJP won the assembly elections due in a few weeks' time. In the first part of a revealing interview to Shobha Warrier/ Rediff.com , Sreedharan declares, "I have sympathy for the BJP for quite some time." What made you take the decision to join politics now? All these years I have been discharging my professional responsibilities entrusted on me by various government agencies, and the last responsibility will be over by the 5th of March. I felt even after that, my experience and my talent should be available to the people of ... » Learn More about ‘Projecting the country in a wrong way is sedition’