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The Registrar-General of India (RGI) is preparing to conduct field trials of the first phase of the Census and the National Population Register (NPR) using a mobile application in all the States and Union Territories, a senior government official told The Hindu . Also read: 360 degree approach to dispel rumours about NPR, MHA tells House panel The first phase involving house listing and housing census, along with updating the NPR, was scheduled from April 1 last year, but was postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. It is unlikely that the exercise will be conducted this year as the vaccination drive is still at an early stage. However, the officials are planning to conduct pre-tests or field trials through the app in one block each of every district, which is expected to cover 50 to 60 households. The app will contain questionnaires on house listing and housing census and the NPR, the official said. “The dates for conducting the Census exercise have not been ... » Learn More about Field trials for Census-NPR to begin soon

Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister have moved the Supreme Court for transfer of four criminal cases registered against them in Mumbai to Shimla. In their joint petition, Ms. Ranaut and her sister, Rangoli Chandel, said they apprehend danger to their lives and property in Mumbai. The cases include FIRs registered on separate complaints filed by lawyer Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh and Munawar Ali, accusing the sisters of allegedly trying to spread communal hatred. The sisters also sought the transfer of a criminal defamation case registered on a complaint filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. The sisters, represented by advocate Neeraj Shekhar, said the cases have been filed to malign their public image. They said they have a “stellar reputation and huge fan following among the Indian public”. They said they were “public-spirited citizens”. They contended that the complaints against them were frivolous and a means for harassment. “Malafide intentions” “The Maharashtra government led by ... » Learn More about Kangana Ranaut moves Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases to Shimla

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Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court saying that he be heard in connection with Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel 's plea seeking transfer of cases pending against them in Mumbai to a court in Shimla. A caveat is filed by a litigant in high courts and in the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against the party without it being heard. Alleging there would be a threat to their lives if the trial proceeds in Mumbai, the actress and her sister had said they apprehend that if trial in these cases are conducted in Mumbai, there would be a "material threat" to their life and property as the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government has been "harassing" them. Akhtar had filed a criminal complaint against Ranaut before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate, for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews. He had sought action against the actor under relevant ... » Learn More about Javed Akhtar files Caveat in SC in Kangana Ranaut’s plea seeking transfer of cases from Mumbai to Shimla

Hollywood’s award season kicks off Sunday at a very different Golden Globes, with a mainly virtual ceremony set to boost or dash the Oscars hopes of early frontrunners like “ Nomadland ” and “ The Trial of the Chicago 7 .” Usually a star-packed, laid-back party that draws Tinseltown’s biggest names to a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom, this pandemic edition will be broadcast from two scaled-down venues, with frontline and essential workers among the few in attendance. Deprived of its usual glamour, the Globes — which also honour the best in television — remain a coveted prize, and a high-profile source of momentum in the run-up to the season-crowning Oscars, which were pushed back this year to April. “ Nomadland ,” Chloe Zhao’s paean to a marginalized, older generation of Americans roaming the West in rundown vans, has long been viewed as a frontrunner for the Globes’ top prize. But it will face stiff competition from Aaron Sorkin’s “ Chicago 7 ,” a courtroom drama about ... » Learn More about Golden Globes to launch pandemic-era Hollywood awards season

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Google on Wednesday said it will not build "alternate identifiers" to track individuals as they browse across the web nor will use them in its products once third-party cookies are phased out, as the tech giant progresses towards a more "privacy-first web". In January last year, Google had announced that it will phase out use of third-party cookies - typically used to track users on the web - in Chrome within two years. In a blogpost, Google highlighted that there has been a proliferation of individual user data across thousands of companies, typically gathered through third-party cookies, and that this has led to an "erosion of trust". It cited data from Pew Research Centre that said a large majority of people feel that almost all of what they do online is being tracked by advertisers, technology firms or other companies, and many say the potential risks they face because of data collection outweigh the benefits. "If digital advertising doesn't evolve to address the ... » Learn More about Will not build ‘alternate identifiers’ once third-party cookies are phased out: Google

'Are you willing to marry her,' was the question posed to a public servant, who is accused of repeatedly raping a minor girl but when the Supreme Court on Monday was told that he is already married he was asked to seek regular bail from the concerned court. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was hearing a plea filed by the accused who is serving as a technician in Maharashtra State Electricity Production Company Ltd and has moved the apex court against the Bombay high court February 5 order which had cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to him in the case. When the hearing commenced, the bench also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, asked the accused "Are you willing to marry her?" "If you are willing to marry her then we can consider it, otherwise you will go to jail," observed the bench adding, "We are not forcing you to marry." After taking instructions on the query posed by the bench, the counsel appearing for the petitioner, ... » Learn More about Are you willing to marry her, SC asks rape accused public servant

There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population. IMAGE: People's Liberation Army soldiers in Beijing. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters Under Chairman Xi Jinping, China has accelerated its militarisation, with constant remonstrations for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to modernise and to boost its loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ominously, Xi spends a lot of time telling the populace to prepare for an all-out 'struggle'. At the same time, Xi has stamped his authority on every single aspect of Chinese society so as to control the thinking and behavior of his 1.4 billion subjects. There is growing fear among China's neighbors, and Western countries like the United States, that China will stoke a war. For now, the PLA is using 'gray zone' tactics, behavior short of armed struggle but which is nonetheless coercive ... » Learn More about Why the rise of China’s military worries the world

There was a point in Manikandan’s life when he felt he hit rock bottom. Starting out as a mimicry artiste, he was a runner-up amongst the 600-odd contestants in a television comedy show. He was recognised for his talent, but the question of survival became a reality when the show ended. The only other avenue which he thought was ideal to monetise from was to join radio. He worked as a radio jockey for over two years, before he quit to take up dubbing as a full-time profession. “I have dubbed for most of the actors in Tamil cinema,” says Manikandan with childlike enthusiasm, when we meet at a café in Chennai. He was called for films that needed patch work, sometimes after the censor process, or if an actor was unavailable at that point. As a voice artist, Manikandan would meet and work with directors and actors at close quarters, but never had he approached them for an acting gig. The desire to become an actor has always been there, says Manikandan. But every time he came close to ... » Learn More about The many facets of Manikandan