Articles by Snehashish Roy
Govt blocked over 83k WhatsApp accounts over digital arrest links
MHA has set up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which functions as a centralised agency to combat cybercrime in a coordinated manner.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 04:36 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New delhi
Govt blocks 83,668 WhatsApp, 3,962 Skype accounts linked to digital arrests
Digital arrest cases involve fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials to intimidate victims, falsely accuse them of legal violations, and extort money for their supposed “release”
Published on Mar 25, 2025 04:32 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Opposition MPs protest in Lok Sabha over MGNREGA funds, House briefly adjourned
Shivraj Singh Chouhan intervened, asserting that the Modi government had never discriminated against any state, including Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Published on Mar 25, 2025 03:10 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Congress demands CBI probe into assault on Colonel Bath in Patiala
On the intervening night of March 13 and 14, Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son were allegedly assaulted by 12 police officers
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 08:20 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Health min JP Nadda urges parliamentarians to undergo routine health check ups
Speaking during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Nadda emphasised the importance of regular medical screenings
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 02:02 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
10,150 Indians lodged in foreign jails, 49 sentenced to death: Govt
Nearly half of the 10,150 Indians being held in foreign jails were in Saudi Arabia (2,633) and the United Arab Emirates (2,518)
Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:55 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calls BJP and AAP ‘anti-farmer’ parties
The Punjab Police dismantled the protest sites at the Punjab-Haryana border on Wednesday and detained several farmer leaders.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 03:10 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Some train stops discontinued for track maintenance, not due to Covid: Minister
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishna said the decision to discontinue certain train stops was based on a 2019 study by IIT Bombay to keep railway tracks vacant for maintenance purposes for a few hours
Published on Mar 19, 2025 02:58 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
AAP RS member Ashok Kumar Mittal praises Centre for renaming colonial-era places
AAP's Ashok Mittal praised the government for renaming colonial places, urging further changes to shed British legacy and promote national identity.
Published on Mar 18, 2025 09:34 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
India has asked US embassy for details on USAID funds: MEA
The ministry of external affairs said the government had also sought information from the U.S Embassy on the NGOs involved in implementing USAID-backed initiatives in the country
Published on Mar 17, 2025 08:12 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
AAP MP praises Centre for renaming colonial-era places, seeks more changes
Ashok Kumar Mittal pointed out that several institutions, roads and landmarks still bear British-era names.
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 03:49 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Allow Taslima Nasrin to return to Kolkata, says BJP MP in RS; she reacts
The BJP leader’s statement comes in the backdrop of Taslima Nasrin accusing the West Bengal government of preventing the staging of a theatrical adaptation of her book ‘Lajja’
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 04:25 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
BJP questions Piketty’s name in caste survey analysis group
Piketty, a professor at the London School of Economics and the Paris School of Economics, is renowned for his work on income and wealth inequality.
Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:02 AM IST
Snehashish Roy
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee clashes with Union minister over NREGA funds in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged members to maintain decorum and said no one should respond to unofficial remarks
Published on Mar 11, 2025 01:53 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Women achievers take over PM Modi’s social media on Women’s Day
During the 119th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi had announced that women excelling in various fields would take over his social media platforms to share their stories
Published on Mar 08, 2025 08:06 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Congress criticises Modi government over Trump’s tariff remarks
The Congress cited India’s assertive responses during the 1971 liberation war and the Pokhran-I and II nuclear tests as examples of strong leadership in international affairs
Published on Mar 08, 2025 04:15 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Will fight for porters’ rights, put across their demands to govt: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress president Gandhi posted a video on his YouTube channel of his recent interaction with porters at the New Delhi Railway Station
Updated on Mar 05, 2025 12:59 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Priyanka Gandhi urges PM Modi to convert Wayanad landslide relief package into grant
Gandhi pointed out that the calamity has not been declared a “national disaster” and expressed disappointment over the “inadequate” and conditional relief package.
Published on Feb 24, 2025 04:30 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Economy tanked under Modi-led govt: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized PM Modi's government for the declining Indian economy, citing stock market losses and job cuts despite tax cuts.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 06:36 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
Congress, BJP lock horns over USAID
The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has claimed that USAID had allocated $21 million for ‘voter turnout in India’
Published on Feb 18, 2025 05:57 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Visionless Modi government has tanked the Indian economy: Mallikarjun Kharge
Kharge said ₹45 lakh crore has been wiped out from the Indian stock markets so far in 2025 and Nifty 50 firms have shown the worst quarterly profit growth in five years
Published on Feb 18, 2025 02:53 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
BJP targets Sam Pitroda over China remark; Congress says not party’s view
Overseas Congress leader Sam Pitroda had suggested that the threat from China is an issue that is often blown out of proportion
Published on Feb 17, 2025 06:11 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Congress alleges ‘systemic failure’ in education sector
Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said just as the system is responsible for farmer suicides, it is also responsible for student suicides
Published on Feb 15, 2025 03:54 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
PM Modi, Amit Shah lead tributes on Pulwama terror attack anniversary
The Pulwama terror attack took place on February 14, 2019, when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy, killing 40 security personnel.
Published on Feb 14, 2025 11:38 AM IST
Snehashish Roy
TMC MPs meet President Murmu, ask her to clear anti-rape bill passed by Bengal
TMC said the bill was proposed to ensure the swift and effective resolution of rape cases through mandatory measures, preventing delays or denial of justice.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 05:55 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Congress prez Kharge asks PM Modi to raise tariff, deportation issues with Trump
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that even as these pressing bilateral issues take centre stage, all Indians recognise the valuable comprehensive global strategic partnership with the US
Published on Feb 12, 2025 03:34 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Lok Sabha extends translation services to 6 more languages
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that efforts are being made to gradually extend the translation services in the House to all languages based on available human resources
Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:58 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Parliament pays tribute to Manmohan Singh, James Carter, Kumbh stampede victims
President Droupadi Murmu, while addressing the joint sitting of Parliament, paid tribute to Singh, acknowledging his long tenure as Prime Minister and his decade-long service to the nation
Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:06 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Mahakumbh stampede: Opposition parties express grief, blame ‘VIP movement’
At least 15 people were feared killed and over 70 injured in a stampede when devotees gathered to take a pre-dawn holy dip to mark the most auspicious day of Mauni Amavasya.
Published on Jan 29, 2025 11:47 AM IST
Snehashish Roy