Bulli Bai app: IT Minister says user blocked
The Hindu
CERT-IN, Police will take further action, says the IT and Electronics Minister
Following the outrage over photos of on an app ‘Bulli Bai’ hosted on GitHub, IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on January 2 said the user had been blocked and that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) and police are working together for further action.
This is the second time in less than a year that pictures of many Muslim women, sourced largely from their social media accounts without permission, have been used on app called ‘Sulli Deals’.
Highlighting the issue, Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted, “I have repeatedly asked Hon. IT Minister ji to take stern action against such rampant misogyny and communal targeting of women through like platforms. A shame that it continues to be ignored.”
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Agriculture Minister Cheluvarayaswamy expresses discontent over Union govt's reluctance to release drought relief to Karnataka farmers. He states that Karnataka contributes ₹4 lakh crore to Union govt's tax revenues, yet only gets back ₹30,000 crore. He urges Union govt to understand & release relief. He also directs officials to increase crop insurance registration & take up awareness activities. He emphasizes on water conservation & millet cultivation, curbing spurious & substandard products & establishing harvest hubs. He adds that 32,000 farm ponds will be built at ₹200 crore.
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Police raid house, recover 200kg ganja. Tenant absconding. Police Commissioner urges citizens to verify tenants before renting. Teams formed to nab accused, cases booked under NDPS Act. House to be sealed. Courier services to be investigated.
The Bihar Education Department appears to be at loggerheads with the Raj Bhavan again after it ordered the suspension of the salaries paid to two Vice-Chancellors of State-run universities
Hyderabad Metro Rail completes 6 yrs of operations. Daily ridership nears 5 lakh, with Red Line carrying 2.45 lakh passengers. COVID-19 pandemic halted operations for 6 months. Govt instructs L&TMRH to lease train sets to tackle rush hour traffic. L&TMRH seeks financial assistance from govt. Airport Metro & Old City line pending, Bengaluru surpasses Hyderabad with 74 km of metro line.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dropped enough hints to send home the message that he may be contesting from Wayanad yet again.
V.V. Lakshminarayana to contest elections from Visakhapatnam. The former Joint Director of Central Bureau of Investigation underlines the need for weeding out bogus votes and initiating action against those deleting names of genuine voters.
MoUs signed at GIS summit translating into reality, says A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. In the last more than four years, 130 large and mega industries have come up across the State with an investment of ₹69,000 crore and providing employment to 86,000 persons, he says.
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The Union Cabinet approved a special development mission for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) with a total outlay of over ₹24,104 crore over a three-year period