HC tells police to submit report on plea against FB
The Hindu
Petition alleges ‘digital conspiracy’
The Delhi High Court has asked the police to submit a status report on a plea seeking action against Facebook and its senior officials for their alleged criminal acts and ‘digital conspiracy’. The court was informed by the Delhi Police Commissioner and its Cyber Crime Cell’s counsel that the complaint made by a company Vas Data Services, which was running its operations through its website www.yepme.com. has already been closed. “At the outset, in reply to a specific court query it is informed by the learned counsel present on behalf of the ASC [additional standing counsel] for the respondent nos. 2 & 3 that the complaint made by the complainant has already been closed,” the HC order said.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.