Bitchat: 'Substantial risk of misuse by anti-national elements': Govt directs GitHub to take down Bluetooth-based Bitchat app | India News

Bitchat Messaging App: India fuels Bitchat’s global rise despite takedown order

The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Bitchat, the internet-free messaging app at the centre of a govt crackdown, has continued to gain traction in India despite authorities ordering GitHub to remove its source code repository and civil liberty groups challenging the move…

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Meet ICE agent Christian Castro, arrested in Texas for shooting at a Venezuelan in Minneapolis and lying about it

Meet ICE agent Christian Castro, arrested in Texas for shooting at a Venezuelan in Minneapolis and lying about it

ICE agent Christian Castro has been arrested in Texas for his non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis in January, about which he lied. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still reeling from its missteps in Minneapolis as now an ICE agent, Christian Castro, has been arrested for his January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. The 52-year-old…

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CJI says nine centuries before Magna Carta, Arthashastra conceptualised ‘equality’ | India News

CJI says nine centuries before Magna Carta, Arthashastra conceptualised ‘equality’ | India News

CJI Surya Kant (Source: ANI) NEW DELHI: Giving an interesting twist to the popular belief that 13th century Magna Carta articulated the concept of equality, Chief Justice Surya Kant Thursday said he personally believed that ‘Arthashastra’, authored by legendary 4th century administrator, strategist and thinker Kautilya, conceptualised equality and gave it the foundational value for…

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As new Nepal PM takes charge, panel seeks prosecution of Oli over deadly Gen Z protests | India News

As new Nepal PM takes charge, panel seeks prosecution of Oli over deadly Gen Z protests | India News

Khadga Prassad Oli. (AP photo) A government-backed inquiry in Nepal has recommended prosecuting former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and senior officials over the deadly September 2025 uprising, according to a leaked report.The protests, triggered by a brief social media ban but fuelled by deep economic discontent, left at least 77 people dead. Nineteen of…

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