The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned representatives of Facebook and Twitter on January 21 on the issue of "safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms.
Taking cognizance of complaints that Hindu gods and goddesses have been ridiculed in web series ''Tandav'', the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday sought an explanation from streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on the issue, sources said.
The audience at a book-release function here on Sunday burst into laughter when National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said he had not kissed his wife since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Asserting that they will jointly fight the 'communal' BJP and the 'fascist' Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the Left Front and the Congress on Sunday said that their seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming state assembly elections will be finalised by the end of this month.