The Centre has withdrawn its order requiring smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app, following strong criticism over privacy and surveillance concerns. The app will now remain fully voluntary, with users free to install or delete it.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an election petition challenging Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s 2020 Rajya Sabha nomination. The petition alleged he concealed information about a criminal case. However, the court ruled that the registration of an FIR doesn’t constitute a pending criminal case for disclosure in nomination papers, rejecting the petition.
