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The India Bangladesh Agreement

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 ~Preet The author or the publisher has no rights to the image. This image is taken from  01f77e84-2dab-11ed-b360-96b459ca4506_1662445590640.jpg Bangladesh's Prime Minister recently visited India and met with the Indian Prime Minister. India and Bangladesh have inked seven agreements for cooperation spanning from river water sharing to space exploration, as well as launched new connectivity and energy initiatives.  The two sides have signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), including one on removing water from the cross-border Kushiyara river. The arrangement would assist southern Assam in India and Bangladesh's Sylhet area. Cooperation in space technology, collaboration on information technology systems used by railways in areas such as freight movement, science and technology cooperation, training of Bangladesh Railway personnel and Bangladeshi judicial officers in India, and cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Television were also areas

Yet Again a Hit on Tweets.

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 ~Preet This image was taken from  https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRnsYDIuI_RYCYUtFkyEvo2HRRov49uUwq7w&usqp=CAU  the Author or Publisher has no rights on the image. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued instructions to remove some tweets from Twitter under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act of 2000. (Microblogging Site). Twitter has filed a petition with the Karnataka High Court, saying that many of the banning orders violate Section 69 (A) of the Act. According to Section 69 (A) of the IT Act, the corporation "failed to comply with the directives on repeated occasions," according to the Ministry. Twitter provided a list of over 80 accounts and messages that it has banned in response to a government request in 2021. Twitter believes that the Ministry's reasons for flagging various accounts and messages are either "over-broad and arbitrary" or "disproportionate." According to Twi

Things Have Changed In FCRA.

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 ~Preet Image Taken From :- https://capindia.in/foreign-contribution-regulation-amendment-rules-2020-further-tightens-the-bolts/ No rights of the image belongs to the writer or publisher. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was recently revised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (FCRA). In November 2020, the Ministry toughened the FCRA rules, making it clear that NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) that are not directly linked to a political party but engage in political action such as bandhs, strikes, or road blockades will be considered political if they participate in active politics or party politics. All NGOs receiving money are required by law to register with the FCRA. The action comes after the government raised the import tariff on gold from 7.5 percent to 12.5 percent in an effort to discourage gold imports, which increase the trade imbalance and put pressure on the currency and FX reserves. An increase in gold import tariff will raise the cost of import and discourage i

Fortifying Aadhaar

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 ~Preet. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) recently issued a caution to the public not to share a photocopy of their Aadhaar with any organisation, only to withdraw the advice due to concerns that it may be misinterpreted.  The UIDAI advised the public not to "share a photocopy of one's Aadhaar with any organisation since it might be abused." Instead, it advised utilising "a disguised Aadhaar, which only reveals the last four digits of the Aadhaar number." It also advised the people to avoid downloading their e-Aadhaar from public computers. In such instance, they were instructed to "permanently erase" any downloaded copies. Only organisations that have secured a User License from the UIDAI can use Aadhaar to verify a person's identification. Furthermore, the Aadhaar Act prohibits hotels and movie theatres from collecting or retaining copies of Aadhaar cards.  Many private companies in the nation require an Aadhaar card, and user