Top Headlines: Government mulls ombudsman to monitor porn on internet

MORE » Government mulls ombudsman to monitor porn on internet While everybody TOI spoke to agreed that child pornography needed to be curbed and dealt with in the strictest possible way, most criticized the current move, which appeared to be taken in a hurry. Class XII marks may not count in engg admissions Students may not require their Class XII board marks for admissions to all central engineering institutes, except IITs, from next year or by 2017, if a central seat allocation board (CSAB) recommendation is accepted by the HRD ministry. Govt set to enforce code, ban freebies to docs The government is planning to make the code of conduct which bans unethical marketing practices — doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts of doctors — mandatory on the drug and medical devices industry, making it tighter and providing teeth to it.

CITIES MORE » Colourful umbrella rally by students to promote road safety in Vashi Over 500 students of Rajiv Gandhi College of Arts, Science and Commerce at Vashi sector 10A held a colourful 'Umbrella Rally' today to drive home the message of Road Safety. Fire breaks out at police station, none injured A fire broke out at a police station in the heart of the national capital here this afternoon but no one was injured. Raipur MC pours Rs 30 crore down the drain: CAG When it comes to making "wasteful" expenditure, Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) seems to take the cake.

TECH MORE » 8 most awkward tech product launches Here are some awkward performances by celebrities and executives at conferences: SC's observations prompt Centre to block 857 porn sites Users complained that several adult websites, even if they did not have pornographic content, were blocked. ZTE Blade Qlux 4G review: Cheapest 4G smartphone We used the Blade Qlux 4G to find out if it's worth a buy for people who are buying their first smartphone…

SPORTS MORE » Sponsors are fully behind us, says IPL chairman Shukla The BCCI's four-member working group met for the first time to discuss the way forward for IPL's next edition and said sponsors were fully behind Board. India beat France 2-0 in first hockey Test Chinglensana Singh and SV Sunil scored a goal apiece as India defeated France 2-0 in their opening Test match of the two-match series in France. KKR co-owner Shah Rukh thanks MCA for revoking ban KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan thanked the MCA for showing "graciousness" in lifting the five-year ban imposed on him from entering the Wankhede Stadium.

BUSINESS MORE » Time right for rate cut: Finmin Cites dip in crude prices and better monsoon as reasons Orios invests in hyperlocal logistics startup Pickingo Gurgaon-based on-demand, hyperlocal logistics startup Pickingo has raised $1.3 million led by Rehan Yar Khan's Orios Venture Partners with participation from entrepreneur and angel investor Zishaan Hayath. Snapdeal raises $500m from Alibaba and others Taiwan's Foxconn and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are investing about $200 million each in Snapdeal, while Softbank — the largest shareholder in Snapdeal — is infusing additional $100 million, sources said.

ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Tiger Shroff dating Disha Patani Disha Patani was almost cast in two films with two of Bollywood's leading production houses. Babul Supriyo to sing with daughter Sharmilee Babul Supriyo may be today the Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in the Modi government, but he is first an artiste who started his career being a singer and performer. Watching porn is an individual's right The Government of India's decision to telecom operators and internet service providers to ban 857 adult sites has not been taken kindly to.

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