In this Special Report, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Co-founder of Deep Tech for Bharat, defends the government's directive to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones. Addressing concerns about potential state surveillance, the former Prasar Bharati CEO terms such fears as 'unfounded and exaggerated'. He argues that the move is a 'positive step' to combat the 'massive amount of fraud' and 'digital arrest' cases plaguing India. Vempati highlights that the app empowers users to block stolen phones and check fraudulent connections, emphasizing its role in public interest and cyber security.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
