San Francisco: Facebook is set to launch a petitions feature called “Community Actions” that will let users request a change from their local and national elected officials and government agencies. According to a report in TechCrunch late Sunday, “Community Actions” will be a petition feature in Facebook’s News Feed and[Read More…]
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New Snapchat update draws ire of over 6 lakh users
London: Snapchat’s latest redesign, which was released last week, has not gone down well with many users. This is evident from the fact that an online petition calling for the removal of the new update has attracted more than 6 lakh signatures. The “Remove the new Snapchat update” petition, which is[Read More…]
Petition seeking online cab services in Goa goes viral
An online petition demanding to CM Manohar Parrikar to allow online cab services like Ola and Uber in Goa has gone viral. Goa being on of the top tourist places in India attracts an incredible number of tourist round the year. This petition was started by an NRI of Goan[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor reacts on petition nominating him as UPA’s PM candidate in 2019
Days after an online petition proposed the name of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the veteran congress leader finally reacted on it seeing the huge sentiments of people attached to the idea and the amount of[Read More…]
Beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that a beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force, no matter what religion. The apex court dismissed the petition of a Muslim officer who was sacked in 2008. A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also said that the[Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear petition on seeking ban on ‘gau rakshaks’
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking its direction to ban cow vigilante groups for allegedly “creating disharmony among various communities and castes” and indulging in mob violence. A bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy have sent notices to Centre and Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra,[Read More…]
Ghana University wants to remove Gandhi statue from campus
A petition calling for the removal of a of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi from a university in Ghana is gaining popular support. The university has cited a controversy over what critics call his “racist identity.” Even though the government has made it clear that the removal would be for[Read More…]
Petitions in Pakistan court to ban Indian movies, EVMs
A petition demanding the ban on exporting electronic voting machines and biometric machines from India has been filed in the Lahore high court. Advocate Azhar Siddique has filed a writ petition on behalf of a citizen, and said the Pakistan Election Commission (ECP) opened bidding to acquire the electronic voting[Read More…]
SC quashes petition seeking ban on WhatsApp
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Haryana-based activist Sudhir Yadav to ban social messaging application WhatsApp. His reasoning included that it is a threat to national security as it enables terrorists to communicate given its end-to-end encryption. The apex court asked Yadav to approach the Centre or any[Read More…]