AAP MP Kang seeks Central aid for varsity

New Delhi, August 1
AAP MP from Sangrur Malvinder Singh Kang on Thursday sought central assistance for Panjab University, which he said was facing financial stress.
Participating in a discussion on demand of grants for education ministry in Lok Sabha, Kang said Punjab had not even received funds for the central schemes like PM POSHAN and PM SHRI.

Tewari raises matter of data on Digi Yatra app
Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari today asked the government about the steps being taken to protect the privacy of data like facial recognition data used by the Digi Yatra app.
Facial recognition is critical personal data, said Tewari while raising the matter during Question Hour in Lok Sabha today.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu responded saying personal data is not stored in any central location, so possibility of data loss, data theft or data breach doesn’t arise. The data shared with the verifying agency is for a limited period and it is purged every 24 hours. The verifying agency is authorised by the Central Government. — TNS