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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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Government Unveils Key Amendments To Online Gaming Rules: Here Are The Changes
The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Pak Stresses Will To Fight Terror, Wants "Balanced" Ties With World Powers
Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a
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Viral Video: Delhi School Teacher Dances With Students On Haryanvi Song, Internet Amazed
A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.
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Govt Denies Asking EV Makers To Halt Electric Two-Wheeler Launches
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.
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RBI Chief Shaktikanta Das Again Voices 'Major Concerns' About Cryptocurrencies
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again raised "major concerns" about cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a media event on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said the central bank has conveyed its "serious and major concerns" about cryptocurrencies to the government.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
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Congress Tweets "A To Z Of BJP Scams" Amid Rafale Offensive
A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...
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Rajnath Singh Makes Statement In Lok Sabha Condemning Mob Violence
The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.
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Centre Wants To Monitor Social Media, WhatsApp, Top Court Seeks Response
The Supreme Court has taken strong note of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".
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Nissan Leaf Electric Car Considered For India; Pilot Run Planned Later This Year
Indian customers could soon have access to one of the most popular EVs globally - Nissan Leaf, as the Japanese automaker plans to introduce the model in the country as per the latest media reports. It is to be noted that we exclusively told you in November last year that the Nissan Leaf electric car is being considered by the manufacturer and could...
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'Essar Tapes': Home Ministry Probes Phone Tapping Complaint
The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.
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NHRC Notice to Top Officials of Uttar Pradesh on Mainpuri Violence Report
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that tension prevailed in Mainpuri district after rumours of cow slaughter triggered violence on October 7 and served notices to the top police and administrative officials of Uttar Pradesh.
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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Government Unveils Key Amendments To Online Gaming Rules: Here Are The Changes
The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Pak Stresses Will To Fight Terror, Wants "Balanced" Ties With World Powers
Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a
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Viral Video: Delhi School Teacher Dances With Students On Haryanvi Song, Internet Amazed
A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.
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Govt Denies Asking EV Makers To Halt Electric Two-Wheeler Launches
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.
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RBI Chief Shaktikanta Das Again Voices 'Major Concerns' About Cryptocurrencies
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again raised "major concerns" about cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a media event on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said the central bank has conveyed its "serious and major concerns" about cryptocurrencies to the government.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
-
Congress Tweets "A To Z Of BJP Scams" Amid Rafale Offensive
A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...
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Rajnath Singh Makes Statement In Lok Sabha Condemning Mob Violence
The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.
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Centre Wants To Monitor Social Media, WhatsApp, Top Court Seeks Response
The Supreme Court has taken strong note of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".
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Nissan Leaf Electric Car Considered For India; Pilot Run Planned Later This Year
Indian customers could soon have access to one of the most popular EVs globally - Nissan Leaf, as the Japanese automaker plans to introduce the model in the country as per the latest media reports. It is to be noted that we exclusively told you in November last year that the Nissan Leaf electric car is being considered by the manufacturer and could...
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'Essar Tapes': Home Ministry Probes Phone Tapping Complaint
The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.
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NHRC Notice to Top Officials of Uttar Pradesh on Mainpuri Violence Report
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that tension prevailed in Mainpuri district after rumours of cow slaughter triggered violence on October 7 and served notices to the top police and administrative officials of Uttar Pradesh.
