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Monday, May 18, 2026
TopicDigital platforms

Topic: digital platforms

Sandesara ‘defamation’: Upholding online content takedown order, what court said on intermediary liability

Court directed online platforms to take down alleged defamatory material against Sandesaras, clarified safe harbour limits for such media & emphasised accountability.

India’s drug approval system set for big digital overhaul to weed out multiple portals, glitches, delays

CDSCO prepares for complete overhaul. Several pharma & medical device firms have reported technical issues on various online channels, leaving their approval applications in limbo.

Bihar’s YouTube Bahubalis are here. They follow no rules but police, politicians fear them

The digital Bahubalis of Bihar are mini-Arnab Goswamis. But they are not journalists.

Stung by French fine, Google promises to change its advertising model around the world

Google said it is committed to working proactively with regulators everywhere to make improvements to its products, and that it will be 'testing & developing behavioural changes'.

India’s digital workforce needs secure software. Testing, not banning apps, is the answer

Modi govt's recent orders implicating digital platforms such as Zoom and WeTransfer without revealing the technical details don't address cybersecurity concerns.

On Camera

The rupee’s decline is part of the solution, not the problem

The govt's appeal to spend fewer dollars is well-intentioned, but voluntary behavioural change is uncertain. A weaker rupee achieves the same outcome automatically and faster.

Maharashtra Charity commissioner halts key Tata Trusts meeting citing pending probe

The pivotal board meeting scheduled for 16 May was expected to see trust chairman Noel Tata nominating new board members of Tata Sons Pvt, the group’s holding company.

Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.