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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
TopicInformation Technology Act 2000

Topic: Information Technology Act 2000

Gangsters, murders & gun culture—67 songs glorifying crime taken down in Haryana STF crackdown

Sushil Manav -
Notices have been issued to the digital intermediaries hosting the songs in question. Some of the flagged songs have since been removed or geo-blocked in India.

Not constant monitoring by govt, it’s non-intervention that will help internet safety in India

Akash Karmakar -
Proposed amendments to IT rules aim to prioritise safety of digital Indians by appointing a government-controlled grievance appellate committee.

Bombay HC order on IT Rules is a start. But its critical eye has missed a greater threat

Shweta Venkatesan -
The order made strong observations on how Rule 9 curtails freedom of speech. However, it did not address the constitutionality of other provisions.

All about Section 69A of IT Act under which Twitter had withheld several posts & accounts

Taran Deol -
The govt had last year used the same law to ban 59 Chinese apps in the wake of the Galwan clash in Ladakh.

Modi govt blocked 3,635 websites & webpages in 2019 — over twice of 2017 figures

Revathi Krishnan -
Instances of content that had the potential to incite hatred and violence increased with higher internet usage, Union minister Sanjay Dhotre informed the Lok Sabha.

Modi govt defends surveillance order in SC, says no blanket permission to agencies

Ritika Jain -
Surveillance will be done only if securing information is not possible through other avenues, Modi govt tells Supreme Court.

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Opinion

Why RBI’s draft rules aren’t enough to curb mis-selling of financial products

Renuka Sane -
For too long, sales misconduct has been treated as an operational issue created by overzealous relationship managers. The elevation of the issue to the board level signifies that mis-selling is a governance failure.

5 reasons to lower eligibility age for taking civil services exam. UPSC needs young people

Delhi, Mumbai houses have reached Goa. They are grand, loud, and not Portuguese

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Economy

Russian buffer for crude, but India’s LPG imports vulnerable as Iran conflict chokes Strait of Hormuz

Udit Bubna -
India imports roughly 80–85% of its LPG requirements, with bulk sourced from Gulf suppliers, almost all of it coming through the Strait of Hormuz.

Defence

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

National Interest

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

Shekhar Gupta -
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.

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