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TopicIT Act

Topic: IT Act

Watching, publishing, sharing pornography: What is a crime in India and what isn’t

Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has been arrested for allegedly being a ‘key conspirator’ in a case pertaining to pornographic films. Here’s what the laws say.

‘Shocking, terrible’ that people still booked under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, SC says

An application filed before the top court by People’s Union for Civil Liberties claimed 745 cases were pending trial in courts in 11 states under the now-defunct Section 66A of IT Act.

Twitter loses legal immunity in India over non-compliance with IT rules

Sources in the government confirmed that Twitter is now liable for action under IPC, as it failed to adhere to the IT rules and appoint key executives under the new guidelines.

Govt issues ‘one last notice’ to Twitter to comply with new IT rules

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act.

What Twitter, Facebook & social media firms could stand to lose if they miss IT Rules deadline

IT Act provides social media companies protection from liability for third party content on their websites. But companies must comply with govt's deadline for new IT rules, which ends today.

These are the apps and websites Modi govt blocked in 2020

Between 13 January and 9 October 2020, block orders issued to internet service providers by the telecom department covered 1,364 online domains, 100 websites & 177 apps.

News portals challenge new Modi govt rules for digital media, say it’s beyond scope of IT Act

The petition challenges the new rules as being ‘beyond the powers’ of the Information Technology Act 2000, under which they were issued.

The unconstitutionality at the heart of the government’s Twitter block order

The rules to implement the Section 69A of the Information Technology Act go against the basic principles of natural justice.

Bug targets critical govt computers at cyber hub NIC, email from Bengaluru firm is suspect

These computers are believed to contain data on India's security, citizens and important govt functionaries, including the PM, NSA and home minister, among others.

On Camera

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.